SOAP Fault element
SOAP Fault element is used to hold error and status information for SOAP messages.
SOAP Fault element
Optional SOAP Fault element is used to indicate an error message.
If it has been provided Fault element, it must be a Body the childelements of the element. In a SOAP the Fault element can only appear once in the message.
The Fault element of SOAP has the following child elements:
Child element |
Description |
|---|---|
<faultcode> |
A code to identify a fault |
<faultstring> |
A readable description of the fault |
< faultactor > |
Information about who caused the failure |
< detail > |
Save application-specific error messages involving Body elements |
SOAP Fault code
As defined below faultcode value must be used to describe the faultcode in the element:
Error |
Description |
|---|---|
VersionMismatch |
An invalid namespace for the SOAP Envelope element was found |
MustUnderstand |
An immediate child of the Header element (with the mustUnderstand attribute set to “1”) cannot be understood. |
Client |
The message is incorrectly constructed or contains incorrect information. |
Server |
There is a problem with the server, so it cannot be processed. |