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package javax.xml.ws;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;

/**

 * Used to indicate whether a {@link Provider} implementation wishes to work

 * with entire protocol messages or just with protocol message payloads.

 *

 *  @since JAX-WS 2.0

**/

@Target({ElementType.TYPE})

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

@Inherited

@Documented

public @interface ServiceMode {

  /**

   * Service mode. <code>PAYLOAD</code> indicates that the <code>Provider</code> implementation

   * wishes to work with protocol message payloads only. <code>MESSAGE</code> indicates

   * that the <code>Provider</code> implementation wishes to work with entire protocol

   * messages.

  **/

  public Service.Mode value() default Service.Mode.PAYLOAD;

}