Getting Started With WebLogic Web Services Using JAX-RPC

Introduction

This document describes how to program WebLogic Web Services using Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC). JAX-RPC is a Sun Microsystems specification that defines the Java APIs for making XML-based remote procedure calls (RPC). In particular, these APIs are used to invoke and get a response from a Web Service using SOAP 1.1, and XML-based protocol for exchange of information in a decentralized and distributed environment.

JAX-WS is designed to take the place of JAX-RPC in Web services and Web applications. To compare the features that are supported for JAX-WS and JAX-RPC, see “How Do I Choose Between JAX-WS and JAX-RPC?” in Introducing WebLogic Web Services.

The following table summarizes the contents of this guide.

Table 1-1 Content Summary

This section . . .	Describes how to . . .
Use Cases and Examples	Review and run common use cases and examples.
Developing WebLogic Web Services	Develop Web Services using the WebLogic development environment.
Programming the JWS File	Program the JWS file that implements your Web Service.
Understanding Data Binding	Use the Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) data binding.
Invoking Web Services	Invoke your Web Service from a stand-alone client or another Web Service.
Administering Web Services	Administer WebLogic Web Services using the Administration Console.
Upgrading WebLogic Web Services From Previous Releases to 10g Release 3	Upgrade a Web Service from a previous release.

For an overview of WebLogic Web Services, standards, samples, and related documentation, see Introducing WebLogic Web Services.

For information about WebLogic Web Service security, see Securing WebLogic Web Services.