---
name: "wsimport-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/wsimport-openjdk8"
---

# wsimport-openjdk8(1)

Generates JAX-WS portable artifacts that can be packaged in a web application archive (WAR) file and provides an Ant task.

## NAME

wsimport - Generates JAX-WS portable artifacts that can be packaged in a web application archive (WAR) file and provides an Ant task.

## SYNOPSIS

```
wsimport [ options ] wsdl
```

- *options*

  The command-line options. See Options.

- *wsdl*

  The file that contains the machine-readable description of how the web service can be called, what parameters it expects, and what data structures it returns.

## DESCRIPTION

The **wsimport** command generates the following JAX-WS portable artifacts. These artifacts can be packaged in a WAR file with the WSDL and schema documents and the endpoint implementation to be deployed. The **wsimport** command also provides a **wsimport** Ant task, see the Tools tab of the Wsimport Ant Task page at http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/wsimportant.html

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  Service Endpoint Interface (SEI)

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  Service

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  Exception class is mapped from **wsdl:fault** (if any)

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  Async Response Bean is derived from response **wsdl:message** (if any)

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  JAXB generated value types (mapped java classes from schema types)

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

*Oracle Solaris/Linux*:

```
/bin/wsimport.sh -help
```

```

```

*Windows*:

```
\bin\wsimport.bat -help
```

```

```

## OPTIONS

- \-d *directory*

  Specifies where to place generated output files.

- \-b *path*

  Specifies external JAX-WS or JAXB binding files. Multiple JAX-WS and JAXB binding files can be specified with the **-b** option. You can use these files to customize package names, bean names, and so on. For more information about JAX-WS and JAXB binding files, see the *Users Guide* tab of WSDL Customization at http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/wsimportant.html

- \-B *jaxbOption*

  Passes the **jaxbOption** option to the JAXB schema compiler.

- \-catalog

  Specifies a catalog file to resolve external entity references. The **-catalog** option supports the TR9401, XCatalog, and OASIS XML Catalog formats. See the *Users Guide* tab of the Catalog Support page at http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/catalog-support.html

- \-extension

  Allows 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 for the **wsimport** command.

- \-httpproxy: *host*:*port*

  Specifies an HTTP proxy server. The default is 8080.

- \-keep

  Keeps generated files.

- \-p *name*

  Specifies a target package *name* to override the WSDL and schema binding customizations, and the default algorithm defined in the specification.

- \-s *directory*

  Specifies where to place generated source files.

- \-verbose

  Displays compiler messages.

- \-version

  Prints release information.

- \-wsdllocation *location*

  Specifies the **@WebServiceClient.wsdlLocation** value.

- \-target

  Generates code according to the specified JAX-WS specification version. Version 2.0 generates compliant code for the JAX-WS 2.0 specification.

- \-quiet

  Suppresses the **wsimport** command output.

Multiple **JAX-WS** and **JAXB** binding files can be specified using the **-b** option, and they can be used to customize various things such as package names and bean names. More information about **JAX-WS** and **JAXB** binding files can be found in the customization documentation at https://jax-ws.dev.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/customizations.html

## NONSTANDARD OPTIONS

- \-XadditionalHeaders

  Maps headers not bound to a request or response message to Java method parameters.

- \-Xauthfile *file*

  The WSDL URI that specifies the file that contains authorization information. This URI is in the following format:

  http://*user-name*:**password**@*host-name*/*web-service-name*\>?wsdl.

- \-Xdebug

  Prints debugging information.

- \-Xno-addressing-databinding

  Enables binding of W3C EndpointReferenceType to Java.

- \-Xnocompile

  Does not compile the generated Java files.

## EXAMPLE

The following example generates the Java artifacts and compiles the artifacts by importing **http://stockquote.example.com/quote?wsdl**

```
wsimport -p stockquote http://stockquote.example.com/quote?wsdl
```

```

```

## SEE ALSO

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  wsgen(1)

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  The Tools tab of Wsimport Ant Task page http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/wsimportant.html

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  The *Users Guide* tab of Catalog Support page http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/catalog-support.html

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  The *Users Guide* tab of WSDL Customization page http://jax-ws.java.net/nonav/2.1.1/docs/wsimportant.html