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From: "alanz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 09:02
Subject: What is wsdl2java for?


> It seems to me WSDL2Java should generate the
> testclient and the service classes for the web service
> described in the WSDL.

it does just that if you ask it nicely, -testcase and -server, I think

> But instead, wsdl2java
> generates a bunch of RMI like stubs and skeletons and
> interfaces.

does that too

>I guess this effort is for the JAX-RPC
> support?

no, the stubs are what clients need to call the service

> For people doing Web Services this seems
> irrelevant?

no, wsdl2java is nearly essential to a build process.

>Maybe because of my lack of knowledge on
> JAX-RPC?


more your lack of knowledge on how to use wsdl2java - look at all its otions
and play with it.

>What exactly is the JAX-RPC support have anything to do with SOAP web
services?

JAX-RPC is the underlying standard API for SOAP in Java,




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