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package javax.xml.ws;

/**

 * A WebServiceFeature is used to represent a feature that can be

 * enabled or disabled for a web service.

 * <p>

 * The JAX-WS specification will define some standard features and

 * JAX-WS implementors are free to define additional features if

 * necessary.  Vendor specific features may not be portable so

 * caution should be used when using them. Each Feature definition

 * MUST define a <code>public static final String ID</code>

 * that can be used in the Feature annotation to refer

 * to the feature. This ID MUST be unique across all features

 * of all vendors.  When defining a vendor specific feature ID,

 * use a vendor specific namespace in the ID string.

 *

 * @see javax.xml.ws.RespectBindingFeature

 * @see javax.xml.ws.soap.AddressingFeature

 * @see javax.xml.ws.soap.MTOMFeature

 *

 * @since 2.1

 */

public abstract class WebServiceFeature {

   /**

    * Each Feature definition MUST define a public static final

    * String ID that can be used in the Feature annotation to refer

    * to the feature.

    */

   // public static final String ID = "some unique feature Identifier";

   /**

    * Get the unique identifier for this WebServiceFeature.

    *

    * @return the unique identifier for this feature.

    */

   public abstract String getID();

   /**

    * Specifies if the feature is enabled or disabled

    */

   protected boolean enabled = false;

   protected WebServiceFeature(){}

   /**

    * Returns <code>true</code> if this feature is enabled.

    *

    * @return <code>true</code> if and only if the feature is enabled .

    */

   public boolean isEnabled() {

       return enabled;

   }

}