Uses of Interface javax.xml.soap.SOAPElement (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-22

## Uses of Interface
javax.xml.soap.SOAPElement

- Packages that use SOAPElement
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.xml.soap | Provides the API for creating and building SOAP messages.

- - ### Uses of SOAPElement in javax.xml.soap

    Subinterfaces of SOAPElement in javax.xml.soap
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `Detail` A container for `DetailEntry` objects.
    `interface` | `DetailEntry` The content for a `Detail` object, giving details for a `SOAPFault` object.
    `interface` | `SOAPBody` An object that represents the contents of the SOAP body element in a SOAP message.
    `interface` | `SOAPBodyElement` A `SOAPBodyElement` object represents the contents in a `SOAPBody` object.
    `interface` | `SOAPEnvelope` The container for the SOAPHeader and SOAPBody portions of a `SOAPPart` object.
    `interface` | `SOAPFault` An element in the `SOAPBody` object that contains error and/or status information.
    `interface` | `SOAPFaultElement` A representation of the contents in a `SOAPFault` object.
    `interface` | `SOAPHeader` A representation of the SOAP header element.
    `interface` | `SOAPHeaderElement` An object representing the contents in the SOAP header part of the SOAP envelope.

    Methods in javax.xml.soap that return SOAPElement
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addAttribute(Name name, String value)` Adds an attribute with the specified name and value to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addAttribute(QName qname, String value)` Adds an attribute with the specified name and value to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addChildElement(Name name)` Creates a new `SOAPElement` object initialized with the given `Name` object and adds the new element to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addChildElement(QName qname)` Creates a new `SOAPElement` object initialized with the given `QName` object and adds the new element to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addChildElement(SOAPElement element)` Add a `SOAPElement` as a child of this `SOAPElement` instance.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addChildElement(String localName)` Creates a new `SOAPElement` object initialized with the specified local name and adds the new element to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addChildElement(String localName, String prefix)` Creates a new `SOAPElement` object initialized with the specified local name and prefix and adds the new element to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addChildElement(String localName, String prefix, String uri)` Creates a new `SOAPElement` object initialized with the specified local name, prefix, and URI and adds the new element to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addNamespaceDeclaration(String prefix, String uri)` Adds a namespace declaration with the specified prefix and URI to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addTextNode(String text)` Creates a new `Text` object initialized with the given `String` and adds it to this `SOAPElement` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElementFactory.`create(Name name)` Deprecated. Use javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory.createElement(javax.xml.soap.Name) instead
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElementFactory.`create(String localName)` Deprecated. Use javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory.createElement(String localName) instead
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElementFactory.`create(String localName, String prefix, String uri)` Deprecated. Use javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory.createElement(String localName, String prefix, String uri) instead
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPFactory.`createElement(Element domElement)` Creates a `SOAPElement` object from an existing DOM `Element`.
    `abstract SOAPElement` | SOAPFactory.`createElement(Name name)` Creates a `SOAPElement` object initialized with the given `Name` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPFactory.`createElement(QName qname)` Creates a `SOAPElement` object initialized with the given `QName` object.
    `abstract SOAPElement` | SOAPFactory.`createElement(String localName)` Creates a `SOAPElement` object initialized with the given local name.
    `abstract SOAPElement` | SOAPFactory.`createElement(String localName, String prefix, String uri)` Creates a new `SOAPElement` object with the given local name, prefix and uri.
    `SOAPElement` | Node.`getParentElement()` Returns the parent element of this `Node` object.
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`setElementQName(QName newName)` Changes the name of this `Element` to `newName` if possible.

    Methods in javax.xml.soap with parameters of type SOAPElement
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `SOAPElement` | SOAPElement.`addChildElement(SOAPElement element)` Add a `SOAPElement` as a child of this `SOAPElement` instance.
    `abstract AttachmentPart` | SOAPMessage.`getAttachment(SOAPElement element)` Returns an `AttachmentPart` object that is associated with an attachment that is referenced by this `SOAPElement` or `null` if no such attachment exists.
    `void` | Node.`setParentElement(SOAPElement parent)` Sets the parent of this `Node` object to the given `SOAPElement` object.

    Constructors in javax.xml.soap with parameters of type SOAPElement
    Constructor and Description
    `SAAJResult(SOAPElement rootNode)` Creates a `SAAJResult` that will write the results as a child node of the `SOAPElement` specified.

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