# Uses of Package
javax.xml.soap

- Packages that use javax.xml.soap
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.xml.soap | Provides the API for creating and building SOAP messages.
  javax.xml.ws.handler.soap | This package defines APIs for SOAP message handlers.
  javax.xml.ws.soap | This package defines APIs specific to the SOAP binding.

- Classes in javax.xml.soap used by javax.xml.soap
  Class and Description
  AttachmentPart A single attachment to a `SOAPMessage` object.
  Detail A container for `DetailEntry` objects.
  DetailEntry The content for a `Detail` object, giving details for a `SOAPFault` object.
  MessageFactory A factory for creating `SOAPMessage` objects.
  MimeHeaders A container for `MimeHeader` objects, which represent the MIME headers present in a MIME part of a message.
  Name A representation of an XML name.
  Node A representation of a node (element) in an XML document.
  SOAPBody An object that represents the contents of the SOAP body element in a SOAP message.
  SOAPBodyElement A `SOAPBodyElement` object represents the contents in a `SOAPBody` object.
  SOAPConnection A point-to-point connection that a client can use for sending messages directly to a remote party (represented by a URL, for instance).
  SOAPConnectionFactory A factory for creating `SOAPConnection` objects.
  SOAPElement An object representing an element of a SOAP message that is allowed but not specifically prescribed by a SOAP specification.
  SOAPElementFactory Deprecated. - Use `javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory` for creating SOAPElements.
  SOAPEnvelope The container for the SOAPHeader and SOAPBody portions of a `SOAPPart` object.
  SOAPException An exception that signals that a SOAP exception has occurred.
  SOAPFactory `SOAPFactory` is a factory for creating various objects that exist in the SOAP XML tree.
  SOAPFault An element in the `SOAPBody` object that contains error and/or status information.
  SOAPFaultElement A representation of the contents in a `SOAPFault` object.
  SOAPHeader A representation of the SOAP header element.
  SOAPHeaderElement An object representing the contents in the SOAP header part of the SOAP envelope.
  SOAPMessage The root class for all SOAP messages.
  SOAPPart The container for the SOAP-specific portion of a `SOAPMessage` object.

- Classes in javax.xml.soap used by javax.xml.ws.handler.soap
  Class and Description
  SOAPMessage The root class for all SOAP messages.

- Classes in javax.xml.soap used by javax.xml.ws.soap
  Class and Description
  MessageFactory A factory for creating `SOAPMessage` objects.
  SOAPFactory `SOAPFactory` is a factory for creating various objects that exist in the SOAP XML tree.
  SOAPFault An element in the `SOAPBody` object that contains error and/or status information.

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