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Binding.CanBuildChannelFactory<TChannel> Method (BindingParameterCollection)

Returns a value that indicates whether the current binding can build a channel factory stack on the client that satisfies the collection of binding parameters specified.

Namespace:  System.ServiceModel.Channels
Assembly:  System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
public virtual bool CanBuildChannelFactory<TChannel>(
	BindingParameterCollection parameters
)

Type Parameters

TChannel

The type of channel for which the factory is being tested.

Parameters

parameters
Type: System.ServiceModel.Channels.BindingParameterCollection

The BindingParameterCollection that specifies requirements for the channel factory that is built.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the specified channel factory stack can be build on the client; otherwise, false.

Use this method if you want to check that the channel factory for channels of type TChannel can be build for the binding parameters specified before attempting to actually build the factory. Alternatively, try to build the channel factory by calling BuildChannelFactory<TChannel>(BindingParameterCollection) and catch the exception generated if it cannot be built.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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