diff --git a/src/java/net/brutex/xservices/ws/StringService.java b/src/java/net/brutex/xservices/ws/StringService.java
index de1e28b..3ef51c2 100644
--- a/src/java/net/brutex/xservices/ws/StringService.java
+++ b/src/java/net/brutex/xservices/ws/StringService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *   Copyright 2012 Brian Rosenberger (Brutex Network)
+ *   Copyright 2013 Brian Rosenberger (Brutex Network)
  *
  *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,65 +16,63 @@
 
 package net.brutex.xservices.ws;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 import javax.jws.WebMethod;
 import javax.jws.WebParam;
 import javax.jws.WebService;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 
-import net.brutex.xservices.types.ReturnCode;
 import net.brutex.xservices.types.StringMatchType;
 import net.brutex.xservices.types.StringReplaceType;
-import net.brutex.xservices.types.TargetNodeType;
-import net.brutex.xservices.types.ant.AttachmentType;
-import net.brutex.xservices.types.ant.CollectionType;
-import net.brutex.xservices.types.ant.FileResource;
-import net.brutex.xservices.util.BrutexNamespaces;
+import net.brutex.xservices.types.StringSplitType;
 
 import org.apache.cxf.annotations.WSDLDocumentation;
 
 /**
- * String operation services.
- * @author Brian Rosenberger
- * @since 0.5.0
+ * @author Brian Rosenberger, bru(at)brutex.de
  *
  */
-@WebService(targetNamespace = BrutexNamespaces.WS_XSERVICES)
-public interface StringService {
-	
-	public static final String SERVICE_NAME = "StringService";
-	
-	final String OPERATION_REPLACEREGEX = "replaceRegEx";
-	final String OPERATION_MATCHREGEX = "matchRegEx";
+@WebService(targetNamespace="http://ws.xservices.brutex.net")
+public abstract interface StringService
+{
+  public static final String SERVICE_NAME = "StringService";
+  public static final String OPERATION_REPLACEREGEX = "replaceRegEx";
+  public static final String OPERATION_MATCHREGEX = "matchRegEx";
+  public static final String OPERATION_ENCODETOENTITIES = "encodeToXMLEntities";
+  public static final String PARAM_STRING = "string";
+  public static final String PARAM_SEARCH = "search";
+  public static final String PARAM_REPLACE = "replace";
+  public static final String PARAM_FLAGS = "regexflags";
 
+  @WebMethod(operationName="replaceRegEx")
+  @WSDLDocumentation("Store text based data")
+  public abstract StringReplaceType replaceRegEx(
+		  @WebParam(name="string") String paramString1, 
+		  @WebParam(name="search") String paramString2, 
+		  @WebParam(name="replace") String paramString3, 
+		  @WebParam(name="regexflags") String paramString4)
+    throws XServicesFault;
 
-	final static String PARAM_STRING = "string";
-	final static String PARAM_SEARCH = "search";
-	final static String PARAM_REPLACE = "replace";
-	final static String PARAM_FLAGS = "regexflags";
-		;
-	/**
-	 * String replace using regular expression.
-	 * @param res String
-	 * @param search regex search pattern
-	 * @param replace string replacement
-	 * @param flags regex flags
-	 * 
-	 * @return replacement
-	 * @throws XServicesFault
-	 */
-	@WebMethod(operationName=OPERATION_REPLACEREGEX)
-	@WSDLDocumentation(value="Store text based data")
-	public abstract StringReplaceType replaceRegEx(
-			@WebParam(name = PARAM_STRING) String res,
-			@WebParam(name = PARAM_SEARCH) String search,
-			@WebParam(name = PARAM_REPLACE) String replace,
-			@WebParam(name = PARAM_FLAGS) String flags) throws XServicesFault;
-	
-	@WebMethod(operationName=OPERATION_MATCHREGEX)
-	@WSDLDocumentation(value="Match text based data")
-	public abstract StringMatchType matchRegEx(
-			@WebParam(name = PARAM_STRING) String res,
-			@WebParam(name = PARAM_SEARCH) String search,
-			@WebParam(name = PARAM_FLAGS) String flags) throws XServicesFault;
-	
-	
-}
+  @WebMethod(operationName="matchRegEx")
+  @WSDLDocumentation("Match text based data")
+  public abstract StringMatchType matchRegEx(
+		  @WebParam(name="string") String paramString1, 
+		  @WebParam(name="search") String paramString2, 
+		  @WebParam(name="regexflags") String paramString3)
+    throws XServicesFault;
+
+  @WebMethod(operationName="encodeToXMLEntities")
+  @WSDLDocumentation("Match text based data")
+  public abstract String encodeToXMLEntities(
+		  @WebParam(name="string") @XmlElement(required=true) String paramString)
+    throws XServicesFault;
+  
+  @WebMethod(operationName="splitString")
+  @WSDLDocumentation("Split a string into tokens")
+  public abstract StringSplitType splitString( 
+		  @WebParam(name="string") @XmlElement(required=true) String paramString,
+		  @WebParam(name="delimiter") @XmlElement(required=true) String delimiter)
+  	throws XServicesFault;
+  
+}
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