Mapping between Java language, WSDL and XML for JAX-WS applications

Data for Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) applications flows as extensible Markup Language (XML). JAX-WS applications use mappings to describe the data conversion between the Java language and extensible Markup Language (XML) technologies, including XML Schema, WSDL and SOAP that are supported by the appserver.

For Web services based on the JAX-WS model, mappings between the Java language and XML are specified by the JAX-WS spec and the Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) spec for data bindings. JAX-WS leverages the JAXB API and tools as the binding technology for mappings between Java objects and XML documents. JAX-WS tooling relies on JAXB tooling for default data binding for two-way mappings between Java objects and XML documents.

The JAX-WS spec describes the mapping between Web Service Definition Language (WSDL) files and the Java language. The supported mappings include WSDL-to-Java mappings and Java -to-WSDL mappings. WSDL 1.1 is required by the JAX-WS 2.0 specification. Use annotations to customize the mapping from Java artifacts to their associated WSDL components. Refer to the JAX-WS spec for details describing the WSDL-to-Java mappings and Java -to-WSDL mappings.

Data binding mappings used by the JAX-WS model are described by the JAXB specification. Refer to the JAXB spec for details that describe the JAXB mappings for the Java representation of XML content, including the default and custom bindings between XML schema to Java representations.

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Related concepts

JAX-WS
JAXB

 

Related tasks

Generating Java artifacts for JAX-WS applications

 

Related

JAX-WS annotations
Web services specifications and APIs

 

Related information

Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) API documentation
JAXB spec documentation