Liberty: Implementation of JAX-WS web services applications

You can use Java™ API for XML-based Web Services (JAX-WS) server-side programming model support in Liberty.

Implementing web services applications with JAX-WS

If you start from existing JavaBeans or enterprise beans, you can use a bottom-up approach to developing web services based on the Java API for XML-based Web Services (JAX-WS) programming model.

For more information, see Implementing web services applications with JAX-WS.
Implementing web services applications from existing WSDL files with JAX-WS

If you start with an existing Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file, you can use a top-down approach to developing web services based on the Java API for XML-based Web Services (JAX-WS) programming model.

For more information, see Implementing web services applications from existing WSDL files with JAX-WS.
Note: The following sections, and any subtopics, are not relevant to Liberty:
  • Set up a development environment for web services
  • WebSphere® Application Server default directories
  • Deploying web services applications onto application servers

For more information about the jaxws-2.2 feature, see Liberty features.