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## javax.jws
Annotation Type WebMethod

    @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
    @Target(value=METHOD)
    public @interface WebMethod

Customizes a method that is exposed as a Web Service operation. The associated method must be public and its parameters return value, and exceptions must follow the rules defined in JAX-RPC 1.1, section 5. The method is not required to throw java.rmi.RemoteException.

Optional Element Summary
`String` | `action` The action for this operation.
`boolean` | `exclude` Marks a method to NOT be exposed as a web method.
`String` | `operationName` Name of the wsdl:operation matching this method.

### operationName

    public abstract String operationName

  Name of the wsdl:operation matching this method.

  Default:
    ""

### action

    public abstract String action

  The action for this operation.

  For SOAP bindings, this determines the value of the soap action.

  Default:
    ""

### exclude

    public abstract boolean exclude

  Marks a method to NOT be exposed as a web method.

  Used to stop an inherited method from being exposed as part of this web service. If this element is specified, other elements MUST NOT be specified for the @WebMethod.

  This member-value is not allowed on endpoint interfaces.

  Since:
    2.0
  Default:
    false

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