This topic describes common tasks you can perform with web services. For
more detailed information, click the links in the right column.
To perform this task |
Follow these steps |
Create a project. |
- Choose the implementation form for your web service.
- Choose File > New
Project (Ctrl-Shift-N).
- Select the right template for your
project.
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Add a JAR file to a project's classpath. |
- In the Projects window, right-click the project node and choose Properties.
- Click Libraries.
- Click Add JAR and select the JAR file in the file chooser.
If you also want to attach source code and Javadoc for the JAR file,
click Add Library instead.
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Set up compilation dependencies between projects. |
- In the Projects window, right-click the project node and choose Properties.
- Click Libraries.
- Click Add Project
and select the project folder for the project that you want to add
to the project's classpath.
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Create a web service. |
- Right-click the project and choose New > Web Service.
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Build a project. |
- Make sure that your resources are on the classpath.
- Choose Run > Build
Main Project (F11) or right-click any project node and choose Build.
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Clean a project. |
- Right-click the project node and choose Clean Project.
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Run a project. |
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Modify deployment settings. |
Do one or both of the following:
- Change the browser
- Use the Run tab in the Project Properties dialog box to change the server.
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Test a web service. |
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Debug a project. |
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Attach source code to libraries for debugging. |
Instead of debugging the source code of a library that you created in the IDE,
debug the project where
you created the library.
But, if you want to debug a library created outside the IDE, do the following:
- Choose Tools > Library
Manager from the main window.
- If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager,
create a new library using the Add Library button.
- Select the library in the left panel of the Library Manager.
- In the Classpath tab, click Add JAR/Folder and specify the location
of the JAR file containing the compiled class files. A library can contain
multiple JAR files.
- In the Sources tab, add the
folder or archive file containing the source code.
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Add Javadoc to a project. |
- Choose Tools > Library
Manager from the main window.
- If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager,
register the JAR file as described above.
- In the Javadoc tab, click
Add ZIP/Folder and specify the location of the Javadoc files.
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Set the main project. |
- Right-click the project node and choose Set Main Project.
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