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ServiceContractAttribute..::.CallbackContract Property

Gets or sets the type of callback contract when the contract is a duplex contract.

Namespace:  System.ServiceModel
Assembly:  System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
Syntax

'Usage

Dim instance As ServiceContractAttribute
Dim value As Type

value = instance.CallbackContract

instance.CallbackContract = value

'Declaration

Public Property CallbackContract As Type

Property Value

Type: System..::.Type
A Type that indicates the callback contract. The default is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Remarks

Specify an interface in the CallbackContract property that represents the required opposite contract in a two-way (or duplex) message exchange. This enables client applications to listen for inbound operation calls that the server-side service application can send independently of client activity. Callback contracts that have one-way operations represent calls from the service that the client can handle.

NoteNote:

The ServiceContractAttribute attribute is ignored on callback contracts. To configure runtime behavior of callback objects, use the System.ServiceModel..::.CallbackBehaviorAttribute.

Examples

The following code example shows a service that specifies a callback contract, which indicates that a service of type IDuplexHello must have a correspondent that implements a service of type IHelloCallbackContract. In addition, IHelloCallbackContract implements a one-way callback method, enabling the service to call the client without waiting for a reply to support a distributed, event-driven client.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.Threading;

namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
{
  [ServiceContract(
    Name = "SampleDuplexHello",
    Namespace = "http://microsoft.wcf.documentation",
    CallbackContract = typeof(IHelloCallbackContract),
    SessionMode = SessionMode.Required
  )]
  public interface IDuplexHello
  {
    [OperationContract(IsOneWay = true)]
    void Hello(string greeting);
  }

  public interface IHelloCallbackContract
  {
    [OperationContract(IsOneWay = true)]
    void Reply(string responseToGreeting);
  }

  public class DuplexHello : IDuplexHello
  {
    public DuplexHello()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Service object created: " + this.GetHashCode().ToString());
    }

    ~DuplexHello()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Service object destroyed: " + this.GetHashCode().ToString());
    }

    public void Hello(string greeting)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Caller sent: " + greeting);
      Console.WriteLine("Session ID: " + OperationContext.Current.SessionId);
      Console.WriteLine("Waiting two seconds before returning call.");
      // Put a slight delay to demonstrate asynchronous behavior on client.
      Thread.Sleep(2000);
      IHelloCallbackContract callerProxy
        = OperationContext.Current.GetCallbackChannel<IHelloCallbackContract>();
      string response = "Service object " + this.GetHashCode().ToString() + " received: " + greeting;
      Console.WriteLine("Sending back: " + response);
      callerProxy.Reply(response);
    }
  }
}


.NET Framework Security

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
See Also

Reference

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