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The Schema tab displays a schematic representation of the service that you are calling. The
parameters and results structure are defined within the schema. The Tips schema states that
the service expects one String parameter,
input, as indicated by the right-pointing arrow. The service returns a string as the result of the
call; this is the read-only output, as indicated by the left-pointing arrow.
Once the web service's schema is brought into the Schema tab, the items identified within the
schema can now be bound, using the Bindings tab, to a variety of UI controls to let users input
values for the parameters and to get back and display the results of the web service. To see this
web service in action, see the Tips application in the Samples/HelpExamples/tips folder. For
information on data binding, see
"Working with bindings in the Bindings tab (Flash Professional only)" on page
For a common workflow and information on the properties, methods, and events of the
WebServiceConnector component, see "WebServiceConnector component (Flash Professional
only)" and "Using the WebServiceConnector component (Flash Professional only)" in Using
Components.
Using the Web Services panel
You can view a list of web services, refresh web services, and add or remove web services in the
Web Services panel (Window > Development Panels > Web Services). When you add a web
service to the Web Services panel, the web service is then available to any application you create.
When you drag a WebServiceConnector component onto the Stage and specify a value for the
WSDLURL parameter, that web service is automatically added to the Web Services panel.
You can use the Web Services panel to refresh all your web services at once by clicking the Refresh
Web Services button. If you are not using the Stage but instead are writing ActionScript code for
the connectivity layer of your application, you can use the Web Services panel to manage your
web services.
The following illustration shows the Web Services panel, to which several web services have been
added. A web service is represented by the planet icon, and its operations appear in the tree.
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, when it is called; this is the write-only
product
"Data binding (Flash Professional only)" on page 259 and
265.