```
public abstract class Endpoint
extends Object
```
A Web service endpoint.
Endpoints are created using the static methods defined in this class. An endpoint is always tied to one Binding and one implementor, both set at endpoint creation time.
An endpoint is either in a published or an unpublished state. The publish methods can be used to start publishing an endpoint, at which point it starts accepting incoming requests. Conversely, the stop method can be used to stop accepting incoming requests and take the endpoint down. Once stopped, an endpoint cannot be published again.
An Executor may be set on the endpoint in order to gain better control over the threads used to dispatch incoming requests. For instance, thread pooling with certain parameters can be enabled by creating a ThreadPoolExecutor and registering it with the endpoint.
Handler chains can be set using the contained Binding.
An endpoint may have a list of metadata documents, such as WSDL and XMLSchema documents, bound to it. At publishing time, the JAX-WS implementation will try to reuse as much of that metadata as possible instead of generating new ones based on the annotations present on the implementor.

Since:

1.6, JAX-WS 2.0

See Also:

Binding, BindingType, SOAPBinding, Executor

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String WSDL_PORT
Standard property: name of WSDL port.

static String WSDL_SERVICE
Standard property: name of WSDL service.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Endpoint()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Endpoint`	`create(Object implementor)`	Creates an endpoint with the specified implementor object.
`static Endpoint`	`create(Object implementor, WebServiceFeature... features)`	Creates an endpoint with the specified implementor object and web service features.
`static Endpoint`	`create(String bindingId, Object implementor)`	Creates an endpoint with the specified binding type and implementor object.
`static Endpoint`	`create(String bindingId, Object implementor, WebServiceFeature... features)`	Creates an endpoint with the specified binding type, implementor object, and web service features.
`abstract Binding`	`getBinding()`	Returns the binding for this endpoint.
`abstract <T extends EndpointReference> T`	`getEndpointReference(Class<T> clazz, Element... referenceParameters)`	Returns the `EndpointReference` associated with this `Endpoint` instance.
`abstract EndpointReference`	`getEndpointReference(Element... referenceParameters)`	Returns the `EndpointReference` associated with this `Endpoint` instance.
`abstract Executor`	`getExecutor()`	Returns the executor for this `Endpoint`instance.
`abstract Object`	`getImplementor()`	Returns the implementation object for this endpoint.
`abstract List<Source>`	`getMetadata()`	Returns a list of metadata documents for the service.
`abstract Map<String,Object>`	`getProperties()`	Returns the property bag for this `Endpoint` instance.
`abstract boolean`	`isPublished()`	Returns true if the endpoint is in the published state.
`abstract void`	`publish(Object serverContext)`	Publishes this endpoint at the provided server context.
`abstract void`	`publish(String address)`	Publishes this endpoint at the given address.
`static Endpoint`	`publish(String address, Object implementor)`	Creates and publishes an endpoint for the specified implementor object at the given address.
`static Endpoint`	`publish(String address, Object implementor, WebServiceFeature... features)`	Creates and publishes an endpoint for the specified implementor object at the given address.
`void`	`publish(HttpContext serverContext)`	Publishes this endpoint at the provided server context.
`void`	`setEndpointContext(EndpointContext ctxt)`	By setting a `EndpointContext`, JAX-WS runtime knows about addresses of other endpoints in an application.
`abstract void`	`setExecutor(Executor executor)`	Sets the executor for this `Endpoint` instance.
`abstract void`	`setMetadata(List<Source> metadata)`	Sets the metadata for this endpoint.
`abstract void`	`setProperties(Map<String,Object> properties)`	Sets the property bag for this `Endpoint` instance.
`abstract void`	`stop()`	Stops publishing this endpoint.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - WSDL_SERVICE
```
public static final String WSDL_SERVICE
```
    Standard property: name of WSDL service.
    Type: javax.xml.namespace.QName
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - WSDL_PORT
```
public static final String WSDL_PORT
```
    Standard property: name of WSDL port.
    Type: javax.xml.namespace.QName
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Endpoint
```
public Endpoint()
```
- Method Detail
  - create
```
public static Endpoint create(Object implementor)
```
    Creates an endpoint with the specified implementor object. If there is a binding specified via a BindingType annotation then it MUST be used else a default of SOAP 1.1 / HTTP binding MUST be used.
    The newly created endpoint may be published by calling one of the publish(String) and publish(Object) methods.
    
    Parameters:
    
    implementor - The endpoint implementor.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly created endpoint.
  - create
```
public static Endpoint create(Object implementor,
                              WebServiceFeature... features)
```
    Creates an endpoint with the specified implementor object and web service features. If there is a binding specified via a BindingType annotation then it MUST be used else a default of SOAP 1.1 / HTTP binding MUST be used.
    The newly created endpoint may be published by calling one of the publish(String) and publish(Object) methods.
    
    Parameters:
    
    implementor - The endpoint implementor.
    
    features - A list of WebServiceFeature to configure on the endpoint. Supported features not in the features parameter will have their default values.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly created endpoint.
    
    Since:
    
    1.7, JAX-WS 2.2
  - create
```
public static Endpoint create(String bindingId,
                              Object implementor)
```
    Creates an endpoint with the specified binding type and implementor object.
    The newly created endpoint may be published by calling one of the publish(String) and publish(Object) methods.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bindingId - A URI specifying the binding to use. If the bindingID is null and no binding is specified via a BindingType annotation then a default SOAP 1.1 / HTTP binding MUST be used.
    
    implementor - The endpoint implementor.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly created endpoint.
  - create
```
public static Endpoint create(String bindingId,
                              Object implementor,
                              WebServiceFeature... features)
```
    Creates an endpoint with the specified binding type, implementor object, and web service features.
    The newly created endpoint may be published by calling one of the publish(String) and publish(Object) methods.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bindingId - A URI specifying the binding to use. If the bindingID is null and no binding is specified via a BindingType annotation then a default SOAP 1.1 / HTTP binding MUST be used.
    
    implementor - The endpoint implementor.
    
    features - A list of WebServiceFeature to configure on the endpoint. Supported features not in the features parameter will have their default values.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly created endpoint.
    
    Since:
    
    1.7, JAX-WS 2.2
  - getBinding
```
public abstract Binding getBinding()
```
    Returns the binding for this endpoint.
    
    Returns:
    
    The binding for this endpoint
  - getImplementor
```
public abstract Object getImplementor()
```
    Returns the implementation object for this endpoint.
    
    Returns:
    
    The implementor for this endpoint
  - publish
```
public abstract void publish(String address)
```
    Publishes this endpoint at the given address. The necessary server infrastructure will be created and configured by the JAX-WS implementation using some default configuration. In order to get more control over the server configuration, please use the publish(Object) method instead.
    
    Parameters:
    
    address - A URI specifying the address to use. The address MUST be compatible with the binding specified at the time the endpoint was created.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the provided address URI is not usable in conjunction with the endpoint's binding.
    
    IllegalStateException - If the endpoint has been published already or it has been stopped.
    
    SecurityException - If a java.lang.SecurityManger is being used and the application doesn't have the WebServicePermission("publishEndpoint") permission.
  - publish
```
public static Endpoint publish(String address,
                               Object implementor)
```
    Creates and publishes an endpoint for the specified implementor object at the given address.
    The necessary server infrastructure will be created and configured by the JAX-WS implementation using some default configuration. In order to get more control over the server configuration, please use the create(String,Object) and publish(Object) methods instead.
    
    Parameters:
    
    address - A URI specifying the address and transport/protocol to use. A http: URI MUST result in the SOAP 1.1/HTTP binding being used. Implementations may support other URI schemes.
    
    implementor - The endpoint implementor.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly created endpoint.
    
    Throws:
    
    SecurityException - If a java.lang.SecurityManger is being used and the application doesn't have the WebServicePermission("publishEndpoint") permission.
  - publish
```
public static Endpoint publish(String address,
                               Object implementor,
                               WebServiceFeature... features)
```
    Creates and publishes an endpoint for the specified implementor object at the given address. The created endpoint is configured with the web service features.
    The necessary server infrastructure will be created and configured by the JAX-WS implementation using some default configuration. In order to get more control over the server configuration, please use the create(String,Object) and publish(Object) methods instead.
    
    Parameters:
    
    address - A URI specifying the address and transport/protocol to use. A http: URI MUST result in the SOAP 1.1/HTTP binding being used. Implementations may support other URI schemes.
    
    implementor - The endpoint implementor.
    
    features - A list of WebServiceFeature to configure on the endpoint. Supported features not in the features parameter will have their default values.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly created endpoint.
    
    Throws:
    
    SecurityException - If a java.lang.SecurityManger is being used and the application doesn't have the WebServicePermission("publishEndpoint") permission.
    
    Since:
    
    1.7, JAX-WS 2.2
  - publish
```
public abstract void publish(Object serverContext)
```
    Publishes this endpoint at the provided server context. A server context encapsulates the server infrastructure and addressing information for a particular transport. For a call to this method to succeed, the server context passed as an argument to it MUST be compatible with the endpoint's binding.
    
    Parameters:
    
    serverContext - An object representing a server context to be used for publishing the endpoint.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the provided server context is not supported by the implementation or turns out to be unusable in conjunction with the endpoint's binding.
    
    IllegalStateException - If the endpoint has been published already or it has been stopped.
    
    SecurityException - If a java.lang.SecurityManger is being used and the application doesn't have the WebServicePermission("publishEndpoint") permission.
  - publish
```
public void publish(HttpContext serverContext)
```
    Publishes this endpoint at the provided server context. A server context encapsulates the server infrastructure and addressing information for a particular transport. For a call to this method to succeed, the server context passed as an argument to it MUST be compatible with the endpoint's binding.
    This is meant for container developers to publish the the endpoints portably and not intended for the end developers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    serverContext - An object representing a server context to be used for publishing the endpoint.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the provided server context is not supported by the implementation or turns out to be unusable in conjunction with the endpoint's binding.
    
    IllegalStateException - If the endpoint has been published already or it has been stopped.
    
    SecurityException - If a java.lang.SecurityManger is being used and the application doesn't have the WebServicePermission("publishEndpoint") permission.
    
    Since:
    
    1.7, JAX-WS 2.2
  - stop
```
public abstract void stop()
```
    Stops publishing this endpoint. If the endpoint is not in a published state, this method has no effect.
  - isPublished
```
public abstract boolean isPublished()
```
    Returns true if the endpoint is in the published state.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the endpoint is in the published state.
  - getMetadata
```
public abstract List<Source> getMetadata()
```
    Returns a list of metadata documents for the service.
    
    Returns:
    
    List<javax.xml.transform.Source> A list of metadata documents for the service
  - setMetadata
```
public abstract void setMetadata(List<Source> metadata)
```
    Sets the metadata for this endpoint.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadata - A list of XML document sources containing metadata information for the endpoint (e.g. WSDL or XML Schema documents)
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - If the endpoint has already been published.
  - getExecutor
```
public abstract Executor getExecutor()
```
    Returns the executor for this Endpointinstance. The executor is used to dispatch an incoming request to the implementor object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The java.util.concurrent.Executor to be used to dispatch a request.
    
    See Also:
    
    Executor
  - setExecutor
```
public abstract void setExecutor(Executor executor)
```
    Sets the executor for this Endpoint instance. The executor is used to dispatch an incoming request to the implementor object. If this Endpoint is published using the publish(Object) method and the specified server context defines its own threading behavior, the executor may be ignored.
    
    Parameters:
    
    executor - The java.util.concurrent.Executor to be used to dispatch a request.
    
    Throws:
    
    SecurityException - If the instance does not support setting an executor for security reasons (e.g. the necessary permissions are missing).
    
    See Also:
    
    Executor
  - getProperties
```
public abstract Map<String,Object> getProperties()
```
    Returns the property bag for this Endpoint instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    Map<String,Object> The property bag associated with this instance.
  - setProperties
```
public abstract void setProperties(Map<String,Object> properties)
```
    Sets the property bag for this Endpoint instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    properties - The property bag associated with this instance.
  - getEndpointReference
```
public abstract EndpointReference getEndpointReference(Element... referenceParameters)
```
    Returns the EndpointReference associated with this Endpoint instance.
    If the Binding for this bindingProvider is either SOAP1.1/HTTP or SOAP1.2/HTTP, then a W3CEndpointReference MUST be returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    referenceParameters - Reference parameters to be associated with the returned EndpointReference instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    EndpointReference of this Endpoint instance. If the returned EndpointReference is of type W3CEndpointReference then it MUST contain the the specified referenceParameters.
    
    Throws:
    
    WebServiceException - If any error in the creation of the EndpointReference or if the Endpoint is not in the published state.
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - If this BindingProvider uses the XML/HTTP binding.
    
    Since:
    
    1.6, JAX-WS 2.1
    
    See Also:
    
    W3CEndpointReference
  - getEndpointReference
```
public abstract <T extends EndpointReference> T getEndpointReference(Class<T> clazz,
                                                                     Element... referenceParameters)
```
    Returns the EndpointReference associated with this Endpoint instance.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The type of EndpointReference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - Specifies the type of EndpointReference that MUST be returned.
    
    referenceParameters - Reference parameters to be associated with the returned EndpointReference instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    EndpointReference of type clazz of this Endpoint instance. If the returned EndpointReference is of type W3CEndpointReference then it MUST contain the the specified referenceParameters.
    
    Throws:
    
    WebServiceException - If any error in the creation of the EndpointReference or if the Endpoint is not in the published state or if the clazz is not a supported EndpointReference type.
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - If this BindingProvider uses the XML/HTTP binding.
    
    Since:
    
    1.6, JAX-WS 2.1
  - setEndpointContext
```
public void setEndpointContext(EndpointContext ctxt)
```
    By setting a EndpointContext, JAX-WS runtime knows about addresses of other endpoints in an application. If multiple endpoints share different ports of a WSDL, then the multiple port addresses are patched when the WSDL is accessed.
    This needs to be set before publishing the endpoints.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ctxt - that is shared for multiple endpoints
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - If the endpoint has been published already or it has been stopped.
    
    Since:
    
    1.7, JAX-WS 2.2

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`WSDL_PORT`	Standard property: name of WSDL port.
`static String`	`WSDL_SERVICE`	Standard property: name of WSDL service.

Class Endpoint

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

WSDL_SERVICE

WSDL_PORT

Constructor Detail

Endpoint

Method Detail

create

create

create

create

getBinding

getImplementor

publish

publish

publish

publish

publish

stop

isPublished

getMetadata

setMetadata

getExecutor

setExecutor

getProperties

setProperties

getEndpointReference

getEndpointReference

setEndpointContext