WebInvokeAttribute Class (System.ServiceModel.Web)

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.NET Framework Class Library

WebInvokeAttribute Class

Indicates a service operation is logically an invoke operation and that it can be called by the Web programming model.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method)> _
Public NotInheritable Class WebInvokeAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute _
    Implements IOperationBehavior, IWmiInstanceProvider

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As WebInvokeAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method)]
public sealed class WebInvokeAttribute : Attribute, 
    IOperationBehavior, IWmiInstanceProvider

Visual C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method)]
public ref class WebInvokeAttribute sealed : public Attribute, 
    IOperationBehavior, IWmiInstanceProvider

JScript

public final class WebInvokeAttribute extends Attribute implements IOperationBehavior, IWmiInstanceProvider

Remarks

The WebInvokeAttribute attribute is applied to a service operation in addition to the OperationContractAttribute and associates the operation with a UriTemplate as well as an underlying transport verb that represents an invocation (for example, HTTP POST, PUT, or DELETE). The WebInvokeAttribute attribute is a passive operation behavior (the IOperationBehavior methods do nothing) that adds metadata to the operation description. Applying the WebInvokeAttribute attribute to a service operation has no effect unless a behavior that looks for this metadata in the operation description (such as WebHttpBehavior) is added to the service's behavior collection. The WebInvokeAttribute determines what HTTP method that a service operation responds to. By default, all methods that have the WebInvokeAttribute applied respond to POST requests. The Method property allows you to specify a different HTTP method. If you want a service operation to respond to GET, use the WebGetAttribute instead.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the WebInvokeAttribute attribute.

Note:
Because the Method property is not specified in the following code, all service operations are mapped to the HTTP POST method.

Visual Basic

<ServiceContract()> _
Public Interface ICalculator2
    <OperationContract()> _
    <WebInvoke()> _
    Function Add(ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) As Long

    <OperationContract()> _
    <WebInvoke(UriTemplate:="Sub?x={x}&y={y}")> _
    Function Subtract(ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) As Long

    <OperationContract()> _
    <WebInvoke(UriTemplate:="Mult?x={x}&y={y}", BodyStyle:=WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare)> _
    Function Multiply(ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) As Long

    <OperationContract()> _
    <WebInvoke(UriTemplate:="Div?x={x}&y={y}", BodyStyle:=WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare, RequestFormat:=WebMessageFormat.Xml, ResponseFormat:=WebMessageFormat.Xml)> _
    Function Divide(ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) As Long

    <OperationContract()> _
   <WebInvoke(Method:="POST", UriTemplate:="Mod?x={x}&y={y}")> _
   Function Modulo(ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long) As Long
End Interface

[ServiceContract]
public interface ICalculator2
{
    [OperationContract]
    [WebInvoke]
    long Add(long x, long y);

    [OperationContract]
    [WebInvoke(UriTemplate = "Sub?x={x}&y={y}")]
    long Subtract(long x, long y);

    [OperationContract]
    [WebInvoke(UriTemplate = "Mult?x={x}&y={y}", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare)]
    long Multiply(long x, long y);

    [OperationContract]
    [WebInvoke(UriTemplate = "Div?x={x}&y={y}", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare, RequestFormat = WebMessageFormat.Xml, ResponseFormat=WebMessageFormat.Xml)]
    long Divide(long x, long y);

    [OperationContract]
    [WebInvoke(Method = "POST", UriTemplate = "Mod?x={x}&y={y}")]
    long Mod(long x, long y);
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.ServiceModel.Web..::.WebInvokeAttribute

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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

Reference

WebInvokeAttribute Members

System.ServiceModel.Web Namespace