Endpoint.Publish clarification

[narain ashwin]

Hi,
I have a query on the Endpoint.publish() method

public static void main(String... a)
{
    String address = "http://localhost:8080/myWS";
    Object implementor = new myWSImplementor();
    Endpoint.publish(address, implementor);
}

Whenever I run this class in my eclipse Helios IDE it seems to start a new server. But when I try to run this from command line it gives and exception that

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException class myWSImplementor has neither @WebSerivce nor @WebServiceProvider annotatio
n

I am not able to understand the cause of this error. Should I include any libraries ?

My second question is how does Endpoint.Publish starts a server in my IDE, since it is a pojo how can it start a server and bind a port in my machine? The only difference I note is that I have included Apache CXF libraries in classpath while running the server from IDE, is Apache CXF responsible for starting a new server. Please help out

[Ivan Krizsan]

Hi!
Endpoint publishes a JAX-WS endpoint implementation class. This is mainly suitable for testing web service endpoint implementation classes.
Yes, you can say that it starts a server, albeit a limited server.
Endpoint is part of the JavaSE 6 API and you do not need any additional libraries. If you haven't already, I recommend taking a look at the API documentation for the class in question!
What does your myWSImplementor class look like - is it annotated?
In order for Endpoint to be able to publish it, it must be annotated with @WebService or @WebServiceProvider.
Best wishes!