WebMethod (Jakarta XML Web Services API documentation)

```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(METHOD)
public @interface WebMethod
```
Customizes a method that is exposed as a Web Service operation. The associated method must be public and its parameters return value, and exceptions must follow the rules defined in Jakarta XML Web Services Specification, section 5. The method is not required to throw java.rmi.RemoteException.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
`String`	`action`	The action for this operation.
`boolean`	`exclude`	Marks a method to NOT be exposed as a web method.
`String`	`operationName`	Name of the `wsdl:operation` matching this method.

- Element Detail
  - operationName
```
String operationName
```
    Name of the wsdl:operation matching this method.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the wsdl:operation
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - action
```
String action
```
    The action for this operation.
    For SOAP bindings, this determines the value of the soap action.
    
    Returns:
    
    the action
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - exclude
```
boolean exclude
```
    Marks a method to NOT be exposed as a web method.
    Used to stop an inherited method from being exposed as part of this web service. If this element is specified, other elements MUST NOT be specified for the @WebMethod.
    This member-value is not allowed on endpoint interfaces.
    
    Returns:
    
    value of true to mark the method to not be exposed or false otherwise
    
    Default:
    
    false