Request encoding

This document defines two methods of encoding WFS requests. The first uses XML as the encoding language. The second method uses keyword-value pairs (KVP , that is the keyword-value pair) to encode the various parameters of a request. An example of a keyword value pair is:

"REQUEST=GetCapabilities"

where "REQUEST" is the keyword and "GetCapabilities" is the value.

In both cases, the response to a request or exception reporting must be identical. The following table lists the request operation types and the coresponding encoding types supported by WFS 1.0.0.

Table 1 Operation Request Encoding