SoapIncludeAttribute Class
Allows the XmlSerializer to recognize a type when it serializes or deserializes an object as encoded SOAP XML.
For a list of all members of this type, see SoapIncludeAttribute Members.
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Xml.Serialization.SoapIncludeAttribute
[Visual Basic] <AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct _ Or AttributeTargets.Method)> Public Class SoapIncludeAttribute Inherits Attribute [C#] [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Struct | AttributeTargets.Method)] public class SoapIncludeAttribute : Attribute [C++] [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets::Class | AttributeTargets::Struct | AttributeTargets::Method)] public __gc class SoapIncludeAttribute : public Attribute [JScript] public AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Struct | AttributeTargets.Method) class SoapIncludeAttribute extends Attribute
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 SoapIncludeAttribute class belongs to a family of attributes that controls how the XmlSerializer serializes, or deserializes, an object as encoded SOAP XML . The resulting XML conforms to section 5 of the World Wide Web Consortium (www.w3.org) document, "Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1". For a complete list of similar attributes, see Attributes That Control Encoded SOAP Serialization.
To serialize an object as an encoded SOAP message, you must construct the XmlSerializer using an XmlTypeMapping created with the ImportTypeMapping method of the SoapReflectionImporter class.
When applying the SoapIncludeAttribute, specify the Type of the derived class. When the XmlSerializer serializes objects that include both the base and the derived classes, it can then recognize both object types.
You can use the SoapIncludeAttribute to include derived classes in service description documents that are written in the Web Services Description Language (WSDL). For example, if a method returns an Object, apply the SoapIncludeAttribute to the method and specify the actual types that should be returned.
For more information about WSDL, see World Wide Web Consortium (www.w3.org) specification, "Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 1.1".
For more information about using attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#] The following example applies the SoapIncludeAttribute twice to an XML Web service method. The method returns an object of type Vehicle (a base class). The SoapIncludeAttribute allows the method to return instances of classes derived from the Vehicle class.
[Visual Basic] <%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="Test" %> Imports System Imports System.Web.Services Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols Imports System.Web.Services.Description Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Imports System.Xml.Serialization Imports System.Data Public Class Test : Inherits WebService <WebMethod()> Public Function EchoString( _ <XmlElement(DataType:="string")> ByVal strval As String) _ As <XmlElement("MyTime", DataType:="time")> DateTime Return DateTime.Now End Function <WebMethod(), SoapRpcMethod, SoapInclude(GetType(Car)), _ SoapInclude(GetType(Bike))> _ Public Function Vehicle (licenseNumber As string ) As Vehicle If licenseNumber = "0" Then Dim v As Vehicle = new Car() v.licenseNumber = licenseNumber return v ElseIf licenseNumber = "1" Then Dim v As Vehicle = new Bike() v.licenseNumber = licenseNumber return v else return Nothing End If End Function End Class <XmlRoot("NewVehicle")> _ public MustInherit Class Vehicle public licenseNumber As String public make As DateTime End Class public class Car Inherits Vehicle End Class public Class Bike Inherits Vehicle End Class [C#] <%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="Test" %> using System; using System.Web.Services; using System.Web.Services.Protocols; using System.Web.Services.Description; using System.Xml; using System.Xml.Schema; using System.Xml.Serialization; using System.Data; public class Test : WebService { [WebMethod()] [return:XmlElement("MyTime", DataType="time")] public DateTime EchoString([XmlElement(DataType="string")] string strval) { return DateTime.Now; } [WebMethod()] [SoapRpcMethod] [SoapInclude(typeof(Car)), SoapInclude(typeof(Bike))] public Vehicle Vehicle(string licenseNumber) { if (licenseNumber == "0") { Vehicle v = new Car(); v.licenseNumber = licenseNumber; return v; } else if (licenseNumber == "1") { Vehicle v = new Bike(); v.licenseNumber = licenseNumber; return v; } else { return null; } } } [XmlRoot("NewVehicle")] public abstract class Vehicle { public string licenseNumber; public DateTime make; } public class Car : Vehicle { } public class Bike : Vehicle { }
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
See Also
SoapIncludeAttribute Members | System.Xml.Serialization Namespace