HttpMethodAttribute Class (System.Web.Services.Protocols)

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HttpMethodAttribute Class

Applying this attribute to an XML Web service client using HTTP-GET or HTTP-POST, sets the types that serialize the parameters sent to an XML Web service method and read the response from the XML Web service method. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpMethodAttribute

Namespace:  System.Web.Services.Protocols
Assembly:  System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method)> _
Public NotInheritable Class HttpMethodAttribute _
	Inherits Attribute
C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method)]
public sealed class HttpMethodAttribute : Attribute
Visual C++
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method)]
public ref class HttpMethodAttribute sealed : public Attribute
F#
[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method)>]
type HttpMethodAttribute =  
    class
        inherit Attribute
    end

The HttpMethodAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method HttpMethodAttribute() Initializes a new instance of the HttpMethodAttribute class.
Public method HttpMethodAttribute(Type, Type) Initializes a new instance of the HttpMethodAttribute.
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Properties

  Name Description
Public property ParameterFormatter Gets or sets a Type that serializes parameters sent from an XML Web service client to the XML Web service method.
Public property ReturnFormatter Gets or sets a Type that deserializes the response from an XML Web service method.
Public property TypeId When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefaultAttribute When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfo Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Remarks

If an XML Web service client calls an XML Web service method using HTTP-GET, ReturnFormatter must be set to XmlReturnReader and ParameterFormatter set to UrlParameterWriter. XML Web service clients invoking a XML Web service using HTTP-POST must set ReturnFormatter to XmlReturnReader and ParameterFormatter to HtmlFormParameterWriter.

Examples

The following example is a proxy class generated by the Wsdl.exe utility for calling an XML Web service utility using HTTP-POST. The Wsdl.exe automatically supplies the correct types for ReturnFormatter and ParameterFormatter, along with specifying that the proxy class inherits from HttpPostClientProtocol.

Visual Basic

Public Class MyUser
    Inherits System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpPostClientProtocol


    Public Sub New()
        Me.Url = "http://www.contoso.com/username.asmx"
    End Sub 'New

    <HttpMethodAttribute(GetType(XmlReturnReader), GetType(HtmlFormParameterWriter))> _
    Public Function GetUserName() As UserName
        Return CType(Me.Invoke("GetUserName", Me.Url + "/GetUserName", New Object(0) {}), UserName)
    End Function 'GetUserName


    Public Function BeginGetUserName(callback As System.AsyncCallback, asyncState As Object) As System.IAsyncResult
        Return Me.BeginInvoke("GetUserName", Me.Url + "/GetUserName", New Object(0) {}, callback, asyncState)
    End Function 'BeginGetUserName


    Public Function EndGetUserName(asyncResult As System.IAsyncResult) As UserName
        Return CType(Me.EndInvoke(asyncResult), UserName)
    End Function 'EndGetUserName
End Class 'MyUser

<XmlRootAttribute(Namespace := "http://tempuri.org/", IsNullable := True)> _
Public Class UserName
    Public Name As String
    Public Domain As String

End Class 'UserName


C#

public class MyUser : System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpPostClientProtocol {

    public MyUser() {
        this.Url = "http://www.contoso.com/username.asmx";
    }

    [System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpMethodAttribute(typeof(System.Web.Services.Protocols.XmlReturnReader), typeof(System.Web.Services.Protocols.HtmlFormParameterWriter))]
    public UserName GetUserName() {
        return ((UserName)(this.Invoke("GetUserName", (this.Url + "/GetUserName"), new object[0])));
    }

    public System.IAsyncResult BeginGetUserName(System.AsyncCallback callback, object asyncState) {
        return this.BeginInvoke("GetUserName", (this.Url + "/GetUserName"), new object[0], callback, asyncState);
    }

    public UserName EndGetUserName(System.IAsyncResult asyncResult) {
        return ((UserName)(this.EndInvoke(asyncResult)));
    }
}

[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace="http://tempuri.org/", IsNullable=true)]
public class UserName {

    public string Name;

    public string Domain;
}
   


Visual C++

[System::Xml::Serialization::XmlRootAttribute(Namespace="http://tempuri.org/",IsNullable=true)]
public ref class UserName
{
public:
   String^ Name;
   String^ Domain;
};

public ref class MyUser: public System::Web::Services::Protocols::HttpPostClientProtocol
{
public:
   MyUser()
   {
      this->Url = "http://www.contoso.com/username.asmx";
   }

   [System::Web::Services::Protocols::HttpMethodAttribute(System::Web::Services::Protocols::XmlReturnReader::typeid,System::Web::Services::Protocols::HtmlFormParameterWriter::typeid)]
   UserName^ GetUserName()
   {
      return (dynamic_cast<UserName^>(this->Invoke( "GetUserName", (String::Concat( this->Url, "/GetUserName" )), gcnew array<Object^>(0) )));
   }

   System::IAsyncResult^ BeginGetUserName( System::AsyncCallback^ callback, Object^ asyncState )
   {
      return this->BeginInvoke( "GetUserName", (String::Concat( this->Url, "/GetUserName" )), gcnew array<Object^>(0), callback, asyncState );
   }

   UserName^ EndGetUserName( System::IAsyncResult^ asyncResult )
   {
      return (dynamic_cast<UserName^>(this->EndInvoke( asyncResult )));
   }
};


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, 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.
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.
See Also

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