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package javax.jws;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
/**
* 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.
*/
@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
public @interface WebMethod {
/**
* Name of the wsdl:operation matching this method.
*
* @specdefault Name of the Java method.
*/
String operationName() default "";
/**
* The action for this operation.
* <p>
* For SOAP bindings, this determines the value of the soap action.
*/
String action() default "";
/**
* Marks a method to NOT be exposed as a web method.
* <p>
* 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.
* <p>
* <i>This member-value is not allowed on endpoint interfaces.</i>
*
* @since 2.0
*/
boolean exclude() default false;
};