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.NET Framework Class Library
SoapHeaderAttribute Class

This attribute is applied to an XML Web service method or an XML Web service client to specify a SOAP header that the XML Web service method or XML Web service client can process. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace:  System.Web.Services.Protocols
Assembly:  System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class SoapHeaderAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As SoapHeaderAttribute
C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public sealed class SoapHeaderAttribute : Attribute
Visual C++
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public ref class SoapHeaderAttribute sealed : public Attribute
JScript
public final class SoapHeaderAttribute extends Attribute

The basic steps to receiving and processing a SOAP header are:

  1. Create a class deriving from SoapHeader representing the data passed in the SOAP header.

  2. Add a member to the XML Web service class or XML Web service client proxy class of the type created in step 1.

  3. Apply a SoapHeaderAttribute to the XML Web service method or the corresponding method in the proxy class, specifying the member created in step 2 in the MemberName property.

  4. Within the XML Web service method or XML Web service client code, access the MemberName property to process the data sent in the SOAP header.

For more details, see the MemberName property.

The following MyWebService XML Web service defines one SoapHeader of type MyHeader. The Hello XML Web service method requires the client to invoke the XML Web service method with this SoapHeader. The Hello XML Web service also catches any SOAP headers other than MyHeader.

Visual Basic
<%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="MyWebService"%>
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols

' Define a SOAP header by deriving from the SoapHeader base class.
' The header contains just one string value.
Public Class MyHeader
    Inherits SoapHeader
    Public MyValue As String
End Class

Public Class MyWebService
    ' Member variable to receive the contents of the MyHeader SoapHeader.
    Public myHeader As MyHeader

    ' Member variable to receive all headers other than MyHeader.
    Public unknownHeaders() As SoapUnknownHeader

    ' Receive any SOAP headers other than MyHeader.
    <WebMethod, _
        SoapHeader("myHeader", Direction := SoapHeaderDirection.InOut), _
        SoapHeader("unknownHeaders")> _
    Public Sub Hello()        

        ' Process the MyHeader SoapHeader.
        If myHeader.MyValue = "Some string" Then
            ' Process the header.
        End If 
        Dim header As SoapHeader
        For Each header In  unknownHeaders
            ' Perform some processing on header
            ' For those headers that cannot be processed, 
            ' set the DidUnderstand to false.
            header.DidUnderstand = False
        Next header
    End Sub
End Class


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

// Define a SOAP header by deriving from the SoapHeader base class.
// The header contains just one string value.
public class MyHeader : SoapHeader {
    public string MyValue;
}

public class MyWebService {
    // Member variable to receive the contents of the MyHeader SoapHeader.
    public MyHeader myHeader;

    // Member variable to receive all headers other than MyHeader.
    public SoapUnknownHeader[] unknownHeaders;

    [WebMethod]
    [SoapHeader("myHeader", Direction=SoapHeaderDirection.InOut)]

    // Receive any SOAP headers other than MyHeader.
    [SoapHeader("unknownHeaders")]
    public void Hello() {

       // Process the MyHeader SoapHeader.
       if (myHeader.MyValue == "Some string") {
          // Process the header.
       }
       foreach (SoapHeader header in unknownHeaders) {
           // Perform some processing on header.

           // For those headers that cannot be processed,
           // set the DidUnderstand property to false.
           header.DidUnderstand = false;
       }
    }
}


System..::.Object
  System..::.Attribute
    System.Web.Services.Protocols..::.SoapHeaderAttribute
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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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.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
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