MessageHeader Class
Represents the content of a SOAP header.
System.ServiceModel.Channels.MessageHeaderInfo
System.ServiceModel.Channels.MessageHeader
Namespace: System.ServiceModel.Channels
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
The MessageHeader type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
   | Actor | Gets or sets the targeted recipient of the message header. (Overrides MessageHeaderInfo.Actor.) |
| IsReferenceParameter | Gets a value that specifies whether this message header contains reference parameters of an endpoint reference. (Overrides MessageHeaderInfo.IsReferenceParameter.) |
| MustUnderstand | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the header must be understood, according to SOAP 1.1/1.2 specification. (Overrides MessageHeaderInfo.MustUnderstand.) |
| Name | Gets the name of the message header. (Inherited from MessageHeaderInfo.) |
| Namespace | Gets the namespace of the message header. (Inherited from MessageHeaderInfo.) |
| Relay | Gets a value that indicates whether the header should be relayed. (Overrides MessageHeaderInfo.Relay.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object) | Creates a new message header with the specified data. |
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object, Boolean) | Creates a new message header with the specified data. |
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object, XmlObjectSerializer) | Creates a header from an object to be serialized using the XmlFormatter. |
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object, Boolean, String) | Creates a new message header with the specified data. |
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object, XmlObjectSerializer, Boolean) | Creates a new message header with the specified data. |
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object, Boolean, String, Boolean) | Creates a new message header with the specified data. |
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object, XmlObjectSerializer, Boolean, String) | Creates a new message header with the specified data. |
| CreateHeader(String, String, Object, XmlObjectSerializer, Boolean, String, Boolean) | Creates a new message header with the specified data. |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| IsMessageVersionSupported | Verifies whether the specified message version is supported. |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| OnWriteHeaderContents | Called when the header content is serialized using the specified XML writer. |
| OnWriteStartHeader | Called when the start header is serialized using the specified XML writer. |
| ToString | Returns the string representation of this message header. (Overrides Object.ToString().) |
| WriteHeader(XmlDictionaryWriter, MessageVersion) | Serializes the header using the specified XML writer. |
| WriteHeader(XmlWriter, MessageVersion) | Serializes the header using the specified XML writer. |
| WriteHeaderAttributes | Serializes the header attributes using the specified XML writer. |
| WriteHeaderContents | Serializes the header contents using the specified XML writer. |
| WriteStartHeader | Serializes the start header using the specified XML writer. |
A message header contains optional metadata that describe a message encapsulated by the Message class.
A Message can have zero or more headers that are used as an extension mechanism to pass information in messages that are application-specific. You can use Headers to add message headers to a message by calling the Add method.
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) provides a number of predefined message headers, as shown in the following table.
Header Name | Description |
|---|---|
To | Contains the role that the message is targeting. |
Action | Provides a description of how the message should be processed. |
FaultTo | Contains the address of the node to which faults should be sent. |
From | Contains the address of the node that sent the message. |
Request | Indicates whether the message is a request. |
MessageID | Contains the unique ID of the message. |
RelatesTo | Contains the IDs of messages that are related to this message. |
ReplyTo | Contains the address of the node to which a reply should be sent for a request. |
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.
