Example: set response header and body

You can use the WSHeader attribute to specify a response in a header. Return values without the attribute are sent in the body.

Note:

A message body is required when you perform an HTTP operation on a resource returning a value, otherwise the response results in the error-9106.

Example responses in header and body

PUBLIC FUNCTION help()
  ATTRIBUTES (WSGet,
              WSPath='/help')
  RETURNS (INTEGER ATTRIBUTE(WSHeader),
    STRING)
    RETURN 3, "Hello world"
END FUNCTION

The help function's RETURNS clause has two return values. An integer that is returned in a header is specified with the WSHeader attribute. The string is returned in the body.

Figure: Output of the HTTP response

In the output the header is given a default name, "rv0", at runtime. You can change default header naming via the WSName attribute, for example with:

RETURNS (INTEGER ATTRIBUTE(WSHeader, WSName="MyHeader"), STRING)