javax.net.websocket.annotations
Annotation Type WebSocketEndpoint

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface WebSocketEndpoint

This class level annotation declares that the class it decorates is a web socket endpoint.

Since:

Draft 002

Author:

dannycoward

Required Element Summary

String

path The relative URI where the endpoint will be deployed, for example '/chat'

Optional Element Summary

Class[]	decoders The ordered array of decoder classes this endpoint will need to use.
Class[]	encoders The ordered array of encoder classes this endpoint will need to use.
String[]	subprotocols The ordered array of web socket protocols this endpoint supports.

Element Detail

path

public abstract String path

The relative URI where the endpoint will be deployed, for example '/chat'

subprotocols

public abstract String[] subprotocols

The ordered array of web socket protocols this endpoint supports. For example, {'superchat', 'chat'}.

Default:

{}

decoders

public abstract Class[] decoders

The ordered array of decoder classes this endpoint will need to use. For example, if the developer have provided a MysteryObject decoder, this class will be able to send MysteryObjects as web socket messages.

Default:

{}

encoders

public abstract Class[] encoders

The ordered array of encoder classes this endpoint will need to use. For example, if the developer have provided a MysteryObject encoder, this class will be able to receive web socket messages in the form of MysteryObjects.

Default:

{}