Message Format Language Explained

Message Format Language (MFL) is a BEA proprietary language to describe the layout of binary data, and defines rules to transform the binary data in typed data.

MFL can be used by the Oracle Service Bus (OSB) to assist in the creation of service types as part of service-oriented architecture (SOA) implementations.

External links

• Web site: A Message Format Language (MFL) document is a specialized XML document used to describe the layout of binary data. It is a BEA proprietary language used to define rules to transform formatted binary data into XML data. An MFL document conforms to the MFL.DTD, which includes elements and attributes used to describe each field of data, as well as groupings of fields (Groups), repetition, and aggregation . Using the AquaLogic Service Bus Console on Oracle's site.