10.16.6. Oneway Invocations
@Oneway indicates that the given web method has only an input message and no output. Typically, a one-way method returns the thread of control to the calling application prior to executing the actual business method.
@WebService (name="PingEndpoint") @SOAPBinding(style = SOAPBinding.Style.RPC) public class PingEndpointImpl { private static String feedback; ... @WebMethod @Oneway public void ping() { log.info("ping"); feedback = "ok"; } ... @WebMethod public String feedback() { log.info("feedback"); return feedback; } }