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package javax.xml.ws;

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

 *  for JAX-WS protocol bindings.

 *

 *  @since JAX-WS 2.0

**/

public interface Binding {

   /**

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

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

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

    *

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

    */

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

   /**

    * Sets the handler chain for the protocol binding instance.

    *

    *  @param chain    A List of handler configuration entries

    *  @throws WebServiceException On an error in the configuration of

    *                  the handler chain

    *  @throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If this

    *          operation is not supported. This may be done to

    *          avoid any overriding of a pre-configured handler

    *          chain.

    */

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

    /**

     * Get the URI for this binding instance.

     *

     * @return String The binding identifier for the port.

     *    Never returns <code>null</code>

     *

     * @since JAX-WS 2.1

     */

    String getBindingID();

}