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package javax.xml.ws;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

/**

 *  The <code>BindingType</code> annotation is used to

 *  specify the binding to use for a web service

 *  endpoint implementation class.

 *  <p>

 *  This annotation may be overriden programmatically or via

 *  deployment descriptors, depending on the platform in use.

 *

 *  @since JAX-WS 2.0

 *

 **/

@Target(ElementType.TYPE)

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

@Documented

public @interface BindingType {

     /**

      * A binding identifier (a URI).

      * If not specified, the default is the SOAP 1.1 / HTTP binding.

      * <p>

      * See the <code>SOAPBinding</code> and <code>HTTPBinding</code>

      * for the definition of the standard binding identifiers.

      *

      * @see javax.xml.ws.Binding

      * @see javax.xml.ws.soap.SOAPBinding#SOAP11HTTP_BINDING

      * @see javax.xml.ws.soap.SOAPBinding#SOAP12HTTP_BINDING

      * @see javax.xml.ws.http.HTTPBinding#HTTP_BINDING

      */

     String value() default "" ;

}