What is the difference between JAX-WS and JAX-RPC?

JAX-WS and JAX-RPC are Java programming APIs that are used in the web service bindings, to create and consume SOAP messages. JAX-WS is the successor to JAX-RPC. This topic describes the similarities and differences between the two. Using the web service binding, you can specify that messages are processed by handlers.

How do I find my JAX-WS version?

You can learn which version of jax-ws by means wsgen or wsimport. You can find them bin subdirectory of your jdk installation.

What is JAX-WS RI?

JAX-WS RI 2.3. 1 is a Web Services framework that provides tools and infrastructure to develop Web Services solutions for the end users and middleware developers. With JAX-WS RI 2.3. 1, clients and web services have a big advantage: the platform independence of the Java programming language.

Who owns and updates the JAX-WS API?

Jakarta XML Web Services

Other names Java API for XML Web Services, JAX-WS
Original author(s) Sun Microsystems
Developer(s) Eclipse Foundation
Stable release 2.3.3 / February 19, 2020
Repository github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jax-ws-api

What is the benefits of JAX-RPC?

With JAX-RPC, clients and Web services have a big advantage–the platform independence of the Java programming language. In addition, JAX-RPC is not restrictive: a JAX-RPC client can access a Web service that is not running on the Java platform and vice versa.

What is difference between SOAP and WSDL?

A WSDL is an XML document that describes a web service. It actually stands for Web Services Description Language. SOAP is an XML-based protocol that lets you exchange info over a particular protocol (can be HTTP or SMTP, for example) between applications.

How does JAX-WS work?

JAX-WS represents remote procedure calls or messages using XML-based protocols such as SOAP, but hides SOAP’s innate complexity behind a Java-based API. Developers use this API to define methods, then code one or more classes to implement those methods and leave the communication details to the underlying JAX-WS API.