SOAP Body

• The Body is meant to be processed by the ultimate target of the message.
• There is an implicit assumption that the receiver will understand it.
• The SOAP standard does not say anything about the body.

<?xml version='1.0' ?>
<env:Envelope xmlns:env="http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-envelope"> 
...
  <env:Body>
    <p:itinerary xmlns:p="http://example.org/reservation/travel">
      <p:departure>
        <p:departing>New York</p:departing>
        <p:arriving>Los Angeles</p:arriving>
        <p:departureDate>2001-12-14</p:departureDate>
        <p:departureTime>late afternoon</p:departureTime>
        <p:seatPreference>aisle</p:seatPreference>
      </p:departure>
      <p:return>
        <p:departing>Los Angeles</p:departing>
        <p:arriving>New York</p:arriving>
        <p:departureDate>2001-12-20</p:departureDate>
        <p:departureTime>mid morning</p:departureTime>
        <p:seatPreference/>
        </p:return>
      </p:itinerary>
      <q:lodging xmlns:q="http://example.org/reservation/hotels">
        <q:preference>none</q:preference>
      </q:lodging>
  </env:Body>
</env:Envelope>