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title: "What does the portType element of a WSDL document contain?"  
description: "What does the portType element of a WSDL document contain?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-26  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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# What does the portType element of a WSDL document contain?

The portType element contains the operations exposed by the Web service, and the messages involved in the communication between the Web service and its consumers.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

The portType element contains the operations exposed by the Web service, and the messages involved in the communication between the Web service and its consumers.


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