---
name: "wsgen-openjdk8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jdk8-openjdk"
version: "8.504.u01-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wsgen-openjdk8"
---

# wsgen-openjdk8(1)

Reads a web service endpoint implementation (SEI) class and generates all of the required artifacts for web service deployment, and invocation.

## NAME

wsgen - Reads a web service endpoint implementation (SEI) class and generates all of the required artifacts for web service deployment, and invocation.

## SYNOPSIS

```
wsgen [ options ] SEI
```

- *options*

  The command-line options. See Options.

- *SEI*

  The web service endpoint implementation class (SEI) to be read.

## DESCRIPTION

The **wsgen** command generates JAX-WS portable artifacts used in JAX-WS web services. The tool reads a web service endpoint class and generates all the required artifacts for web service deployment and invocation. JAXWS 2.1.1 RI also provides a **wsgen** Ant task, see the *Tools* tab of the JAX-WS (wsgen) page at http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/wsgenant.html

To start the **wsgen** command, do the following:

```
export JAXWS_HOME=/pathto/jaxws-ri
```

```
$JAXWS_HOME/bin/wsgen.sh -help
```

```

```

## OPTIONS

- \-classpath *path*

  The location of the input class files.

- \-cp *path*

  The location of the input class files.

- \-d *directory*

  The location for where to place generated output files.

- \-extension

  Allow vendor extensions. Use of extensions can result in applications that are not portable or that do not work with other implementations.

- \-help

  Displays a help message about the **wsgen** command.

- \-keep

  Keeps the generated files.

- \-r *directory*

  Uses this option with the **-wsdl** option to specify where to place generated resource files such as WSDLs.

- \-s *directory*

  The location for where to place generated source files.

- \-verbose

  Displays compiler messages.

- \-version

  Prints release information.

- \-wsdl \[ :protocol \]

  An optional command that generates a WSDL file to review before endpoint deployment. The WSDL files contains a machine-readable description of how the service can be called, what parameters it expects, and what data structures it returns.

  By default the **wsgen** command does not generate a WSDL file. The **protocol** value is optional and is used to specify what protocol should be used for the WSDL binding (**wsdl:binding**). Valid protocols are **soap1.1** and **Xsoap1.2**. The default is **soap1.1**. The **Xsoap1.2** protocol is not standard and can only be used with the **-extension** option.

- \-servicename *name*

  Used only with the **-wsdl** option to specify a particular WSDL service (**wsdl:service**) name to be generated in the WSDL, for example: **-servicename "{http://mynamespace/}MyService"**.

- \-portname *name*

  Used only with the **-wsdl** option to specify a particular WSDL port (**wsdl:port**) name to be generated in the WSDL, for example: **-portname "{http://mynamespace/}MyPort"**.

## EXAMPLES

The following example generates the wrapper classes for **StockService** with **@WebService** annotations inside stock directory.

```
wsgen -d stock -cp myclasspath stock.StockService
```

```

```

The following example generates a SOAP 1.1 WSDL and schema for the **stock.StockService** class with **@WebService** annotations.

```
wsgen -wsdl -d stock -cp myclasspath stock.StockService
```

```

```

The following example generates a SOAP 1.2 WSDL.

```
wsgen -wsdl:Xsoap1.2 -d stock -cp myclasspath stock.StockService
```

```

```

*Note:* You do not have to generate WSDL at development time because the JAXWS run time environment generates a WSDL for you when you deploy your service.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  wsimport(1)

- •

  *The Tools* tab of the JAX-WS (wsgen) page http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/wsgenant.html