Description: The Java API for XML-based remote procedure calls (JAX-RPC) simplifies the process of building Web services that incorporate XML-based RPC. It defines mappings between XML types and Java types that attempt to hide the details of XML and provide a familiar method-call paradigm. This introduction shows how developers can use JAX-RPC to implement and call SOAP-based Web services described by the Web Services Description Language (WSDL). Let\'s see how it works.