The Jakarta XML Web Services (JAX-WS; formerly Java API for XML Web Services) is a Jakarta EE API for creating web services, particularly

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services. JAX-WS is one of the Java XML programming APIs.

Overview

The JAX-WS 2.2 specificatio
JSR 224
defines a standard Java- to-WSDL mapping which determines how

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operations are bound to Java methods when a SOAP message invokes a WSDL operation. This Java-to-WSDL mapping determines which Java method gets invoked and how that SOAP message is mapped to the method’s parameters. This mapping also determines how the method’s return value gets mapped to the SOAP response. JAX-WS uses

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s, introduced in Java SE 5, to simplify the development and deployment of web service clients and endpoints. It is part of the Java Web Services Development Pack. JAX-WS can be used in Java SE starting with version 6. JAX-WS 2.0 replaced the JAX-RPC API in Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 which leans more towards document style Web Services. This API provides the core of Eclipse Metro. JAX-WS also is one of the foundations of

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Standards Supported

* JAX-WS 2.0/2.1/2.2 (JSR 224) * WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 and 2.0 * WS-I Attachments Profile 1.0 * WS-I Simple SOAP Binding Profile 1.0 * WS-Addressing 1.0 - Core, SOAP Binding, WSDL Binding

Main JWS Packages

XML Web Services related Specs

Implementations

* Eclipse Metro in Eclipse Enterprise for Java (EE4J) * Apache CXF * Apache Axis2 *JBossWS in WildFly * IBM WebSphere Jax-Ws in WebSphere * Oracle Weblogic

Overview

Standards Supported

Main JWS Packages

XML Web Services related Specs

Implementations

References

External links