gistfile1.java

public String callWebService(String fromAccount, String toAccount, double amount, String currency) 
		throws MalformedURLException, Exception{
		
		//create a metadata of the service		
        Service serviceModel = new ObjectServiceFactory().create(IBankingService.class);        
        System.out.println("callSoapServiceLocal(): got service model." );
   
        //create a proxy for the deployed service
		XFire xfire = XFireFactory.newInstance().getXFire();
        XFireProxyFactory factory = new XFireProxyFactory(xfire);      
        //String serviceUrl = "xfire.local://Banking" ;         
        String serviceUrl = "http://localhost:8080/websvc/services/Banking";
        IBankingService client = null;
        try {
			client = (IBankingService) factory.create(serviceModel, serviceUrl);
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
        	log.error("WsClient.callWebService(): EXCEPTION: " + e.toString());
        }    
               
        //invoke the service
        String serviceResponse = "";
        try { 
        	serviceResponse = client.transferFunds(fromAccount, toAccount, amount, currency);
       } catch (Exception e){
			log.error("WsClient.callWebService(): EXCEPTION: " + e.toString());	               	
			serviceResponse = e.toString();
        }        
		log.debug("WsClient.callWebService(): status=" + serviceResponse);        		

		//return the response
		return serviceResponse;
	}