High-level RESTful Web service attributes

Table 1. High-level RESTful web services attributes
Attribute	Description
`WSAttachment`	Defines file attachments in the REST message.
`WSContext`	Defines an injection variable to retrieve REST operation context values at the service level.
`WSCookie`	Allows cookies to be passed to Web service REST function.
`WSError= "description"`	Specifies a description of the status-code that is returned in the HTTP response.
`WSDelete`	In order to remove an existing resource, you set the WSDelete attribute.
`WSDescription`	Specifies a description.
`WSGet`	In order to retrieve a resource, you set the WSGet attribute.
`WSHeader`	Defines custom headers in the request and response of Web service functions.
`WSInfo`	Specify information about the Web service such as title, version, contact details, etc.
`WSMedia = " MIME-type [,...]"`	Defines the data format of the REST message.
`WSName`	Specify alternative names for parameters in a REST function.
`WSOptional`	Qualifies an attribute as optional in a REST function.
`WSParam`	Specifies a value for a template path to a REST Web service resource.
`WSPath = "/{ path-element \| value-template } [/...]"`	Specifies a path to a REST Web service resource that identifies its function and allows parameters to be passed in the URL.
`WSPost`	In order to create a new resource, you set the WSPost attribute.
`WSPut`	Update an existing resource with the WSPut attribute.
`WSQuery`	Specifies parameters to be passed in the URL query string.
`WSRetCode= "{ code \| code:description } "`	Defines the HTTP status sent in the REST response.
`WSScope = "{ scope } [,...]"`	Specify security in the REST service via scopes.
`WSThrows = "{ code \| code:description \| code:@variable } [,...]"`	Defines a list of errors that may be encountered accessing a REST resource.