CustomBinding Class

Definition

Defines a binding from a list of binding elements.

public ref class CustomBinding : System::ServiceModel::Channels::Binding
public class CustomBinding : System.ServiceModel.Channels.Binding
[System.Windows.Markup.ContentProperty("Elements")]
public class CustomBinding : System.ServiceModel.Channels.Binding
type CustomBinding = class
    inherit Binding
[<System.Windows.Markup.ContentProperty("Elements")>]
type CustomBinding = class
    inherit Binding
Public Class CustomBinding
Inherits Binding
Inheritance
CustomBinding
Attributes

Examples

The following example shows how to create a CustomBinding object using a ReliableSessionBindingElement and an HttpTransportBindingElement

Uri baseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:8000/servicemodelsamples/service");

// Create a ServiceHost for the CalculatorService type and provide the base address.
using (ServiceHost serviceHost = new ServiceHost(typeof(CalculatorService), baseAddress))
{
    // Create a custom binding that contains two binding elements.
    ReliableSessionBindingElement reliableSession = new ReliableSessionBindingElement();
    reliableSession.Ordered = true;

    HttpTransportBindingElement httpTransport = new HttpTransportBindingElement();
    httpTransport.AuthenticationScheme = System.Net.AuthenticationSchemes.Anonymous;
    httpTransport.HostNameComparisonMode = HostNameComparisonMode.StrongWildcard;

    CustomBinding binding = new CustomBinding(reliableSession, httpTransport);

    // Add an endpoint using that binding.
    serviceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(ICalculator), binding, "");

    // Add a MEX endpoint.
    ServiceMetadataBehavior smb = new ServiceMetadataBehavior();
    smb.HttpGetEnabled = true;
    smb.HttpGetUrl = new Uri("http://localhost:8001/servicemodelsamples");
    serviceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(smb);

    // Open the ServiceHostBase to create listeners and start listening for messages.
    serviceHost.Open();

    // The service can now be accessed.
    Console.WriteLine("The service is ready.");
    Console.WriteLine("Press <ENTER> to terminate service.");
    Console.WriteLine();
    Console.ReadLine();

    // Close the ServiceHostBase to shutdown the service.
    serviceHost.Close();
}
Dim baseAddress As New Uri("http://localhost:8000/servicemodelsamples/service")

' Create a ServiceHost for the CalculatorService type and provide the base address.
Using serviceHost As New ServiceHost(GetType(CalculatorService), baseAddress)
    ' Create a custom binding that contains two binding elements.
    Dim reliableSession As New ReliableSessionBindingElement()
    reliableSession.Ordered = True

    Dim httpTransport As New HttpTransportBindingElement()
    httpTransport.AuthenticationScheme = System.Net.AuthenticationSchemes.Anonymous
    httpTransport.HostNameComparisonMode = HostNameComparisonMode.StrongWildcard

    Dim binding As New CustomBinding(reliableSession, httpTransport)

    ' Add an endpoint using that binding.
    serviceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(GetType(ICalculator), binding, "")

    ' Add a MEX endpoint.
    Dim smb As New ServiceMetadataBehavior()
    smb.HttpGetEnabled = True
    smb.HttpGetUrl = New Uri("http://localhost:8001/servicemodelsamples")
    serviceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(smb)

    ' Open the ServiceHostBase to create listeners and start listening for messages.
    serviceHost.Open()

    ' The service can now be accessed.
    Console.WriteLine("The service is ready.")
    Console.WriteLine("Press <ENTER> to terminate service.")
    Console.WriteLine()
    Console.ReadLine()

    ' Close the ServiceHostBase to shutdown the service.
    serviceHost.Close()
End Using

Remarks

Use a custom binding when one of the system-provided bindings does not meet the requirements of your service. A custom binding could be used, for example, to enable the use of a new transport or a new encoder at a service endpoint.

A custom binding is constructed using one of the CustomBinding from a collection of binding elements that are "stacked" in a specific order:

The following table summarizes the options for each layer.

Layer Options Required
Transaction Flow TransactionFlowBindingElement No
Reliability ReliableSessionBindingElement No
Security Symmetric, Asymmetric, Transport-Level No
Shape Change CompositeDuplexBindingElement No
Transport Upgrades SSL stream, Windows stream, Peer Resolver No
Encoding Text, Binary, MTOM, Custom Yes
Transport TCP, Named Pipes, HTTP, HTTPS, flavors of MSMQ, Custom Yes

In addition, you can define your own binding elements and insert them between any of the preceding defined layers.

For a discussion on how to use a custom binding to modify a system-provided binding, see How to: Customize a System-Provided Binding.

Note

When calling a WCF service built with .NET Framework 4.0 or later from a WCF client application built with .NET Framework 3.5 or earlier, the configuration file generated by svcutil.exe or adding a service reference from Visual Studio will contain the validity attribute in the binding configuration. This attribute is not recognized by the .NET Framework 3.5 runtime and the application will thrown an ConfigurationErrorsException with the message "Unrecognized attribute validity". To workaround this problem, remove the validity attribute from the binding configuration.

Constructors

CustomBinding()

Initializes a new instance of the CustomBinding class.

CustomBinding(Binding)

Initializes a new instance of the CustomBinding class from the values of a specified binding.

CustomBinding(BindingElement[])

Initializes a new instance of the CustomBinding class from an array of binding elements.

CustomBinding(IEnumerable<BindingElement>)

Initializes a new instance of the CustomBinding class with the binding elements from a complete channel stack.

CustomBinding(String)

Initializes a new instance of the CustomBinding class.

CustomBinding(String, String, BindingElement[])

Initializes a new instance of the CustomBinding class from an array of binding elements with a specified name and namespace.

Properties

CloseTimeout

Gets or sets the interval of time provided for a connection to close before the transport raises an exception.

(Inherited from Binding)
Elements

Gets the binding elements from the custom binding.

MessageVersion

Gets the message version used by clients and services configured with the binding.

(Inherited from Binding)
Name

Gets or sets the name of the binding.

(Inherited from Binding)
Namespace

Gets or sets the XML namespace of the binding.

(Inherited from Binding)
OpenTimeout

Gets or sets the interval of time provided for a connection to open before the transport raises an exception.

(Inherited from Binding)
ReceiveTimeout

Gets or sets the interval of time that a connection can remain inactive, during which no application messages are received, before it is dropped.

(Inherited from Binding)
Scheme

Gets the URI scheme for transport used by the custom binding.

SendTimeout

Gets or sets the interval of time provided for a write operation to complete before the transport raises an exception.

(Inherited from Binding)

Methods

BuildChannelFactory<TChannel>(BindingParameterCollection)

Builds the channel factory stack on the client that creates a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified by a collection of binding parameters.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelFactory<TChannel>(Object[])

Builds the channel factory stack on the client that creates a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified by an object array.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(BindingParameterCollection)

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified by a collection of binding parameters.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Object[])

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Uri, BindingParameterCollection)

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Uri, Object[])

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Uri, String, BindingParameterCollection)

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Uri, String, ListenUriMode, BindingParameterCollection)

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Uri, String, ListenUriMode, Object[])

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
BuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Uri, String, Object[])

Builds the channel listener on the service that accepts a specified type of channel and that satisfies the features specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
CanBuildChannelFactory<TChannel>(BindingParameterCollection)

Returns a value that indicates whether the current binding can build a channel factory stack on the client that satisfies the collection of binding parameters specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
CanBuildChannelFactory<TChannel>(Object[])

Returns a value that indicates whether the current binding can build a channel factory stack on the client that satisfies the requirements specified by an object array.

(Inherited from Binding)
CanBuildChannelListener<TChannel>(BindingParameterCollection)

Returns a value that indicates whether the current binding can build a channel listener stack on the service that satisfies the collection of binding parameters specified.

(Inherited from Binding)
CanBuildChannelListener<TChannel>(Object[])

Returns a value that indicates whether the current binding can build a channel listener stack on the service that satisfies the criteria specified in an array of objects.

(Inherited from Binding)
CreateBindingElements()

Returns a generic collection of the binding elements from the custom binding.

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function.

(Inherited from Object)
GetProperty<T>(BindingParameterCollection)

Returns a typed object requested, if present, from the appropriate layer in the binding stack.

(Inherited from Binding)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
ShouldSerializeName()

Returns whether the name of the binding should be serialized.

(Inherited from Binding)
ShouldSerializeNamespace()

Returns whether the namespace of the binding should be serialized.

(Inherited from Binding)
ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)

Applies to