Binding (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

All Known Subinterfaces:

HTTPBinding, SOAPBinding
```
public interface Binding
```
The Binding interface is the base interface for JAX-WS protocol bindings.

Since:

1.6, JAX-WS 2.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getBindingID()`	Get the URI for this binding instance.
`List<Handler>`	`getHandlerChain()`	Gets a copy of the handler chain for a protocol binding instance.
`void`	`setHandlerChain(List<Handler> chain)`	Sets the handler chain for the protocol binding instance.

- Method Detail
  - getHandlerChain
```
List<Handler> getHandlerChain()
```
    Gets a copy of the handler chain for a protocol binding instance. If the returned chain is modified a call to setHandlerChain is required to configure the binding instance with the new chain.
    
    Returns:
    
    java.util.List<Handler> Handler chain
  - setHandlerChain
```
void setHandlerChain(List<Handler> chain)
```
    Sets the handler chain for the protocol binding instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    chain - A List of handler configuration entries
    
    Throws:
    
    WebServiceException - On an error in the configuration of the handler chain
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - If this operation is not supported. This may be done to avoid any overriding of a pre-configured handler chain.
  - getBindingID
```
String getBindingID()
```
    Get the URI for this binding instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    String The binding identifier for the port. Never returns null
    
    Since:
    
    1.6, JAX-WS 2.1