SoapDocumentMethodAttribute.Use Property

Definition

Gets or sets the parameter formatting for an XML Web service method within the XML portion of a SOAP message.

public:
 property System::Web::Services::Description::SoapBindingUse Use { System::Web::Services::Description::SoapBindingUse get(); void set(System::Web::Services::Description::SoapBindingUse value); };
public System.Web.Services.Description.SoapBindingUse Use { get; set; }
member this.Use : System.Web.Services.Description.SoapBindingUse with get, set
Public Property Use As SoapBindingUse

Property Value

The SoapBindingUse for the XML Web service method. The default is Literal.

Examples

The following code example specifies that Document / Encoded SOAP messages must be sent to the PlaceOrder XML Web service method.

<%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="ShoppingCart" %>
 
 using System.Web.Services;
 using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
 using System.Web.Services.Description;
 using System;

 public class ShoppingCart 
 {
       [ SoapDocumentMethod(Use=SoapBindingUse.Encoded) ]
       [ WebMethod]
       public void PlaceOrder(OrderItem O) 
       {
        // Process the order on the back end.
       }      
 }

public class OrderItem
{
  public int Count;
  public int Description;
  public DateTime OrderDate;
  public long CustomerID;
  public Decimal Cost;
}
<%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="ShoppingCart" %>
 
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Imports System.Web.Services.Description
Imports System

Public Class ShoppingCart
        
    ' Specify that the XML Web service method uses encoded SOAP messages.
    <SoapDocumentMethod(Use:=SoapBindingUse.Encoded), _
     WebMethod()> _
    Public Sub PlaceOrder(O as OrderItem)
        
        ' Process the order on the back end.
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class OrderItem
  Public Count As Integer
  Public Description as String
  Public OrderDate as DateTime
  Public CustomerID as Long
  Public Cost as Decimal

End Class

Remarks

The Web Services Description Language (WSDL) defines two methods for formatting parameters: Encoded and Literal. Encoded refers to formatting parameters using SOAP encoding, as outlined in the SOAP specification in section 5. Literal refers to formatting the parameters using a pre-defined XSD schema for each parameter.

For more details, see Customizing SOAP Message Formatting.

Applies to

See also