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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