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package javax.xml.ws;
/**
* A WebServiceFeature is used to represent a feature that can be
* enabled or disabled for a web service.
* <p>
* The JAX-WS specification will define some standard features and
* JAX-WS implementors are free to define additional features if
* necessary. Vendor specific features may not be portable so
* caution should be used when using them. Each Feature definition
* MUST define a <code>public static final String ID</code>
* that can be used in the Feature annotation to refer
* to the feature. This ID MUST be unique across all features
* of all vendors. When defining a vendor specific feature ID,
* use a vendor specific namespace in the ID string.
*
* @see javax.xml.ws.RespectBindingFeature
* @see javax.xml.ws.soap.AddressingFeature
* @see javax.xml.ws.soap.MTOMFeature
*
* @since 2.1
*/
public abstract class WebServiceFeature {
/**
* Each Feature definition MUST define a public static final
* String ID that can be used in the Feature annotation to refer
* to the feature.
*/
// public static final String ID = "some unique feature Identifier";
/**
* Get the unique identifier for this WebServiceFeature.
*
* @return the unique identifier for this feature.
*/
public abstract String getID();
/**
* Specifies if the feature is enabled or disabled
*/
protected boolean enabled = false;
protected WebServiceFeature(){}
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this feature is enabled.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if and only if the feature is enabled .
*/
public boolean isEnabled() {
return enabled;
}
}