javax.jws

## Annotation Type WebMethod

-     @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
      @Target(value=METHOD)
      public @interface WebMethod

  Customizes a method that is exposed as a Web Service operation. The associated method must be public and its parameters return value, and exceptions must follow the rules defined in JAX-RPC 1.1, section 5. The method is not required to throw java.rmi.RemoteException.

- - ### Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type | Optional Element and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `action` The action for this operation.
    `boolean` | `exclude` Marks a method to NOT be exposed as a web method.
    `String` | `operationName` Name of the wsdl:operation matching this method.

- - ### Element Detail

    - #### operationName

          public abstract String operationName

      Name of the wsdl:operation matching this method.
      Default:
        ""

    - #### action

          public abstract String action

      The action for this operation.

      For SOAP bindings, this determines the value of the soap action.

      Default:
        ""

    - #### exclude

          public abstract boolean exclude

      Marks a method to NOT be exposed as a web method.

      Used to stop an inherited method from being exposed as part of this web service. If this element is specified, other elements MUST NOT be specified for the @WebMethod.

      This member-value is not allowed on endpoint interfaces.

      Since:
        2.0
      Default:
        false

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