Liberty: Implementation of JAX-WS client applications

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

Implementing static JAX-WS web services clients: You can develop static web services clients that are based on the web Services for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) specification and the Java API for XML-based Web Services (JAX-WS) programming model.; For more information, see Implementing static JAX-WS web services clients.

Implementing dynamic JAX-WS web services clients: You can develop dynamic web services clients that are based on the web Services for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) specification and the Java API for XML-based Web Services (JAX-WS) programming model.

Running an unmanaged web services JAX-WS client: You can use the Thin Client for JAX-WS with WebSphere® Application Server as a stand-alone client run time in a pure Java SE environment, or in an OSGi environment. If you are running the Thin Client with non-IBM JDK for Liberty, add the -Dcom.ibm.websphere.thinclient=true property on the Java launch command line.; For more information, see Running an unmanaged web services JAX-WS client.

Running a managed web services JAX-WS client: You can use the @WebServiceRef or @Resource annotation to inject instances of a JAX-WS service or endpoint, or you can use Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) look up to perform service lookup.; For more information, see managed clients on Developing JAX-WS clients.

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.