Publishing a web service with out creating an Interface

Question

I am using JAX-WS to create a web service and publish it. What I wanted to know is; Is it possible to publish an webservice with out creating an Interface. Meaning, right now I create an interface End point interface class: ``` package com.ad.ws; import javax.jws.WebMethod; import javax.jws.WebService; import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding; import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.ParameterStyle; import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.Style; import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.Use; @WebService @SOAPBinding(style = Style.DOCUMENT, use = Use.LITERAL, parameterStyle = ParameterStyle.WRAPPED) public interface PowerCalculator { @WebMethod Double raisedToThePower(Double base, Double power); } ``` Then I create a interface implementor class: ``` package com.ad.ws; import javax.jws.WebService; @WebService(endpointInterface="com.ad.ws.PowerCalculator") public class PowerCalculatorImpl implements PowerCalculator { @Override public Double raisedToThePower(Double base, Double power) { return Math.pow(base, power);…

Accepted Answer

```
Is creating an service interface absolutely essential in creating a web service?
```

No, it's not necessary.

```
What I wanted to know is, can I combine both the interface and the implemntor into one
```

Yes,you can. Just remove endpointInterface declaration in Webservice annotation at your implementation class.

```
@WebService(endpointInterface="com.ad.ws.PowerCalculatorImpl")
```

So your implementation class will be,

```
package com.ad.ws;

import javax.jws.WebMethod;
import javax.jws.WebService;
import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding;
import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.ParameterStyle;
import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.Style;
import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.Use;

@WebService()
@SOAPBinding(style = Style.DOCUMENT, use = Use.LITERAL, parameterStyle = ParameterStyle.WRAPPED)
public class PowerCalculatorImpl
{

@WebMethod public Double raisedToThePower(Double base, Double power)
    {
        return Math.pow(base, power);
    }

}
```

Above code should work perfectly fine without any error.

I have tried following scenario from my end and it is working perfectly fine.

My implementation class,

```
package com.KingAm.HelloWorld;

import javax.jws.WebMethod;
  import javax.jws.WebResult;
  import javax.jws.WebService;
 import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding;
import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.ParameterStyle;
 import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.Style;
import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding.Use;

@WebService
@SOAPBinding(style = Style.RPC, use=Use.LITERAL, parameterStyle= ParameterStyle.WRAPPED)
    public class helloWorldImpl{

@WebMethod(action="hello",operationName="helloWorld")
@WebResult(name="response1")
public String tMethod(String a, String b, String c)
{
    if(!c.equals(null))
    return "hello "+a+b+c;
    else
        return "okok";
}

//@Override
@WebMethod(action="hello2",operationName="helloWorld2")
@WebResult(name="response2")
public String tMethod2(String a, String b) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return null;
}

}
```

and My publisher class is,

```
package com.KingAm.HelloWorld;

import javax.xml.ws.Endpoint;
//import helloWorldImpl;

public class helloWorldPublisher {

/**
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Endpoint.publish("http://localhost:8888/ws/helloWorld", new helloWorldImpl());
           System.out.println("Hello World Server is published!");

}

}
```

Please check your code once, you must be missing something.

Publishing a web service with out creating an Interface

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