Listing 1. Using XML-RPC to reserve airline tickets
// Specify the XML parser to use
XmlRpc.setDriver("org.apache.xerces.parsers.SAXParser");
// Specify the server to connect to
XmlRpcClient client =
new XmlRpcClient("http://rpc.middleearth.com");
// Create the parameters
Vector params = new Vector();
params.addElement(flightNumber);
params.addElement(numSeats);
params.addElement(creditCardType);
params.addElement(creditCardNumber);
// Request reservation
Boolean boughtTickets = (Boolean)client.execute("ticketCounter.buyTickets", params);
// Deal with the response
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