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WSHttpBindingBase.MaxReceivedMessageSize Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets or sets the maximum size for a message that can be processed by the binding.

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

Syntax

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public long MaxReceivedMessageSize { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int64
The maximum size, in bytes, for a message that is processed by the binding. The default value is 65,536 bytes.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value is less than zero.
QuotaExceededException	A message exceeded the maximum size allocated.

Remarks

The size of the messages that can be received on the wire by services using the WSHttpBindingBase is bounded by the amount of memory allocated for each message. This bound on message size is intended to limit exposure to denial of service (DoS) attacks.

Examples

This example shows how to get the maximum size for a message

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	    long maxReceivedMessageSize =
		binding1.MaxReceivedMessageSize;

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

WSHttpBindingBase Class

System.ServiceModel Namespace

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