If you carefully watch/read @WebMethod annotation of JAX-WS API.
You can find that there is an attribute called "exclude" in @WebMethod annotation. Yes! as name suggests it controls whether the method of implicit SEI(Service Endpoint Interface) are exposed or not.
One important thing is that - you can not use "exclude" attribute of @WebMethod annotation in explicit SEI(Service Endpoint Interface).
Also, there is some restriction of using "exclude" attribute of @WebMethod depending upon the JAX-WS version.
Prior to JAX-WS 2.1.6:
- The method has an @WebMethod or @WebMethod(exclude=false) annotation and the containing class has an @WebService annotation.
- The method has no @WebMethod annotation, but the containing class has a @WebWervice annotation and no other methods have @WebMethod or @WebMethod(exclude=false) annotation on it.
On JAX-WS 2.1.6 or Later:
- The method has an @WebMethod or @WebMethod(exclude=false) annotation.
- The method has no @WebMethod or @WebMethod(exclude=false) annotation but the containing class has an @WebService annotation.
Example:
public class Message {
@WebMethod(exclude=false)
public void send(String s) {...}
public String accept() {...}
}
@WebService(targetNamespace="foo")
public class MessageImpl extends Message {
@WebMethod(exclude=false)
public void sendWrapper(String s) {...}
public String acceptWrapper() {...}
}
Prior you JAX-WS 2.1.6
public void sendWrapper(String s) {...}
On or After JAX-WS 2.1.6
public void send(String s) {...}
public void sendWrapper(String s) {...}
public String acceptWrapper() {...}
