I am learning how to implement and use Web Services in my android Application. Can I please have some suggestions from all Pro who are using web services, that where shall I start and which method or type of web services are most reliable and efficient to use Android Applications?
Thanks in advance.
Ali
use this link
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/88b6e5/how-to-call-web-service-in-android-using-soap/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Fahrenheit"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/txtFar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Celsius"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/txtCel"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnFar"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Convert To Celsius" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnCel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Convert To Fahrenheit" />
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnClear"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Clear" />
</LinearLayout>
import org.ksoap2.SoapEnvelope;
import org.ksoap2.serialization.SoapObject;
import org.ksoap2.serialization.SoapSerializationEnvelope;
import org.ksoap2.transport.HttpTransportSE;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class WebServiceDemoActivity extends Activity
{
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
private static String SOAP_ACTION1 = "http://tempuri.org/FahrenheitToCelsius";
private static String SOAP_ACTION2 = "http://tempuri.org/CelsiusToFahrenheit";
private static String NAMESPACE = "http://tempuri.org/";
private static String METHOD_NAME1 = "FahrenheitToCelsius";
private static String METHOD_NAME2 = "CelsiusToFahrenheit";
private static String URL = "http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/tempconvert.asmx?WSDL";
Button btnFar,btnCel,btnClear;
EditText txtFar,txtCel;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
btnFar = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnFar);
btnCel = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnCel);
btnClear = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnClear);
txtFar = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.txtFar);
txtCel = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.txtCel);
btnFar.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
//Initialize soap request + add parameters
SoapObject request = new SoapObject(NAMESPACE, METHOD_NAME1);
//Use this to add parameters
request.addProperty("Fahrenheit",txtFar.getText().toString());
//Declare the version of the SOAP request
SoapSerializationEnvelope envelope = new SoapSerializationEnvelope(SoapEnvelope.VER11);
envelope.setOutputSoapObject(request);
envelope.dotNet = true;
try {
HttpTransportSE androidHttpTransport = new HttpTransportSE(URL);
//this is the actual part that will call the webservice
androidHttpTransport.call(SOAP_ACTION1, envelope);
// Get the SoapResult from the envelope body.
SoapObject result = (SoapObject)envelope.bodyIn;
if(result != null)
{
//Get the first property and change the label text
txtCel.setText(result.getProperty(0).toString());
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "No Response",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
btnCel.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
//Initialize soap request + add parameters
SoapObject request = new SoapObject(NAMESPACE, METHOD_NAME2);
//Use this to add parameters
request.addProperty("Celsius",txtCel.getText().toString());
//Declare the version of the SOAP request
SoapSerializationEnvelope envelope = new SoapSerializationEnvelope(SoapEnvelope.VER11);
envelope.setOutputSoapObject(request);
envelope.dotNet = true;
try {
HttpTransportSE androidHttpTransport = new HttpTransportSE(URL);
//this is the actual part that will call the webservice
androidHttpTransport.call(SOAP_ACTION2, envelope);
// Get the SoapResult from the envelope body.
SoapObject result = (SoapObject)envelope.bodyIn;
if(result != null)
{
//Get the first property and change the label text
txtFar.setText(result.getProperty(0).toString());
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "No Response",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
btnClear.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
txtCel.setText("");
txtFar.setText("");
}
});
}
}
Use Ksoap for more details refer the links.
http://codeoncloud.blogspot.in/2012/04/android-403-webservice-access-tutorial.html
http://codeoncloud.blogspot.in/2012/04/android-web-service-access-tutorial.html
With enterprise applications I have worked on, most of them use a RESTful mobile service tier, designed to remove having the server keep state for the application (since phones can lose connections quite easily).
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-restful/
Here's great plugin for Chrome you can use to test and work with RESTful web services:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-client/hgmloofddffdnphfgcellkdfbfbjeloo?utm_source=ha-en-na-us-webapp-Advanced%20Rest%20Client%20Application
SOAP is another option, and is used in some mobile applications as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP