WebSphere Business Integration Message Service Clients for C/C++ and .NET, Version 1.2
Operating Systems: Linux, Solaris, Windows
XMS messages
This section describes
the structure and content of XMS messages
and explains how applications process XMS messages.
Sub-topics
Parts of an XMS message An XMS message consists of a header, a set of properties, and a body.
Header fields in an XMS message
To allow an XMS application to exchange messages with a WebSphere JMS application, the header of an XMS message contains the JMS message header fields.
Properties of an XMS message XMS supports three kinds of message property: JMS defined properties, IBM defined properties, and application defined properties.
The body of an XMS message
The body of a message contains application data. However, a message can have no body, and comprise only the header fields and properties.
Message selectors An XMS application uses messages selectors to select which messages it wants to receive.