(Recently I had to give a small training on Web Services so using this straightforward article I came up with a bare-bones Web Service’s demo using NetBeans)
Prerequisites
Install Java EE 5 Tools Bundle which includes NetBeans IDE 5.5, NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5, Sun Java System Application Server PE 9 and more.
Note: The Java SE Development Kit 1.5.0_09 (JDK) is required to install this bundle.
Build The Service
- Create New Projects
- Right click -> New Web App -> Java version 5
- Right click -> New Web Service (eg. CalculatorWS)
- Add method:
@WebMethod
public int add(@WebParam(name = “i”) int i,
@WebParam(name = “j”) int j) {
int k = i + j;
return k;
} - Deploy
To test the service
http://MY_SERVER:8080/PROJECT_NAME/CalculatorWSService?Tester
The Java SE client (consumer)
- Create New Project (no spaces in path!) -> e.g. “CalculatorWS_Client_Application”
- Right-click New > Web Service Client.
- Insert WSDL URL:
http:// MY_SERVER:8080/PROJECT_NAME /CalculatorWSService?WSDL - Right click inside class -> Resources > Call Web Service Operation
- Browse to the “add” operation and click OK
- Give values e.g. port.add(3,4)
- Rigth click client -> Run (it should print 7 – wiiihaaa!)
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