This code example shows how to create a simple web service. We use the annotation @WebService to declare the class as a such.
The annotation @WebMethod is provided at method level to declare it as an operation for the web service.
The operation getTime of the JavadbWebService simply returns the current time.

package com.javabout.ws.example;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.jws.WebMethod;
import javax.jws.WebService;

/**
 *
 * @author www.javabout.com
 */

@WebService()
public class JavaboutWebService {
    
    @WebMethod
    public String getTime() {
        
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(“HH:mm”);
        return (sdf.format(calendar.getTime()));
        
    }

}

The result of a call to the operation getTime produces something like this: