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package javax.xml.ws.handler;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**

 *  The <code>PortInfo</code> interface is used by a

 *  <code>HandlerResolver</code> to query information about

 *  the port it is being asked to create a handler chain for.

 *  <p>

 *  This interface is never implemented by an application,

 *  only by a JAX-WS implementation.

 *

 *  @since JAX-WS 2.0

**/

public interface PortInfo {

  /**

   *  Gets the qualified name of the WSDL service name containing

   *  the port being accessed.

   *

   *  @return javax.xml.namespace.QName The qualified name of the WSDL service.

  **/

  public QName getServiceName();

  /**

   *  Gets the qualified name of the WSDL port being accessed.

   *

   *  @return javax.xml.namespace.QName The qualified name of the WSDL port.

  **/

  public QName getPortName();

  /**

   *  Gets the URI identifying the binding used by the port being accessed.

   *

   *  @return String The binding identifier for the port.

   *

   *  @see javax.xml.ws.Binding

  **/

  public String getBindingID();

}