FaultAction (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.xml.ws.FaultAction class
Date: 2026-04-22

javax.xml.ws

## Annotation Type FaultAction

-     @Documented
       @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
       @Target(value=METHOD)
      public @interface FaultAction

  The `FaultAction` annotation is used inside an `Action` annotation to allow an explicit association of a WS-Addressing `Action` message addressing property with the `fault` messages of the WSDL operation mapped from the exception class.

  The `wsam:Action` attribute value in the `fault` message in the generated WSDL operation mapped for `className` class is equal to the corresponding value in the `FaultAction`. For the exact computation of `wsam:Action` values for the fault messages, refer to the algorithm in the JAX-WS specification.

  Example 1: Specify explicit values for `Action` message addressing property for the `input`, `output` and `fault` message if the Java method throws only one service specific exception.

       @WebService(targetNamespace="http://example.com/numbers")
       public class AddNumbersImpl {
           @Action(
               fault = {
                   @FaultAction(className=AddNumbersException.class, value="http://example.com/faultAction")
               })
           public int addNumbers(int number1, int number2)
               throws AddNumbersException {
               return number1 + number2;
           }
       }

  The generated WSDL looks like:

         <definitions targetNamespace="http://example.com/numbers" ...>
           ...
           <portType name="AddNumbersPortType">
             <operation name="AddNumbers">
               ...
               <fault message="tns:AddNumbersException" name="AddNumbersException"
                 wsam:Action="http://example.com/faultAction"/>
             </operation>
           </portType>
           ...
         </definitions>

  Example 2: Here is an example that shows if the explicit value for `Action` message addressing property for the service specific exception is not present.

       @WebService(targetNamespace="http://example.com/numbers")
       public class AddNumbersImpl {
           public int addNumbers(int number1, int number2)
               throws AddNumbersException {
               return number1 + number2;
           }
       }

  The generated WSDL looks like:

         <definitions targetNamespace="http://example.com/numbers" ...>
           ...
           <portType name="AddNumbersPortType">
             <operation name="AddNumbers">
               ...
               <fault message="tns:addNumbersFault" name="InvalidNumbers"
                 wsam:Action="http://example.com/numbers/AddNumbersPortType/AddNumbers/Fault/AddNumbersException"/>
             </operation>
           </portType>
           ...
         </definitions>

  Example 3: Here is an example that shows how to specify explicit values for `Action` message addressing property if the Java method throws more than one service specific exception.

       @WebService(targetNamespace="http://example.com/numbers")
       public class AddNumbersImpl {
           @Action(
               fault = {
                   @FaultAction(className=AddNumbersException.class, value="http://example.com/addFaultAction"),
                   @FaultAction(className=TooBigNumbersException.class, value="http://example.com/toobigFaultAction")
               })
           public int addNumbers(int number1, int number2)
               throws AddNumbersException, TooBigNumbersException {
               return number1 + number2;
           }
       }

  The generated WSDL looks like:

         <definitions targetNamespace="http://example.com/numbers" ...>
           ...
           <portType name="AddNumbersPortType">
             <operation name="AddNumbers">
               ...
               <fault message="tns:addNumbersFault" name="AddNumbersException"
                 wsam:Action="http://example.com/addFaultAction"/>
               <fault message="tns:tooBigNumbersFault" name="TooBigNumbersException"
                 wsam:Action="http://example.com/toobigFaultAction"/>
             </operation>
           </portType>
           ...
         </definitions>

  Since:
    JAX-WS 2.1

- - ### Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type | Required Element and Description
    --- | ---
    `Class<? extends Exception>` | `className` Name of the exception class

  - ### Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type | Optional Element and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `value` Value of WS-Addressing `Action` message addressing property for the exception

- - ### Element Detail

    - #### className

          public abstract Class<? extends Exception> className

      Name of the exception class

  - - #### value

          public abstract String value

      Value of WS-Addressing `Action` message addressing property for the exception
      Default:
        ""

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