ServiceKnownTypeAttribute Class
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in system.servicemodel.dll)
'Declaration <AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Method Or AttributeTargets.Interface, Inherited:=True, AllowMultiple:=True)> _ Public NotInheritable Class ServiceKnownTypeAttribute Inherits Attribute 'Usage Dim instance As ServiceKnownTypeAttribute
/** @attribute AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Interface, Inherited=true, AllowMultiple=true) */ public final class ServiceKnownTypeAttribute extends Attribute
AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Interface, Inherited=true, AllowMultiple=true) public final class ServiceKnownTypeAttribute extends Attribute
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The ServiceKnownTypeAttribute is intended for use when creating Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service contracts (interfaces that define the service and its methods). The known types are types that may be present in an object graph when serialization or deserialization occurs. For more information about known types, see Data Contract Known Types.
To use the MethodName property, create a class that contains a method (or methods) that returns an array of types (each being a known type). When applying the attribute, set the methodName to the name of a method that returns the list of types and set the declaringType to the type that contains the method. The method must return a type that implements the IEnumerable interface. The method must also include a parameter of type ICustomAttributeProvider.
You can also apply the attribute several times to an interface, class, or method, each time specifying a new known type.
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| You can use the word ServiceKnownType in your Microsoft Visual Basic or C# code instead of the longer ServiceKnownTypeAttribute. |
The following example applies the ServiceKnownTypeAttribute attribute to an interface where the attribute specifies a method name and a declaring type.
' Define a service contract and apply the ServiceKnownTypeAttribute ' to specify types to include when generating client code. ' The types must have the DataContractAttribute and DataMemberAttribute ' applied to be serialized and deserialized. The attribute specifies the ' name of a method (GetKnownTypes) in a class (Helper) defined below. <ServiceKnownType("GetKnownTypes", GetType(Helper)), ServiceContract()> _ Public Interface ICalculator ' Any object type can be inserted into a Hashtable. The ' ServiceKnownTypeAttribute allows you to include those types ' with the client code. <OperationContract()> _ Function GetItems() As Hashtable End Interface ' This class has the method named GetKnownTypes that returns a generic IEnumerable. Friend Class Helper Public Shared Function GetKnownTypes(provider As ICustomAttributeProvider) _ As IEnumerable(of Type) Dim knownTypes As List(Of Type) = New List(Of Type) ' Add any types to include here. knownTypes.Add(GetType(Widget)) knownTypes.Add(GetType(Machine)) Return knownTypes End Function End Class <DataContract()> _ Public Class Widget <DataMember()> _ Public Id As String <DataMember()> _ Public Catalog As String End Class <DataContract()> _ Public Class Machine Inherits Widget <DataMember()> _ Public Maker As String End Class
Alternatively, apply the attribute to the interface specifying the known type to include.
' Apply the ServiceKnownTypeAttribute to the ' interface specifying the type to include. Apply the attribute ' more than once, if needed. <ServiceKnownType(GetType(Widget)), ServiceKnownType(GetType(Machine)), _ ServiceContract()> _ Public Interface ICalculator2 ' Any object type can be inserted into a Hashtable. The ' ServiceKnownTypeAttribute allows you to include those types ' with the client code. <OperationContract()> _ Function GetItems() As Hashtable End Interface
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.
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