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    25 

    26 package javax.xml.ws;

    27 

    28 

    29 /** The <code>Binding</code> interface is the base interface

    30  *  for JAX-WS protocol bindings.

    31  *

    32  *  @since JAX-WS 2.0

    33 **/

    34 public interface Binding {

    35 

    36    /**

    37     * Gets a copy of the handler chain for a protocol binding instance.

    38     * If the returned chain is modified a call to <code>setHandlerChain</code>

    39     * is required to configure the binding instance with the new chain.

    40     *

    41     *  @return java.util.List<Handler> Handler chain

    42     */

    43     public java.util.List<javax.xml.ws.handler.Handler> getHandlerChain();

    44 

    45    /**

    46     * Sets the handler chain for the protocol binding instance.

    47     *

    48     *  @param chain    A List of handler configuration entries

    49     *  @throws WebServiceException On an error in the configuration of

    50     *                  the handler chain

    51     *  @throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If this

    52     *          operation is not supported. This may be done to

    53     *          avoid any overriding of a pre-configured handler

    54     *          chain.

    55     */

    56     public void setHandlerChain(java.util.List<javax.xml.ws.handler.Handler> chain);

    57 

    58     /**

    59      * Get the URI for this binding instance.

    60      *

    61      * @return String The binding identifier for the port.

    62      *    Never returns <code>null</code>

    63      *

    64      * @since JAX-WS 2.1

    65      */

    66     String getBindingID();

    67 }