Does SOAP have to be stateful?

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REST is clearly Stateless, meaning the request to the server contains all the information that the server requires to understand it, the server does not maintain a session.

Now my question is, does SOAP has to be stateful, I have worked with SOAP where the exact definition of REST would seem to be true for SOAP as well?

-1: question proceeds from a false premise, and also from a false understanding of REST — John Saunders, Oct 19 '12 at 08:21
Stateful webservices are bothersome, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2588378/stateful-vs-stateless-webservices — kolossus, Oct 21 '12 at 08:05

Miljen Mikic · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-19T07:12:49.297

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Now my question is Does SOAP HAVE to be state-full..

No. SOAP can be stateful, but it definitely doesn't have to be. Actually, you have to put some effort in order to achieve stateful behaviour. I suggest reading this article.

edited Oct 19 '12 at 07:12

answered Oct 19 '12 at 06:49

Miljen Mikic

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