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SoapException Class

Represents the exception that is thrown when an XML Web service method is called over SOAP and an exception occurs.

Namespace:  System.Web.Services.Protocols
Assembly:  System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public Class SoapException _
	Inherits SystemException
'Usage
Dim instance As SoapException

The SoapException can either be thrown by the common language runtime or by an XML Web service method. The common language runtime can throw a SoapException if a response to a request is not formatted correctly. XML Web service methods can generate a SoapException by simply throwing an exception within the XML Web service method. If the client accessed the method over SOAP, the exception is caught on the server and wrapped inside a new SoapException. The SoapException thrown has the following property values:

Property

Value

Message

The Message property of the original exception.

Code

ServerFaultCode.

Actor

The URL of the XML Web service method.

Detail

Nothing, but an empty detail element is present in the fault element.

An XML Web service method might throw a SoapException when clients call using SOAP. If an XML Web service throws the SoapException, other details can be added through the Actor, Code and Detail properties that cannot otherwise be set by an XML Web service method if another type of exception is thrown.

The following example throws a SoapException where the XML Web service method sets the Detail property.

<%@ WebService Language="VB" class="ThrowSoapException"%>

Imports System
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports System.Xml

Public Class ThrowSoapException
    Inherits WebService

    ' This XML Web service method generates a SOAP Client Fault code 
    <WebMethod()> _
    Public Sub myThrow()

        ' Build the detail element of the SOAP fault. 
        Dim doc As New System.Xml.XmlDocument()
        Dim node As System.Xml.XmlNode = doc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, _
            SoapException.DetailElementName.Name, _
            SoapException.DetailElementName.Namespace)

        ' Build specific details for the SoapException. 
        ' Add first child of detail XML element. 
        Dim details As System.Xml.XmlNode = doc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, _
            "mySpecialInfo1", "http://tempuri.org/")

        ' Add second child of detail XML element with an attribute. 
        Dim details2 As System.Xml.XmlNode = doc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, _
            "mySpecialInfo2", "http://tempuri.org/")
        Dim attr As XmlAttribute = doc.CreateAttribute("t", "attrName", _
            "http://tempuri.org/")
        attr.Value = "attrValue"
        details2.Attributes.Append(attr)

        ' Append the two child elements to the detail node.
        node.AppendChild(details)
        node.AppendChild(details2)

        'Throw the exception     
        Dim se As New SoapException("Fault occurred", SoapException.ClientFaultCode, _
                                    Context.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri, node)
        Throw se
        Return 
    End Sub 
End Class

System.Object
  System.Exception
    System.SystemException
      System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException
        System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHeaderException

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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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