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ServiceContractAttribute.Namespace Property

Gets or sets the namespace of the <portType> element in Web Services Description Language (WSDL).

Namespace:  System.ServiceModel
Assembly:  System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
public string Namespace { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The WSDL namespace of the <portType> element. The default value is "http://tempuri.org".

The following code example shows how to use the Name and Namespace properties of the ServiceContractAttribute to set the corresponding values in WSDL.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.Text;

namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
{
  [ServiceContract(
    Name="HelloWorld",
    Namespace="http://Microsoft.WCF.Documentation"
  )]
  public interface ISampleService{
    [OperationContract]
    string SampleMethod(string msg);
  }

  class SampleService : ISampleService
  {
  #region ISampleService Members

  public string  SampleMethod(string msg)
  {
 	  return "The service greets you: " + msg;
  }

  #endregion
  }
}

The following code example shows an Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) client for the preceding service that imported WSDL using the Service Model Metadata Utility Tool (Svcutil.exe). This client uses a HelloWorldClient client rather than a SampleServiceClient client (as is the case with the sample in the Example section of ServiceContractAttribute).

using System;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Channels;

public class Client
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    // Picks up configuration from the config file.
    HelloWorldClient wcfClient = new HelloWorldClient();
    try
    {
      // Making calls.
      Console.WriteLine("Enter the greeting to send: ");
      string greeting = Console.ReadLine();
      Console.WriteLine("The service responded: " + wcfClient.SampleMethod(greeting));

      // Done with service. 
      wcfClient.Close();
      Console.WriteLine("Done!");
    }
    catch (TimeoutException timeProblem)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("The service operation timed out. " + timeProblem.Message);
      wcfClient.Abort();
    }
    catch (CommunicationException commProblem)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("There was a communication problem. " + commProblem.Message);
      wcfClient.Abort();
    }
    finally
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit:");
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
  }
}

.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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