MessageBodyMemberAttribute Class

Definition

Specifies that a member is serialized as an element inside the SOAP body.

public ref class MessageBodyMemberAttribute : System::ServiceModel::MessageContractMemberAttribute
[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Field | System.AttributeTargets.Property, Inherited=false)]
public class MessageBodyMemberAttribute : System.ServiceModel.MessageContractMemberAttribute
[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Field | System.AttributeTargets.Property, Inherited=false)>]
type MessageBodyMemberAttribute = class
    inherit MessageContractMemberAttribute
Public Class MessageBodyMemberAttribute
Inherits MessageContractMemberAttribute
Inheritance
MessageBodyMemberAttribute
Attributes

Examples

The following code example shows the use of the MessageContractAttribute to control the SOAP envelope structure for both the request message and the response message, and the use of both the MessageHeaderAttribute (to create a SOAP header for the response message) and the MessageBodyMemberAttribute (to specify the bodies of both the request and response message). The code example contains an example of each message when sent.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Channels;

namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
{
  [ServiceContract(Namespace = "Microsoft.WCF.Documentation")]
  interface IMessagingHello
  {
    [OperationContract(
     Action = "http://GreetingMessage/Action",
     ReplyAction = "http://HelloResponseMessage/Action"
    )]
    HelloResponseMessage Hello(HelloGreetingMessage msg);
  }

  [MessageContract]
  public class HelloResponseMessage
  {
    private string localResponse = String.Empty;
    private string extra = String.Empty;

    [MessageBodyMember(
      Name = "ResponseToGreeting",
      Namespace = "http://www.examples.com")]
    public string Response
    {
      get { return localResponse; }
      set { localResponse = value; }
    }

    [MessageHeader(
      Name = "OutOfBandData",
      Namespace = "http://www.examples.com",
      MustUnderstand=true
    )]
    public string ExtraValues
    {
      get { return extra; }
      set { this.extra = value; }
   }

   /*
    The following is the response message, edited for clarity.

    <s:Envelope>
      <s:Header>
        <a:Action s:mustUnderstand="1">http://HelloResponseMessage/Action</a:Action>
        <h:OutOfBandData s:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:h="http://www.examples.com">Served by object 13804354.</h:OutOfBandData>
      </s:Header>
      <s:Body>
        <HelloResponseMessage xmlns="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation">
          <ResponseToGreeting xmlns="http://www.examples.com">Service received: Hello.</ResponseToGreeting>
        </HelloResponseMessage>
      </s:Body>
    </s:Envelope>
    */
 }
  [MessageContract]
  public class HelloGreetingMessage
  {
    private string localGreeting;

    [MessageBodyMember(
      Name = "Salutations",
      Namespace = "http://www.examples.com"
    )]
    public string Greeting
    {
      get { return localGreeting; }
      set { localGreeting = value; }
    }
  }

  /*
   The following is the request message, edited for clarity.

    <s:Envelope>
      <s:Header>
        <!-- Note: Some header content has been removed for clarity.
        <a:Action>http://GreetingMessage/Action</a:Action>
        <a:To s:mustUnderstand="1"></a:To>
      </s:Header>
      <s:Body u:Id="_0" xmlns:u="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
        <HelloGreetingMessage xmlns="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation">
          <Salutations xmlns="http://www.examples.com">Hello.</Salutations>
        </HelloGreetingMessage>
      </s:Body>
   </s:Envelope>
   */

  class MessagingHello : IMessagingHello
  {
    public HelloResponseMessage Hello(HelloGreetingMessage msg)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Caller sent: " + msg.Greeting);
      HelloResponseMessage responseMsg = new HelloResponseMessage();
      responseMsg.Response = "Service received: " + msg.Greeting;
      responseMsg.ExtraValues = String.Format("Served by object {0}.", this.GetHashCode().ToString());
      Console.WriteLine("Returned response message.");
      return responseMsg;
    }
  }
}
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization
Imports System.ServiceModel
Imports System.ServiceModel.Channels

Namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
  <ServiceContract(Namespace := "Microsoft.WCF.Documentation")> _
  Friend Interface IMessagingHello
    <OperationContract(Action := "http://GreetingMessage/Action", ReplyAction := "http://HelloResponseMessage/Action")> _
    Function Hello(ByVal msg As HelloGreetingMessage) As HelloResponseMessage
  End Interface

  <MessageContract> _
  Public Class HelloResponseMessage
    Private localResponse As String = String.Empty
    Private extra As String = String.Empty

    <MessageBodyMember(Name := "ResponseToGreeting", Namespace := "http://www.examples.com")> _
    Public Property Response() As String
      Get
          Return localResponse
      End Get
      Set(ByVal value As String)
          localResponse = value
      End Set
    End Property

    <MessageHeader(Name := "OutOfBandData", Namespace := "http://www.examples.com", MustUnderstand:=True)> _
    Public Property ExtraValues() As String
      Get
          Return extra
      End Get
      Set(ByVal value As String)
          Me.extra = value
      End Set
    End Property

'   
'    The following is the response message, edited for clarity.
'    
'    <s:Envelope>
'      <s:Header>
'        <a:Action s:mustUnderstand="1">http://HelloResponseMessage/Action</a:Action>
'        <h:OutOfBandData s:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:h="http://www.examples.com">Served by object 13804354.</h:OutOfBandData>
'      </s:Header>
'      <s:Body>
'        <HelloResponseMessage xmlns="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation">
'          <ResponseToGreeting xmlns="http://www.examples.com">Service received: Hello.</ResponseToGreeting>
'      </s:Body>    
'    </s:Envelope>
'    
  End Class
  <MessageContract> _
  Public Class HelloGreetingMessage
    Private localGreeting As String

    <MessageBodyMember(Name := "Salutations", Namespace := "http://www.examples.com")> _
    Public Property Greeting() As String
      Get
          Return localGreeting
      End Get
      Set(ByVal value As String)
          localGreeting = value
      End Set
    End Property
  End Class

'  
'   The following is the request message, edited for clarity.
'    
'    <s:Envelope>
'      <s:Header>
'        <!-- Note: Some header content has been removed for clarity.
'        <a:Action>http://GreetingMessage/Action</a:Action> 
'        <a:To s:mustUnderstand="1"></a:To>
'      </s:Header>
'      <s:Body u:Id="_0" xmlns:u="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
'        <HelloGreetingMessage xmlns="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation">
'          <Salutations xmlns="http://www.examples.com">Hello.</Salutations>
'      </s:Body>
'   </s:Envelope>
'   

  Friend Class MessagingHello
      Implements IMessagingHello
    Public Function Hello(ByVal msg As HelloGreetingMessage) As HelloResponseMessage Implements IMessagingHello.Hello
      Console.WriteLine("Caller sent: " & msg.Greeting)
      Dim responseMsg As New HelloResponseMessage()
      responseMsg.Response = "Service received: " & msg.Greeting
      responseMsg.ExtraValues = String.Format("Served by object {0}.", Me.GetHashCode().ToString())
      Console.WriteLine("Returned response message.")
      Return responseMsg
    End Function
  End Class
End Namespace

Remarks

Use the MessageBodyMemberAttribute attribute to specify that a data member is serialized into the SOAP body and to control some serialization items.

The Order property is used to specify the order of body parts in cases where the default alphabetical order is not appropriate.

The other properties are inherited from the base class, System.ServiceModel.MessageContractMemberAttribute.

For more information about controlling the serialization of the contents of a SOAP body without modifying the default SOAP envelope itself, see System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContractAttribute, Specifying Data Transfer in Service Contracts, and Using Data Contracts.

For more information, see Using Message Contracts.

Constructors

MessageBodyMemberAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the MessageBodyMemberAttribute class.

Properties

HasProtectionLevel

When overridden in a derived class, gets a value that indicates whether the member has a protection level assigned.

(Inherited from MessageContractMemberAttribute)
Name

Specifies the name of the element that corresponds to this member.

(Inherited from MessageContractMemberAttribute)
Namespace

Specifies the namespace of the element that corresponds to this member.

(Inherited from MessageContractMemberAttribute)
Order

Gets or sets a value that indicates the position in which the member is serialized into the SOAP body.

ProtectionLevel

Specifies whether the member is to be transmitted as-is, signed, or signed and encrypted.

(Inherited from MessageContractMemberAttribute)
TypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.

(Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)

Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

(Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for this instance.

(Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()

When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.

(Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.

(Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.

(Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.

(Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).

(Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.

(Inherited from Attribute)

Applies to