Glossary

EJB

Enterprise Java Beans.

In/Out Parameter

The in/out parameter is of a Web service operation used for input and output.

JAX-RPC

An abbreviation of Java API for XML-Based RPC. JAX-RPC is the standard API for Java Web service defined by JCP(Java Community Process).

JAX-RPC Holder Class

The JAX-RPC holder class supports the in/out parameter.

JAX-RPC Value Type

The JAX-RPC value type is a data type which is transmitted on the network by Web service requests and responses.

JEUS

Stands for Java Enterprise User Solution. JEUS version 7 in this manual is the JavaEE 6 compatible WAS.

Proxy Client

The proxy client is a Web service client created through a stub code which the wsdl2java Ant task created from a WSDL document.

SAAJ

Stands for SOAP message with Attachments API for Java. SAAJ is the standard Java API for processing a SOAP message defined by JCP(Java Community Process).

SOAP

Stands for Simple Object Access Protocol. SOAP is the standard protocol defined by W3C in order to transport XML data on the network, regardless of the programming language and the operating system.

WAS

Web Application Server. Middleware to execute and manage complicated Web applications.

WSDL

Web Service Description Language. WSDL is the standard XML instance defined by W3C in order to describe the Web service interface and implementation.