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MessageCollection.IndexOf Method

Searches for the specified Message and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the collection.

[Visual Basic]
Public Function IndexOf( _
   ByVal message As Message _
) As Integer
[C#]
public int IndexOf(
 Message message
);
[C++]
public: int IndexOf(
 Message* message
);
[JScript]
public function IndexOf(
   message : Message
) : int;

Parameters

message
The Message for which to search in the collection.

Return Value

A 32-bit signed integer.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example demonstrates the use of the IndexOf method.

[Visual Basic] 
' Get Message by Name = "AddSoapIn".
Dim myMessage As Message = myServiceDescription.Messages("AddSoapIn")
Console.WriteLine("")
Console.WriteLine("Getting Message = 'AddSoapIn' {by Name}")
If myMessageCollection.Contains(myMessage) Then
   Console.WriteLine("")
   ' Get Message Name = "AddSoapIn" Index.
   Console.WriteLine("Message 'AddSoapIn' was found in Message Collection.")
   Console.WriteLine("Index of 'AddSoapIn' in Message Collection = " + _
                     myMessageCollection.IndexOf(myMessage).ToString)
   Console.WriteLine("Deleting Message from Message Collection...")
   myMessageCollection.Remove(myMessage)
   If myMessageCollection.IndexOf(myMessage) = -1 Then
      Console.WriteLine("Message 'AddSoapIn' was successfully " + _
                        " removed from Message Collection.")
   End If
End If

[C#] 
// Get Message by Name = "AddSoapIn".
Message myMessage = myServiceDescription.Messages["AddSoapIn"];
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Getting Message = 'AddSoapIn' {by Name}");
if (myMessageCollection.Contains(myMessage))
{
   Console.WriteLine("");
   // Get Message Name = "AddSoapIn" Index.
   Console.WriteLine("Message 'AddSoapIn' was found in Message Collection.");
   Console.WriteLine("Index of 'AddSoapIn' in Message Collection = " + myMessageCollection.IndexOf(myMessage));
   Console.WriteLine("Deleting Message from Message Collection...");
   myMessageCollection.Remove(myMessage);
   if(myMessageCollection.IndexOf(myMessage) == -1)
   {
      Console.WriteLine("Message 'AddSoapIn' was successfully removed from Message Collection.");
   }
}

[C++] 
// Get Message by Name = S"AddSoapIn".
Message* myMessage = myServiceDescription->Messages->Item[S"AddSoapIn"];
Console::WriteLine(S"");
Console::WriteLine(S"Getting Message = 'AddSoapIn' {by Name}");
if (myMessageCollection->Contains(myMessage)) 
{
   Console::WriteLine(S"");
   // Get Message Name = S"AddSoapIn" Index.
   Console::WriteLine(S"Message 'AddSoapIn' was found in Message Collection.");
   Console::WriteLine(S"Index of 'AddSoapIn' in Message Collection = {0}",__box( myMessageCollection->IndexOf(myMessage)));
   Console::WriteLine(S"Deleting Message from Message Collection...");
   myMessageCollection->Remove(myMessage);
   if (myMessageCollection->IndexOf(myMessage) == -1)
      Console::WriteLine(S"Message 'AddSoapIn' was successfully removed from Message Collection.");

}

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button Language Filter in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

MessageCollection Class | MessageCollection Members | System.Web.Services.Description Namespace

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