SoapFormatter Class
Serializes and deserializes an object, or an entire graph of connected objects, in SOAP format.
For a list of all members of this type, see SoapFormatter Members.
System.Object
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
[Visual Basic] NotInheritable Public Class SoapFormatter Implements IRemotingFormatter, IFormatter [C#] public sealed class SoapFormatter : IRemotingFormatter, IFormatter [C++] public __gc __sealed class SoapFormatter : public IRemotingFormatter, IFormatter [JScript] public class SoapFormatter implements IRemotingFormatter, IFormatter
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.
Remarks
The SoapFormatter and BinaryFormatter classes implement the IRemotingFormatter interface to support remote procedure calls (RPCs), and the IFormatter interface (inherited by the IRemotingFormatter) to support serialization of a graph of objects. The SoapFormatter class also supports RPCs with ISoapMessage objects, without using the IRemotingFormatter functionality.
During RPCs, the IRemotingFormatter interface allows the specification of two separate object graphs: the graph of objects to serialize, and an additional graph containing an array of header objects that convey information about the remote function call (for example, transaction ID or a method signature). For proper serialization, the root object of the first graph must be an object that implements either the IMethodCallMessage interface or the IMethodReturnMessage interface.
During deserialization of an RPC, a HeaderHandler delegate is specified to the Deserialize method of the formatter. The remoting infrastructure uses the HeaderHandler delegate to produce an object that supports the ISerializable interface. This object contains the information stored in the headers, and becomes the root of the graph returned by the deserializer.
The SoapFormatter can also handle RPCs that are produced with objects implementing the ISoapMessage interface. To create an RPC without using the IRemotingFormatter functionality, place an object that supports the ISoapMessage interface at the root of a graph being serialized. To deserialize an RPC created in this manner the TopObject property must be set to another object that supports the ISoapMessage interface, and contains the relevant remote call information.
Example
[Visual Basic] Imports System.IO Imports System.Collections Imports System.Runtime.Serialization ' Note: When building this code, you must reference the ' System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.dll assembly. Imports System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap Module App Sub Main() Serialize() Deserialize() End Sub Sub Serialize() ' Create a hashtable of values that will eventually be serialized. Dim addresses As New Hashtable addresses.Add("Jeff", "123 Main Street, Redmond, WA 98052") addresses.Add("Fred", "987 Pine Road, Phila., PA 19116") addresses.Add("Mary", "PO Box 112233, Palo Alto, CA 94301") ' To serialize the hashtable (and its key/value pairs), ' you must first open a stream for writing. ' Use a file stream here. Dim fs As New FileStream("DataFile.soap", FileMode.Create) ' Construct a SoapFormatter and use it ' to serialize the data to the stream. Dim formatter As New SoapFormatter Try formatter.Serialize(fs, addresses) Catch e As SerializationException Console.WriteLine("Failed to serialize. Reason: " & e.Message) Throw Finally fs.Close() End Try End Sub Sub Deserialize() ' Declare the hashtable reference. Dim addresses As Hashtable = Nothing ' Open the file containing the data that you want to deserialize. Dim fs As New FileStream("DataFile.soap", FileMode.Open) Try Dim formatter As New SoapFormatter ' Deserialize the hashtable from the file and ' assign the reference to the local variable. addresses = DirectCast(formatter.Deserialize(fs), Hashtable) Catch e As SerializationException Console.WriteLine("Failed to deserialize. Reason: " & e.Message) Throw Finally fs.Close() End Try ' To prove that the table deserialized correctly, ' display the key/value pairs to the console. Dim de As DictionaryEntry For Each de In addresses Console.WriteLine("{0} lives at {1}.", de.Key, de.Value) Next End Sub End Module [C#] using System; using System.IO; using System.Collections; using System.Runtime.Serialization; // Note: When building this code, you must reference the // System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.dll assembly. using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap; class App { [STAThread] static void Main() { Serialize(); Deserialize(); } static void Serialize() { // Create a hashtable of values that will eventually be serialized. Hashtable addresses = new Hashtable(); addresses.Add("Jeff", "123 Main Street, Redmond, WA 98052"); addresses.Add("Fred", "987 Pine Road, Phila., PA 19116"); addresses.Add("Mary", "PO Box 112233, Palo Alto, CA 94301"); // To serialize the hashtable (and its key/value pairs), // you must first open a stream for writing. // Use a file stream here. FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.soap", FileMode.Create); // Construct a SoapFormatter and use it // to serialize the data to the stream. SoapFormatter formatter = new SoapFormatter(); try { formatter.Serialize(fs, addresses); } catch (SerializationException e) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to serialize. Reason: " + e.Message); throw; } finally { fs.Close(); } } static void Deserialize() { // Declare the hashtable reference. Hashtable addresses = null; // Open the file containing the data that you want to deserialize. FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.soap", FileMode.Open); try { SoapFormatter formatter = new SoapFormatter(); // Deserialize the hashtable from the file and // assign the reference to the local variable. addresses = (Hashtable) formatter.Deserialize(fs); } catch (SerializationException e) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to deserialize. Reason: " + e.Message); throw; } finally { fs.Close(); } // To prove that the table deserialized correctly, // display the key/value pairs to the console. foreach (DictionaryEntry de in addresses) { Console.WriteLine("{0} lives at {1}.", de.Key, de.Value); } } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> #using <system.dll> #using <system.runtime.serialization.formatters.soap.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Collections; using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization; using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization::Formatters::Soap; void Serialize() { // Create a hashtable of values that will eventually be serialized. Hashtable* addresses = new Hashtable(); addresses->Add(S"Jeff", S"123 Main Street, Redmond, WA 98052"); addresses->Add(S"Fred", S"987 Pine Road, Phila., PA 19116"); addresses->Add(S"Mary", S"PO Box 112233, Palo Alto, CA 94301"); // To serialize the hashtable (and its keys/values), // you must first open a stream for writing. // We will use a file stream here. FileStream* fs = new FileStream(S"DataFile.soap", FileMode::Create); // Construct a SoapFormatter and use it // to serialize the data to the stream. SoapFormatter* formatter = new SoapFormatter(); try { formatter->Serialize(fs, addresses); } catch (SerializationException* e) { Console::WriteLine(S"Failed to serialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message); throw; } __finally { fs->Close(); } } void Deserialize() { // Declare the hashtable reference. Hashtable* addresses = 0; // Open the file containing the data that we want to deserialize. FileStream* fs = new FileStream(S"DataFile.soap", FileMode::Open); try { SoapFormatter* formatter = new SoapFormatter(); // Deserialize the hashtable from the file and // assign the reference to our local variable. addresses = dynamic_cast<Hashtable*>(formatter->Deserialize(fs)); } catch (SerializationException* e) { Console::WriteLine(S"Failed to deserialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message); throw; } __finally { fs->Close(); } // To prove that the table deserialized correctly, // display the keys/values to the console. IEnumerator* myEnum = addresses->GetEnumerator(); while (myEnum->MoveNext()) { DictionaryEntry* de = __try_cast<DictionaryEntry*>(myEnum->Current); Console::WriteLine(S" {0} lives at {1}.", de->Key, de->Value); } } [STAThread] int main() { Serialize(); Deserialize(); }
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap (in System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.dll)
See Also
SoapFormatter Members | System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap Namespace