OperationContext Class
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Provides access to the execution context of a service method.
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
The OperationContext type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | OperationContext | Initializes a new instance of the OperationContext class that uses the specified IContextChannel in a client application. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | Current | Gets or sets the execution context for the current thread. |
| IncomingMessageHeaders | Gets the incoming message headers for the OperationContext. |
| IncomingMessageProperties | Gets the message properties for the incoming message in the OperationContext. |
| IncomingMessageVersion | Gets the incoming SOAP message version for the OperationContext. |
| IsUserContext | This property is intended for system use and should not be called by users. |
| OutgoingMessageHeaders | Gets the outgoing message headers for the active OperationContext. |
| OutgoingMessageProperties | Gets the message properties for the outbound message in the active OperationContext. |
| RequestContext | Gets or sets the request context implementation for this method. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Use the OperationContext from within a service operation to access the current operation execution environment. In particular, the operation context is used to access incoming message headers and properties as well as add outgoing message headers and properties.
The OperationContext has the following properties and methods.
The Current property returns the OperationContext object that represents the current execution context.
The IncomingMessageHeaders, IncomingMessageProperties, and IncomingMessageVersion properties get these items from the incoming message.
The OutgoingMessageHeaders and OutgoingMessageProperties properties get these items for the outbound message.
The RequestContext property returns the RequestContext implementation for the method.
Capabilities
If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.
ID_CAP_NETWORKING | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone OS 7.1 |
For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.