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The @WebResult annotation

The @WebResult annotation is defined by the javax.jws.WebResult interface. It is placed on the methods defined in the SEI. The @WebResult annotation allows you to specify the properties of the generated wsdl:part that is generated for the method's return value.

The following table describes the properties of the @WebResult annotation.

Property

Description

name

Specifies the name of the return value as it appears in the WSDL. For RPC bindings, this is name of the wsdl:part representing the return value. For document bindings, this is the local name of the XML element representing the return value. The default value is return.

targetNamespace

Specifies the namespace for the return value. It is only used with document bindings where the return value maps to an XML element. The defaults is to use the service's namespace.

header

Specifies if the return value is passed as part of the SOAP header.

partName

Specifies the value of the name attribute of the wsdl:part element for the return value when the binding is document.

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