System.Web.Services.Description Namespace ()

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System.Web.Services.Description Namespace

The System.Web.Services.Description namespace consists of the classes that enable you to publicly describe an XML Web service by using the Web Services Description Language (WSDL). Each class in this namespace corresponds to a specific element in the WSDL specification, and the class hierarchy corresponds to the XML structure of a valid WSDL document. For more information about WSDL, see the specification at the W3C Web site (http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl/).

Classes

	Class	Description
	BasicProfileViolation	Represents a WSDL violation of the WSI Basic Profile version 1.1.
	BasicProfileViolationCollection	Contains a strongly typed collection of BasicProfileViolation objects.
	BasicProfileViolationEnumerator	Enumerates the elements in a BasicProfileViolationCollection.
	Binding	Specifies the concrete data format and protocols used in the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	BindingCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the Binding class supported by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	DocumentableItem	Represents the abstract base class from which several classes in the System.Web.Services.Description namespace are derived.
	FaultBinding	Specifies the format for any error messages that might be output as a result of the operation. This class cannot be inherited.
	FaultBindingCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the FaultBinding class. This class cannot be inherited.
	HttpAddressBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to a Port within an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	HttpBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to a Binding within an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	HttpOperationBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an OperationBinding within an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	HttpUrlEncodedBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding within an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	HttpUrlReplacementBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding within an XML Web service. It specifies the format for data transmission through HTTP. This class cannot be inherited.
	Import	Associates an XML namespace with a document location. This class cannot be inherited.
	ImportCollection	Provides a collection of instances of the Import class representing documents to be imported into the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	InputBinding	Provides a set of specifications for data formats and protocols used by the XML Web service for input messages. This class cannot be inherited.
	Message	Provides an abstract definition of data passed by an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	MessageBinding	Describes how abstract content is mapped into a concrete format.
	MessageCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the Message class. This class cannot be inherited.
	MessagePart	Allows messages to be broken up into their logical units with specific abstract information for each part. This class cannot be inherited.
	MessagePartCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the MessagePart class. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimeContentBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding or an OutputBinding within an XML Web service, specifying the MIME format for the body of the HTTP transmission. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimeMultipartRelatedBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding or an OutputBinding, specifying the individual MIME formats for the parts of the HTTP transmission. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimePart	Represents an extensibility element added to a MimeMultipartRelatedBinding, specifying the concrete MIME type for the MessagePart to which the MimePart applies. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimePartCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the MimePart class. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimeTextBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding, an OutputBinding, or a MimePart, specifying the text patterns for which to search the HTTP transmission. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimeTextMatch	Represents a text pattern for which the HTTP transmission is searched. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimeTextMatchCollection	Provides a collection of instances of the MimeTextMatch class. This class cannot be inherited.
	MimeXmlBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to a MimePart, an InputBinding or an OutputBinding. It specifies the schema for XML messages that are not SOAP compliant. This class cannot be inherited.
	NamedItem	Represents a named, item that can be documented.
	Operation	Provides an abstract definition of an action supported by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationBinding	Provides specifications for protocols and data formats for the messages used in the action supported by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationBindingCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the OperationBinding class. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the Operation class. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationFault	Defines the specifications for error messages returned by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationFaultCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the OperationFault class. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationInput	Defines the specifications for input messages received by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationMessage	Represents a message type passed by the action of an XML Web service.
	OperationMessageCollection	Represents a collection of OperationInput and OperationOutput messages related to an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	OperationOutput	Defines the specifications for output messages returned by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	OutputBinding	Provides a set of specifications for data formats and protocols used by the XML Web service for output messages. This class cannot be inherited.
	Port	Defines an individual endpoint contained in the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	PortCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the Port class. This class cannot be inherited.
	PortType	Represents a named set of abstract operations and the corresponding abstract messages. This class cannot be inherited.
	PortTypeCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the PortType class; that is, a collection of sets of operations supported by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	ProtocolImporter	Provides common functionality across communication protocols for generating classes for Web services.
	ProtocolReflector	Provides common functionality across communication protocols for creating ServiceDescription objects from classes that are identified as Web services.
	Service	Groups together a set of related instances of the Port class that are associated with an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	ServiceCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the Service class. This class cannot be inherited.
	ServiceDescription	Provides a means of creating and formatting a valid Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document file, complete with appropriate namespaces, elements, and attributes, for describing an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	ServiceDescriptionBaseCollection	Forms the basis for the strongly typed collections that are members of the System.Web.Services.Description namespace.
	ServiceDescriptionCollection	Represents a collection of instances of the ServiceDescription class. This class cannot be inherited.
	ServiceDescriptionFormatExtension	Represents an extensibility element added to an XML Web service.
	ServiceDescriptionFormatExtensionCollection	Represents the collection of extensibility elements used by the XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	ServiceDescriptionImporter	Exposes a means of generating client proxy classes for XML Web services.
	ServiceDescriptionReflector	Provides a managed way of dynamically viewing, creating or invoking types supported by an XML Web service.
	Soap12AddressBinding	Represents a service description format extension applied to a Port when an XML Web service supports the SOAP protocol version 1.2. This class cannot be inherited.
	Soap12Binding	Represents a binding in a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document to the SOAP version 1.2 protocol. This class cannot be inherited.
	Soap12BodyBinding	Represents a service description format extension applied to an InputBinding or an OutputBinding when an XML Web service supports the SOAP protocol version 1.2. This class cannot be inherited.
	Soap12FaultBinding	Represents a service description format extension applied to an FaultBinding when an XML Web service supports the SOAP protocol version 1.2. This class cannot be inherited.
	Soap12HeaderBinding	Represents a service description format extension applied to an InputBinding or an OutputBinding when an XML Web service supports the SOAP protocol version 1.2. This class cannot be inherited.
	Soap12OperationBinding	Represents a service description format extension applied to an OperationBinding when an XML Web service supports the SOAP protocol version 1.2. This class cannot be inherited.
	SoapAddressBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to a Port within an XML Web service.
	SoapBinding	Represents an extension added to a Binding within an XML Web service. This class cannot be inherited.
	SoapBodyBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding or an OutputBinding.
	SoapExtensionImporter	Provides a common interface and functionality for classes to generate code attributes that specify SOAP extensions.
	SoapExtensionReflector	Provides a common interface and functionality for classes to add SOAP extension information to a ServiceDescription object on a per-method basis.
	SoapFaultBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to a FaultBinding within an XML Web service.
	SoapHeaderBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding or an OutputBinding within an XML Web service.
	SoapHeaderFaultBinding	Represents an extensibility element added to an InputBinding or an OutputBinding within an XML Web service. It specifies the SOAP header types used to transmit error information within the SOAP header.
	SoapOperationBinding	Represents an extension added to an OperationBinding within an XML Web service.
	SoapProtocolImporter	Generates classes for Web services that use the SOAP protocol.
	SoapTransportImporter	Serves as a base class for derived classes that import SOAP transmission protocols into XML Web services.
	Types	Describes data type definitions relevant to exchanged messages. This class cannot be inherited.
	WebReference	Describes a reference to a collection of XML Web services.
	WebReferenceCollection	Describes a collection of WebReference objects.
	WebReferenceOptions	The WebReferenceOptions class represents code generation options specified in an XML text file.
	WebServicesInteroperability	The WebServicesInteroperability class provides methods to verify whether a given Web service or services conforms to a given Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) Organization specification.

Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	OperationFlow	Specifies the type of transmission an endpoint of the XML Web service can support.
	ServiceDescriptionImportStyle	Specifies whether the import is made to the server or to the client computer.
	ServiceDescriptionImportWarnings	Specifies the type of warnings produced by Import.
	SoapBindingStyle	Specifies the type of action that occurs in the XML Web service at the level of the class hierarchy to which this enumeration is applied.
	SoapBindingUse	Specifies whether the message parts are encoded as abstract type definitions or concrete schema definitions.