31.6 Publishing and Consuming SOAP-Based Web Services

This section presents our first example of publishing (enabling for client access) and consuming (using) a web service. We begin with a SOAP-based web service.

31.6.1 Creating a Web Application Project and Adding a Web Service Class in NetBeans

When you create a web service in NetBeans, you focus on its logic and let the IDE and server handle its infrastructure. First you create a Web Application project. NetBeans uses this project type for web services that are invoked by other applications.

Creating a Web Application Project in NetBeans

To create a web application, perform the following steps:

  1. Select File > New Project… to open the New Project dialog.

  2. Select Java Web from the ...

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