jaxws/src/share/classes/com/sun/xml/internal/ws/api/model/wsdl/WSDLOutput.java

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package com.sun.xml.internal.ws.api.model.wsdl;

/**
 * Abstraction of wsdl:portType/wsdl:operation/wsdl:output
 *
 * @author Vivek Pandey
 */
public interface WSDLOutput extends WSDLObject, WSDLExtensible {
    /**
     * Gives the wsdl:portType/wsdl:operation/wsdl:output@name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Gives the WSDLMessage corresponding to wsdl:output@message
     * <p/>
     * This method should not be called before the entire WSDLModel is built. Basically after the WSDLModel is built
     * all the references are resolve in a post processing phase. IOW, the WSDL extensions should
     * not call this method.
     *
     * @return Always returns null when called from inside WSDL extensions.
     */
    WSDLMessage getMessage();

    /**
     * Gives the Action Message Addressing Property value for
     * {@link this} message.
     * <p/>
     * This method provides the correct value irrespective of
     * whether the Action is explicitly specified in the WSDL or
     * implicitly derived using the rules defined in WS-Addressing.
     *
     * @return Action
     */
    String getAction();
}