javax.xml.ws
Interface Provider<T>

public interface Provider<T>

Service endpoints may implement the Provider interface as a dynamic alternative to an SEI. Implementations are required to support Provider<Source> and Provider<SOAPMessage>. The ServiceMode annotation can be used to control whether the Provider instance will receive entire protocol messages or just message payloads.

Since:

JAX-WS 2.0

See Also:

Source, SOAPMessage, ServiceMode

Method Summary

T	invoke(T request) Invokes an operation occording to the contents of the request message.

Method Detail

invoke

T invoke(T request)

Invokes an operation occording to the contents of the request message.

Parameters:

request - The request message or message payload.

Returns:

The response message or message payload. May be null if there is no response.

Throws:

WebServiceException - if there is an error processing request. The cause of the WebServiceException may be set to a subclass of ProtocolException to control the protocol level representation of the exception.

See Also:

MessageContext, ProtocolException