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<div class="block">The interface <code>MessageContext</code> abstracts the message
 context that is processed by a handler in the <code>handle</code>
 method.

 <p>The <code>MessageContext</code> interface provides methods to
 manage a property set. <code>MessageContext</code> properties
 enable handlers in a handler chain to share processing related
 state.</div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>1.6, JAX-WS 2.0</dd>
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</li>
</ul>
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<div class="summary">
<ul 