@jws:target-namespace Tag

Specifies the XML namespace used for outgoing XML messages and generated WSDL files.

# Syntax

    @jws:target-namespace
    	namespace="defaultXMLNamespace"

# Attributes

namespace

Required. Specifies the default namespace used for outgoing XML messages and generated WSDL files.

# Remarks

The following rules apply to this tag's use:

- Optionally may appear on the main class in a JWS file.

- Optionally may appear on the main interface in a CTRL file.

If no target namespace is specified (this tag is not present), the namespace used is http://www.openuri.org/.

Note: Before deploying web services, you should define a unique default namespace for your organization. If multiple organizations were to leave the default namespace as http://www.openuri.org/, it could result in namespace conflicts.

The @jws:target-namespace tag affects the behavior of the following XML generation actions:

- If there is no XML map specified for an incoming or outgoing message, a default XML map is used (the natural mapping). The elements of the resulting XML message must be specified in some namespace. The value of @jws:target-namespace is used.

- If a custom XML map is present for an incoming or outgoing message but no namespace is specified in the XML map, the value of @jws:target-namespace is used.

- WSDL files generated from JWS files specify a namespace for the elements in the WSDL file. The value of @jws:target-namespace is used.

Note that if @jws:target-namespace is not defined, the default value of http://www.openuri.org/ is used.

For more information on XML maps, see Why Use XML Maps?

For more information on WSDL files, see WSDL Files.

Related Topics

Introduction to XML