SOAP Component

Properties   Methods   Events   Config Settings   Errors  

The SOAP Component is a generic SOAP client supporting SOAP 1.1 that is used to communicate with SOAP servers.

Syntax

TipwSOAP

Remarks

The SOAP Component supports both plaintext and SSL/TLS connections. When connecting over SSL/TLS the SSLServerAuthentication event allows you to check the server identity and other security attributes. The SSLStatus event provides information about the SSL handshake. Additional SSL related settings are also supported via the Config method.

The SOAP Component implements a standard SOAP client as specified in the SOAP 1.1 specification.

The component uses HTTP to communicate with SOAP servers, and an internal XML parser to process the results. The SOAP requests are specified by first setting the SOAP Method and MethodURI, as well as optional parameters in the Params properties. Then set the target URL and call the SendRequest method.

The results will be provided through the ReturnValue property and the Params properties (for output parameters). Additionally, properties such as XPath, XElement, XText, etc. allow for more granular traversal of the SOAP response.

If the server returns an error, the FaultCode, FaultString, and FaultActor properties will provide information about the error condition.

The component may also be used in offline mode. This is supported by methods such as BuildPacket and EvalPacket. The corresponding SOAP packet will be stored in the SOAPPacket property. Offline mode is important in cases where the underlying SOAP transport is not HTTP, but another mechanism (e.g. SMTP and POP for email).

By providing direct access to the SOAP packet in offline mode, the component allows for possible extension and full control over the SOAPPacket. The SendPacket method may then be used to send the custom-created SOAPPacket to the destination URL.

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Accept Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes a list of acceptable MIME types for the request.

Syntax

property Accept: String read get_Accept write set_Accept;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If this property contains a nonempty string, an HTTP Accept header is added to the request.

The Accept header is used for content negotiation. It provides the server with a comma-separated list of MIME types that are acceptable for its response.

ActionURI Property (SOAP Component)

The value of the SOAP-Action header.

Syntax

property ActionURI: String read get_ActionURI write set_ActionURI;

Default Value

''

Remarks

When the MethodURI or Method properties are set, the ActionURI property is automatically updated to MethodURI#Method.

Authorization Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes the Authorization string to be sent to the server.

Syntax

property Authorization: String read get_Authorization write set_Authorization;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If the Authorization property contains a nonempty string, an Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys Authorization information to the server.

A common use for this property is to specify OAuth authorization string.

This property is provided so that the HTTP component can be extended with other security schemes in addition to the authorization schemes already implemented by the component.

The AuthScheme property defines the authentication scheme used. In the case of HTTP Basic Authentication (default), every time User and Password are set, they are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization property in the form 'Basic [encoded-user-password]'.

AuthScheme Property (SOAP Component)

The authentication scheme to use when server authentication is required.

Syntax

property AuthScheme: TipwTHTTPAuthSchemes read get_AuthScheme write set_AuthScheme;

TipwTHTTPAuthSchemes = (
  authBasic,
  authDigest,
  authProprietary,
  authNone,
  authNtlm,
  authNegotiate,
  authOAuth
);

Default Value

authBasic

Remarks

This property will tell the component which type of authorization to perform when the User and Password properties are set.

This property should be set to authNone (3) when no authentication is to be performed.

By default, this property is authBasic (0), and if the User and Password properties are set, the component will attempt HTTP Basic Authentication. If AuthScheme is set to authDigest (1), authNtlm (4), or authNegotiate (5), then Digest, NTLM, or Windows Negotiate (Kerberos) authentication will be attempted instead.

If AuthScheme is set to authProprietary (2), then the authorization token must be supplied through the Authorization property.

If AuthScheme is set to authOAuth (6), then the authorization string must be supplied through the Authorization property.

Note: If you set the Authorization property and AuthScheme is not authProprietary or authOAuth, then the AuthScheme will be set automatically to authProprietary (2) by the component.

For security, changing the value of this property will cause the component to clear the values of User, Password, and Authorization.

Connected Property (SOAP Component)

This shows whether the component is connected.

Syntax

property Connected: Boolean read get_Connected write set_Connected;

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property is used to determine whether or not the component is connected to the remote host.

Note: It is recommended to use the Connect or Disconnect method instead of setting this property.

This property is not available at design time.

ContentType Property (SOAP Component)

Content type for SOAP request data.

Syntax

property ContentType: String read get_ContentType write set_ContentType;

Default Value

'text/xml'

Remarks

The default value for ContentType is "text/xml".

This property is not available at design time.

Cookies Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes a collection of cookies.

Syntax

property Cookies: TipwHTTPCookieList read get_Cookies write set_Cookies;

Remarks

This property contains a collection of cookies. To add cookies to outgoing HTTP requests, add cookies (of type HTTPCookie) to this collection.

To see cookies that are set by the server, use the SetCookie event, which displays the cookies and their properties as set by the server. Those cookies also are added to Cookies.

MaxHTTPCookies can be used to control the maximum number of cookies saved.

This property is not available at design time.

FaultActor Property (SOAP Component)

Actor of any faults returned by the SOAP server.

Syntax

property FaultActor: String read get_FaultActor;

Default Value

''

Remarks

FaultCode and FaultString provide the corresponding fault code and description.

This property is read-only.

FaultCode Property (SOAP Component)

Code of any faults returned by the SOAP server.

Syntax

property FaultCode: String read get_FaultCode;

Default Value

''

Remarks

FaultString and FaultActor provide the corresponding fault description and actor.

This property is read-only.

FaultString Property (SOAP Component)

Textual description of any faults returned by the SOAP server.

Syntax

property FaultString: String read get_FaultString;

Default Value

''

Remarks

FaultCode and FaultActor provide the corresponding fault code and actor.

This property is read-only.

Firewall Property (SOAP Component)

A set of properties related to firewall access.

Syntax

property Firewall: TipwFirewall read get_Firewall write set_Firewall;

Remarks

This is a Firewall-type property, which contains fields describing the firewall through which the component will attempt to connect.

FollowRedirects Property (SOAP Component)

This property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect.

Syntax

property FollowRedirects: TipwTFollowRedirects read get_FollowRedirects write set_FollowRedirects;

TipwTFollowRedirects = (
  frNever,
  frAlways,
  frSameScheme
);

Default Value

frNever

Remarks

This property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. Normally, the component returns an error if the server responds with an "Object Moved" message. If this property is set to frAlways (1), the new URL for the object is retrieved automatically every time.

If this property is set to frSameScheme (2), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URLScheme is the same; otherwise, the component raises an exception.

Note: Following the HTTP specification, unless this property is set to frAlways (1), automatic redirects will be performed only for GET or HEAD requests. Other methods potentially could change the conditions of the initial request and create security vulnerabilities.

Furthermore, if either the new URL server or port are different from the existing one, User and Password are also reset to empty. If, however, this property is set to frAlways (1), the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.

A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g., new authentication parameters).

The default value is frNever (0). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the component raises an exception instead.

Idle Property (SOAP Component)

The current status of the component.

Syntax

property Idle: Boolean read get_Idle;

Default Value

true

Remarks

Idle will be False if the component is currently busy (communicating and/or waiting for an answer), and True at all other times.

This property is read-only.

IfModifiedSince Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes a date determining the maximum age of the desired document.

Syntax

property IfModifiedSince: String read get_IfModifiedSince write set_IfModifiedSince;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If this property contains a nonempty string, an If-Modified-Since HTTP header is added to the request. The value of this header is used to make the HTTP request conditional: If the requested documented has not been modified since the time specified in the field, a copy of the document will not be returned from the server; instead, a 304 (not modified) response will be returned by the server and the component raises an exception

The format of the date value for IfModifiedSince is detailed in the HTTP specs. An example is Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT.

This property is not available at design time.

LocalFile Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes the path to a local file for downloading. If the file exists, it is overwritten.

Syntax

property LocalFile: String read get_LocalFile write set_LocalFile;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property is used when getting a document.

If this property is empty, then the received data are provided through TransferredData and the Transfer event.

LocalHost Property (SOAP Component)

The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.

Syntax

property LocalHost: String read get_LocalHost write set_LocalHost;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The LocalHost property contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface.

If the component is connected, the LocalHost property shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

NOTE: LocalHost is not persistent. You must always set it in code, and never in the property window.

Method Property (SOAP Component)

The remote Method .

Syntax

property Method: String read get_Method write set_Method;

Default Value

''

Remarks

When the MethodURI or Method properties are set, the ActionURI property is automatically updated to MethodURI#Method.

MethodURI Property (SOAP Component)

The URI corresponding to the SOAP Method .

Syntax

property MethodURI: String read get_MethodURI write set_MethodURI;

Default Value

''

Remarks

When the MethodURI or Method properties are set, the ActionURI property is automatically updated to MethodURI#Method.

Namespaces Property (SOAP Component)

A collection of namespaces in the current stack.

Syntax

property Namespaces: TipwXMLNamespaceList read get_Namespaces write set_Namespaces;

Remarks

This property contains a collection of XML namespaces, which are standards for providing uniquely named elements and attributes in an XML instance.

If the SOAP Envelope URI is not found in the namespaces collection, it will be added with the prefix 'SOAP-ENV' when generating a SOAP request. The SOAP Envelope URI is 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'.

This property is not available at design time.

OtherHeaders Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes other headers as determined by the user (optional).

Syntax

property OtherHeaders: String read get_OtherHeaders write set_OtherHeaders;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property can be set to a string of headers to be appended to the HTTP request headers created from other properties like ContentType and From.

The headers must follow the format Header: Value as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ('#13#10') .

Use this property with caution. If this property contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.

This property is useful for extending the functionality of the component beyond what is provided.

This property is not available at design time.

Params Property (SOAP Component)

A collection of parameters for the SOAP Method .

Syntax

property Params: TipwSOAPParamList read get_Params write set_Params;

Remarks

When using SendRequest, this property can be populated with the parameters to include in the request to the SOAP Method.

When receiving SOAP responses from the server, the component parses the response envelope parameters into the collection.

This property is not available at design time.

ParsedHeaders Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes a collection of headers returned from the last request.

Syntax

property ParsedHeaders: TipwHeaderList read get_ParsedHeaders;

Remarks

This property contains a collection of headers returned from the last request. Whenever headers are returned from the server, the headers are parsed into a collection of headers. Each Header in this collection contains information describing that header.

MaxHeaders can be used to control the maximum number of headers saved.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Password Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes a password if authentication is to be used.

Syntax

property Password: String read get_Password write set_Password;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property contains a password if authentication is to be used. If AuthScheme is set to HTTP Basic Authentication, the User and Password are Base64 encoded and the result is put in the Authorization configuration setting in the form 'Basic [encoded-user-password]'.

If AuthScheme is set to HTTP Digest Authentication, the User and Password properties are used to respond to the HTTP Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If AuthScheme is set to NTLM, NTLM authentication will be attempted. If AuthScheme is set to NTLM and User and Password are empty, the component will attempt to authenticate using the current user's credentials.

Pragma Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes a browser- or server-specific header line (optional).

Syntax

property Pragma: String read get_Pragma write set_Pragma;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If this property contains a nonempty string, a Pragma HTTP request header is added to the request. The meaning of the header depends on the implementation. It can be used to send or receive proprietary information to or from the server.

This property is not available at design time.

Proxy Property (SOAP Component)

A set of properties related to proxy access.

Syntax

property Proxy: TipwProxy read get_Proxy write set_Proxy;

Remarks

This property contains fields describing the proxy through which the component will attempt to connect.

Referer Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes the referer URL/document (optional).

Syntax

property Referer: String read get_Referer write set_Referer;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If this property contains a nonempty string, a Referer HTTP request header is added to the request. The purpose of the header is to show the document referring the requested URL.

This property is not available at design time.

ReturnValue Property (SOAP Component)

Value returned by the SOAP Method .

Syntax

property ReturnValue: String read get_ReturnValue;

Default Value

''

Remarks

ReturnValue corresponds to the first item in the Params properties.

This property is read-only.

SOAPEncoding Property (SOAP Component)

The type of SOAP Encoding used for SOAP requests.

Syntax

property SOAPEncoding: String read get_SOAPEncoding write set_SOAPEncoding;

Default Value

'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/'

Remarks

This is the value of the 'encodingStyle' attribute of the SOAP envelope.

SOAPHeader Property (SOAP Component)

Contents of the optional SOAP header sent to the server.

Syntax

property SOAPHeader: String read get_SOAPHeader write set_SOAPHeader;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property is used only while building SOAP requests.

This property is not available at design time.

SOAPPacket Property (SOAP Component)

Full contents of the SOAP packet.

Syntax

property SOAPPacket: String read get_SOAPPacket write set_SOAPPacket;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The SOAPPacket property contains the contents of the SOAP packet created by the component before submitting a request, and the full, unmodified contents of the SOAP response as received from the server after the request.

This property is not available at design time.

SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded Property (SOAP Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

property SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded: String read get_SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded write set_SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded;
property SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB write set_SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

This property is not available at design time.

SSLCertEncoded Property (SOAP Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

property SSLCertEncoded: String read get_SSLCertEncoded write set_SSLCertEncoded;
property SSLCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_SSLCertEncodedB write set_SSLCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

This property is not available at design time.

SSLCertStore Property (SOAP Component)

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

property SSLCertStore: String read get_SSLCertStore write set_SSLCertStore;
property SSLCertStoreB: TBytes read get_SSLCertStoreB write set_SSLCertStoreB;

Default Value

'MY'

Remarks

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

Store is used in conjunction with the Subject property to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is PFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is PFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

SSLCertStorePassword Property (SOAP Component)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

property SSLCertStorePassword: String read get_SSLCertStorePassword write set_SSLCertStorePassword;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

SSLCertStoreType Property (SOAP Component)

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

property SSLCertStoreType: TipwCertStoreTypes read get_SSLCertStoreType write set_SSLCertStoreType;

TipwCertStoreTypes = (
  cstUser,
  cstMachine,
  cstPFXFile,
  cstPFXBlob,
  cstJKSFile,
  cstJKSBlob,
  cstPEMKeyFile,
  cstPEMKeyBlob,
  cstPublicKeyFile,
  cstPublicKeyBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyBlob,
  cstP7BFile,
  cstP7BBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyFile,
  cstPPKFile,
  cstPPKBlob,
  cstXMLFile,
  cstXMLBlob,
  cstJWKFile,
  cstJWKBlob,
  cstSecurityKey,
  cstBCFKSFile,
  cstBCFKSBlob,
  cstPKCS11,
  cstAuto
);

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

SSLCertSubject Property (SOAP Component)

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

property SSLCertSubject: String read get_SSLCertSubject write set_SSLCertSubject;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

SSLProvider Property (SOAP Component)

This specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use.

Syntax

property SSLProvider: TipwTSSLProviders read get_SSLProvider write set_SSLProvider;

TipwTSSLProviders = (
  sslpAutomatic,
  sslpPlatform,
  sslpInternal
);

Default Value

sslpAutomatic

Remarks

This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic) the component will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.

Possible values are:

In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The component will select a provider depending on the current platform.

When Automatic is selected, on Windows the component will use the platform implementation. On Linux/macOS the component will use the internal implementation. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols the internal implementation is used on all platforms.

SSLServerCertEncoded Property (SOAP Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

property SSLServerCertEncoded: String read get_SSLServerCertEncoded;
property SSLServerCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_SSLServerCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

StatusLine Property (SOAP Component)

This property is the first line of the last server response.

Syntax

property StatusLine: String read get_StatusLine;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property contains the first line of the last server response. This value can be used for diagnostic purposes. If an HTTP error is returned when calling a method of the component, the error string is the same as the StatusLine property.

The HTTP protocol specifies the structure of the StatusLine as follows: [HTTP version] [Result Code] [Description].

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Timeout Property (SOAP Component)

A timeout for the component.

Syntax

property Timeout: Integer read get_Timeout write set_Timeout;

Default Value

60

Remarks

If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.

If Timeout is set to a positive value, the component will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.

The component will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not "freeze" and remains responsive.

If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the component raises an exception.

Please note that by default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, i.e. the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.

The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.

TransferredData Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes the contents of the last response from the server.

Syntax

property TransferredData: String read get_TransferredData;
property TransferredDataB: TBytes read get_TransferredDataB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property contains the contents of the last response from the server. If the LocalFile is empty, the data are accumulated in TransferredData and also can be received in the Transfer event. Otherwise, this property returns an empty string.

TransferredDataLimit controls the maximum amount of data accumulated in TransferredData (by default there is no limit).

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

TransferredDataLimit Property (SOAP Component)

This property specifies the the maximum amount of data to be transferred.

Syntax

property TransferredDataLimit: Int64 read get_TransferredDataLimit write set_TransferredDataLimit;

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property contains the maximum amount of data to be transferred. The default value is 0, which will not impose any limits on the amount of data accumulated in the TransferredData property.

TransferredHeaders Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes the full set of headers as received from the server.

Syntax

property TransferredHeaders: String read get_TransferredHeaders;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property returns the complete set of raw headers as received from the server.

The Header event shows the individual headers as parsed by the component.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

URL Property (SOAP Component)

This property specifies the URL to fetch.

Syntax

property URL: String read get_URL write set_URL;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property contains the URL of the document. This value is parsed, and the results are put in the URLScheme, URLServer, URLPort, and URLPath properties.

User Property (SOAP Component)

This property includes a user name if authentication is to be used.

Syntax

property User: String read get_User write set_User;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property contains a user name if authentication is to be used. If AuthScheme is set to HTTP Basic Authentication, The User and Password are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization property in the form 'Basic [encoded-user-password]'.

If AuthScheme is set to HTTP Digest Authentication, the User and Password properties are used to respond to the HTTP Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If AuthScheme is set to NTLM, NTLM authentication will be attempted. If AuthScheme is set to NTLM, and User and Password are empty, the component will attempt to authenticate using the current user's credentials.

ValueFormat Property (SOAP Component)

Format of data returned or set.

Syntax

property ValueFormat: TipwTValueFormats read get_ValueFormat write set_ValueFormat;

TipwTValueFormats = (
  vfText,
  vfXML,
  vfFullXML
);

Default Value

vfXML

Remarks

The ValueFormat property specifies the format of the data set or received into/from value properties such as XText, ReturnValue, and the Params properties.

The following are the possible values:

XAttributes Property (SOAP Component)

A collection of attributes of the current element.

Syntax

property XAttributes: TipwXMLAttributeList read get_XAttributes;

Remarks

This collection consists of all attributes of the current XML element. The component parses each attribute into a collection of XMLAttribute types.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

XChildren Property (SOAP Component)

Collection of child elements of the current element.

Syntax

property XChildren: TipwXMLElementList read get_XChildren;

Remarks

The elements are provided in the collection in the same order they are found in the document.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

XElement Property (SOAP Component)

The name of the element pointed to by XPath .

Syntax

property XElement: String read get_XElement;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The corresponding prefix is provided by XPrefix.

This property is read-only.

XNamespace Property (SOAP Component)

The namespace of the element pointed to by XPath .

Syntax

property XNamespace: String read get_XNamespace;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The corresponding namespace prefix is provided by XPrefix.

This property is read-only.

XParent Property (SOAP Component)

The parent of the element pointed to by XPath .

Syntax

property XParent: String read get_XParent;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If XPath points to the top element, XParent is an empty string.

This property is read-only.

XPath Property (SOAP Component)

A path into the SOAPPacket received by the server.

Syntax

property XPath: String read get_XPath write set_XPath;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The syntax is a subset of the XPath language.

Use this property to look at details of the SOAPPacket received by the server.

XPrefix Property (SOAP Component)

The prefix of the element pointed to by XPath .

Syntax

property XPrefix: String read get_XPrefix;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The corresponding element name is provided by XElement.

This property is read-only.

XText Property (SOAP Component)

The text of the element pointed to by XPath .

Syntax

property XText: String read get_XText;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The ValueFormat property controls the format in which the value is returned.

This property is read-only.

AddCookie Method (SOAP Component)

This method adds a cookie and the corresponding value to the outgoing request headers.

Syntax

procedure AddCookie(CookieName: String; CookieValue: String);

Remarks

This property adds a cookie and the corresponding value to the outgoing request headers. Please refer to the Cookies property for more information on cookies and how they are managed.

AddNamespace Method (SOAP Component)

Adds a namespace to the Namespaces properties.

Syntax

procedure AddNamespace(Prefix: String; NamespaceURI: String);

Remarks

Prefix specifies the namespace prefix, and NamespaceURI specifies the namespace.

AddParam Method (SOAP Component)

Adds a parameter-value pair.

Syntax

procedure AddParam(ParamName: String; ParamValue: String);

Remarks

Please refer to the parameter name and value provided in the Params properties for more information on SOAP parameters and how they are managed.

Example (Send SOAP Request)

SOAPControl.Reset() SOAPControl.AddParam("paramname", "paramvalue") SOAPControl.AddParam("paramname", "paramvalue") SOAPControl.MethodURI = "methoduri" SOAPControl.Method = "methodname" SOAPControl.URL = "endpointURL" SOAPControl.SendRequest() Example (Send SOAP Request using Param Arrays) SOAPControl.Reset() SOAPControl.ParamCount = 2 SOAPControl.ParamName(0) = "paramname" SOAPControl.ParamValue(0) = "paramvalue" SOAPControl.ParamName(1) = "paramname2" SOAPControl.ParamValue(1) = "paramvalue2" SOAPControl.ParamAttrs(1) = "customattr=value" SOAPControl.MethodURI = "methoduri" SOAPControl.Method = "methodname" SOAPControl.URL = "endpointURL" SOAPControl.SendRequest()

Attr Method (SOAP Component)

This method returns the value of the specified attribute.

Syntax

function Attr(AttrName: String): String;

Remarks

If the attribute does not exist, an empty string is returned if ErrorOnEmptyAttr is set to False; otherwise, an exception is thrown.

Please refer to the XAttributes properties for more information.

BuildPacket Method (SOAP Component)

Build the request packet.

Syntax

procedure BuildPacket();

Remarks

The resulting packet is placed in SOAPPacket.

Config Method (SOAP Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

function Config(ConfigurationString: String): String;

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

DoEvents Method (SOAP Component)

Processes events from the internal message queue.

Syntax

procedure DoEvents();

Remarks

When DoEvents is called, the component processes any available events. If no events are available, it waits for a preset period of time, and then returns.

EvalPacket Method (SOAP Component)

Evaluate the packet in SOAPPacket .

Syntax

procedure EvalPacket();

Remarks

Use this method to evaluate SOAP packets received through other means (i.e. not directly through the component).

HasXPath Method (SOAP Component)

Determines whether a specific element exists in the document.

Syntax

function HasXPath(XPath: String): Boolean;

Remarks

This method determines whether a particular XPath exists within the document. This may be used to check if a path exists before setting it via XPath.

This method returns True if the xpath exists, False if not.

See XPath for details on the XPath syntax.

Interrupt Method (SOAP Component)

Interrupt the current method.

Syntax

procedure Interrupt();

Remarks

If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.

Reset Method (SOAP Component)

Reset the component.

Syntax

procedure Reset();

Remarks

Calling this method also resets all HTTP headers to their default values.

SendPacket Method (SOAP Component)

Send the packet.

Syntax

procedure SendPacket();

Remarks

This method may also be used to send a packet placed in SOAPPacket.

Example (Send SOAP Request)

SOAPControl.Reset() SOAPControl.AddParam("paramname", "paramvalue") SOAPControl.AddParam("paramname", "paramvalue") SOAPControl.MethodURI = "methoduri" SOAPControl.Method = "methodname" SOAPControl.URL = "endpointURL" SOAPControl.BuildPacket() SOAPControl.SendPacket() SOAPControl.EvalPacket()

SendRequest Method (SOAP Component)

Send the request.

Syntax

procedure SendRequest();

Remarks

Calling this method is equivalent to calling BuildPacket, SendPacket, and EvalPacket in succession.

Example (Send SOAP Request)

SOAPControl.Reset() SOAPControl.AddParam("paramname", "paramvalue") SOAPControl.AddParam("paramname", "paramvalue") SOAPControl.MethodURI = "methoduri" SOAPControl.Method = "methodname" SOAPControl.URL = "endpointURL" SOAPControl.SendRequest()

TryXPath Method (SOAP Component)

Navigates to the specified XPath if it exists.

Syntax

function TryXPath(xpath: String): Boolean;

Remarks

This method will attempt to navigate to the specified XPath parameter if it exists within the document.

If the XPath exists the XPath property will be updated and this method returns True.

If the XPath does not exist the XPath property is not updated and this method returns False.

Value Method (SOAP Component)

Returns the value of a parameter.

Syntax

function Value(ParamName: String): String;

Remarks

The component will search through the Params properties for the parameter identified by ParamName and will return the value associated with it provided in the properties.

Connected Event (SOAP Component)

This event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).

Syntax

type TConnectedEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  StatusCode: Integer;
  const Description: String
) of Object;

property OnConnected: TConnectedEvent read FOnConnected write FOnConnected;

Remarks

If the connection is made normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is 'OK'.

If the connection fails, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

ConnectionStatus Event (SOAP Component)

This event is fired to indicate changes in the connection state.

Syntax

type TConnectionStatusEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const ConnectionEvent: String;
  StatusCode: Integer;
  const Description: String
) of Object;

property OnConnectionStatus: TConnectionStatusEvent read FOnConnectionStatus write FOnConnectionStatus;

Remarks

The ConnectionStatus event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, completion of a firewall or proxy connection or completion of a security handshake.

The ConnectionEvent parameter indicates the type of connection event. Values may include the following:

Disconnected Event (SOAP Component)

This event is fired when a connection is closed.

Syntax

type TDisconnectedEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  StatusCode: Integer;
  const Description: String
) of Object;

property OnDisconnected: TDisconnectedEvent read FOnDisconnected write FOnDisconnected;

Remarks

If the connection is broken normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is 'OK'.

If the connection is broken for any other reason, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) subsystem. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the TCP/IP error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

EndTransfer Event (SOAP Component)

Fired when a document finishes transferring.

Syntax

type TEndTransferEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  Direction: Integer
) of Object;

property OnEndTransfer: TEndTransferEvent read FOnEndTransfer write FOnEndTransfer;

Remarks

The EndTransfer event is fired when the document text finishes transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Error Event (SOAP Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

type TErrorEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  ErrorCode: Integer;
  const Description: String
) of Object;

property OnError: TErrorEvent read FOnError write FOnError;

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the component raises an exception.

The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

Header Event (SOAP Component)

This event is fired every time a header line comes in.

Syntax

type THeaderEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Field: String;
  const Value: String
) of Object;

property OnHeader: THeaderEvent read FOnHeader write FOnHeader;

Remarks

The Field parameter contains the name of the HTTP header (which is the same as it is delivered). The Value parameter contains the header contents.

If the header line being retrieved is a continuation header line, then the Field parameter contains '' (empty string).

Log Event (SOAP Component)

This event fires once for each log message.

Syntax

type TLogEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  LogLevel: Integer;
  const Message: String;
  const LogType: String
) of Object;

property OnLog: TLogEvent read FOnLog write FOnLog;

Remarks

This event fires once for each log message generated by the component. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.

LogLevel indicates the level of message. Possible values are as follows:

The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.

The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.

The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).

Message is the log entry.

LogType identifies the type of log entry. Possible values are as follows:

• "Info"
• "RequestHeaders"
• "ResponseHeaders"
• "RequestBody"
• "ResponseBody"
• "ProxyRequest"
• "ProxyResponse"
• "FirewallRequest"
• "FirewallResponse"

Redirect Event (SOAP Component)

This event is fired when a redirection is received from the server.

Syntax

type TRedirectEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Location: String;
  var Accept: Boolean
) of Object;

property OnRedirect: TRedirectEvent read FOnRedirect write FOnRedirect;

Remarks

This event is fired in cases in which the client can decide whether or not to continue with the redirection process. The Accept parameter is always True by default, but if you do not want to follow the redirection, Accept may be set to False, in which case the component raises an exception. Location is the location to which the client is being redirected. Further control over redirection is provided in the FollowRedirects property.

SetCookie Event (SOAP Component)

This event is fired for every cookie set by the server.

Syntax

type TSetCookieEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Name: String;
  const Value: String;
  const Expires: String;
  const Domain: String;
  const Path: String;
  Secure: Boolean
) of Object;

property OnSetCookie: TSetCookieEvent read FOnSetCookie write FOnSetCookie;

Remarks

The SetCookie event is fired for every Set-Cookie: header received from the HTTP server.

The Name parameter contains the name of the cookie, with the corresponding value supplied in the Value parameter.

The Expires parameter contains an expiration time for the cookie (if provided by the server). The time format used is "Weekday, DD-Mon-YY HH:MM:SS GMT". If the server does not provide an expiration time, the Expires parameter will be an empty string. In this case, the convention is to drop the cookie at the end of the session.

The Domain parameter contains a domain name to limit the cookie to (if provided by the server). If the server does not provide a domain name, the Domain parameter will be an empty string. The convention in this case is to use the server specified in the URL (URLServer) as the cookie domain.

The Path parameter contains a path name to limit the cookie to (if provided by the server). If the server does not provide a cookie path, the Path parameter will be an empty string. The convention in this case is to use the path specified in the URL (URLPath) as the cookie path.

The Secure parameter specifies whether the cookie is secure. If the value of this parameter is True, the cookie value must be submitted only through a secure (HTTPS) connection.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (SOAP Component)

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

type TSSLServerAuthenticationEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  CertEncoded: String;
  CertEncodedB: TBytes;
  const CertSubject: String;
  const CertIssuer: String;
  const Status: String;
  var Accept: Boolean
) of Object;

property OnSSLServerAuthentication: TSSLServerAuthenticationEvent read FOnSSLServerAuthentication write FOnSSLServerAuthentication;

Remarks

During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

SSLStatus Event (SOAP Component)

Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.

Syntax

type TSSLStatusEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Message: String
) of Object;

property OnSSLStatus: TSSLStatusEvent read FOnSSLStatus write FOnSSLStatus;

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.

StartTransfer Event (SOAP Component)

Fired when a document starts transferring (after the headers).

Syntax

type TStartTransferEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  Direction: Integer
) of Object;

property OnStartTransfer: TStartTransferEvent read FOnStartTransfer write FOnStartTransfer;

Remarks

The StartTransfer event is fired when the document text starts transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Status Event (SOAP Component)

This event is fired when the HTTP status line is received from the server.

Syntax

type TStatusEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const HTTPVersion: String;
  StatusCode: Integer;
  const Description: String
) of Object;

property OnStatus: TStatusEvent read FOnStatus write FOnStatus;

Remarks

HTTPVersion is a string containing the HTTP version string as returned from the server (e.g., "1.1").

StatusCode contains the HTTP status code (e.g., 200), and Description the associated message returned by the server (e.g., "OK").

Transfer Event (SOAP Component)

Fired while the response transfers.

Syntax

type TTransferEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  Direction: Integer;
  BytesTransferred: Int64;
  PercentDone: Integer
) of Object;

property OnTransfer: TTransferEvent read FOnTransfer write FOnTransfer;

Remarks

The BytesTransferred parameter contains the number of bytes transferred since the beginning of the response (excluding HTTP response headers).

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

The PercentDone parameter shows the progress of the transfer in the corresponding direction. If PercentDone can not be calculated the value will be -1.

Note: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.

Firewall Type

The firewall the component will connect through.

Remarks

When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall, such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

Header Type

This is an HTTP header as it is received from the server.

Remarks

When a header is received through a Header event, it is parsed into a Header type. This type contains a Field, and its corresponding Value.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valField: String; valValue: String);

HTTPCookie Type

An HTTP cookie can be either sent to or received from the server.

Remarks

An HTTP cookie can store the cookies that are to be sent to the server. It also may store the cookies sent by the server.

Cookies that are to be sent to the server must have the Name and Value fields supplied before submitting the URL. When the SetCookie event is fired, however, all of the fields of an HTTPCookie are filled out accordingly.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valName: String; valValue: String);

Proxy Type

The proxy the component will connect to.

Remarks

When connecting through a proxy, this type is used to specify different properties of the proxy, such as the Server and the AuthScheme.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valServer: String; valPort: Integer);

constructor Create(valServer: String; valPort: Integer; valUser: String; valPassword: String);

SOAPParam Type

A parameter for the SOAP Method .

Remarks

This type describes a parameter of the SOAP Method. SOAPParam has fields to describe the name, value, and any attributes of the parameter being described.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valName: String; valValue: String);

XMLAttribute Type

An XML attribute from the current XML element.

Remarks

This type describes an XML attribute from the current element. It includes fields to denote information about the attribute being defined.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

XMLElement Type

An element contained within the XML document.

Remarks

This type describes an XML element. The fields for this type describe the element Name, Prefix, and Namespace of the given element.

The elements are inserted into the array in the same order they are found in the document.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

XMLNamespace Type

An XML namespace from the current namespace stack.

Remarks

This type describes an XML namespace from the current stack. It includes fields to denote the Prefix and the URI of the namespace being defined.

The default namespace exists at index 0. The Prefix field at index 0 is "xmlns", and the Name field contains the default namespace.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

Config Settings (SOAP Component)

SOAP Config Settings

HTTP Config Settings

TCPClient Config Settings

SSL Config Settings

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
..
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
..
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Socket Config Settings

XML Config Settings

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
...

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (SOAP Component)

SOAP Errors

The component may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other components.

HTTP Errors

The component may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other components.

TCPClient Errors

SSL Errors

TCP/IP Errors

XML Errors