When invoking the remote methods on the port, the client performs these steps:
Uses the javax.xml.ws.WebServiceRef annotation to declare a reference to a web service. @WebServiceRef uses the wsdlLocation element to specify the URI of the deployed service’s WSDL file.
@WebServiceRef(wsdlLocation="http://localhost:8080/helloservice/hello?wsdl") static HelloService service;
Retrieves a proxy to the service, also known as a port, by invoking getHelloPort on the service.
Hello port = service.getHelloPort();
The port implements the SEI defined by the service.
Invokes the port’s sayHello method, passing to the service a name.
String response = port.sayHello(name);
Here is the full source of HelloClient, which is located in the tut-install/javaeetutorial5/examples/jaxws/simpleclient/src/java/ directory.
package simpleclient; import javax.xml.ws.WebServiceRef; import helloservice.endpoint.HelloService; import helloservice.endpoint.Hello; public class HelloClient { @WebServiceRef(wsdlLocation="http://localhost:8080/ helloservice/hello?wsdl") static HelloService service; public static void main(String[] args) { try { HelloClient client = new HelloClient(); client.doTest(args); } catch(Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } public void doTest(String[] args) { try { System.out.println("Retrieving the port from the following service: " + service); Hello port = service.getHelloPort(); System.out.println("Invoking the sayHello operation on the port."); String name; if (args.length > 0) { name = args[0]; } else { name = "No Name"; } String response = port.sayHello(name); System.out.println(response); } catch(Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }