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package javax.xml.ws.handler;
/**
* <code>HandlerResolver</code> is an interface implemented
* by an application to get control over the handler chain
* set on proxy/dispatch objects at the time of their creation.
* <p>
* A <code>HandlerResolver</code> may be set on a <code>Service</code>
* using the <code>setHandlerResolver</code> method.
* <p>
* When the runtime invokes a <code>HandlerResolver</code>, it will
* pass it a <code>PortInfo</code> object containing information
* about the port that the proxy/dispatch object will be accessing.
*
* @see javax.xml.ws.Service#setHandlerResolver
*
* @since JAX-WS 2.0
**/
public interface HandlerResolver {
/**
* Gets the handler chain for the specified port.
*
* @param portInfo Contains information about the port being accessed.
* @return java.util.List&lt;Handler> chain
**/
public java.util.List<Handler> getHandlerChain(PortInfo portInfo);
}