Windows apps
Collapse the table of content
Expand the table of content
Information
The topic you requested is included in another documentation set. For convenience, it's displayed below. Choose Switch to see the topic in its original location.

SoapAttributes Class

Represents a collection of attribute objects that control how the XmlSerializer serializes and deserializes SOAP methods.

System.Object
  System.Xml.Serialization.SoapAttributes

Namespace:  System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class SoapAttributes

The SoapAttributes type exposes the following members.

  NameDescription
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkSoapAttributesInitializes a new instance of the SoapAttributes class.
Public methodSoapAttributes(ICustomAttributeProvider)Initializes a new instance of the SoapAttributes class using the specified custom type.
Top

  NameDescription
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkSoapAttributeGets or sets the SoapAttributeAttribute to override.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkSoapDefaultValueGets or sets the default value of an XML element or attribute.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkSoapElementGets or sets a SoapElementAttribute to override.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkSoapEnumGets or sets an object that specifies how the XmlSerializer serializes a SOAP enumeration.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkSoapIgnoreGets or sets a value that specifies whether the XmlSerializer serializes a public field or property as encoded SOAP XML.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkSoapTypeGets or sets an object that instructs the XmlSerializer how to serialize an object type into encoded SOAP XML.
Top

  NameDescription
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkEquals(Object)Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkFinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Top

Creating a SoapAttributes is part of a process that overrides the default way the XmlSerializer serializes class instances. For example, suppose you want to serialize an object that is created from a DLL that has an inaccessible source. By using the SoapAttributeOverrides class, you can augment or otherwise control how the object is serialized.

The members of the SoapAttributes class correspond directly to a family of attribute classes that control serialization. For example, the SoapAttribute property must be set to a SoapAttributeAttribute, which allows you to override serialization of a field or property by instructing the XmlSerializer to serialize the property value as an encoded SOAP attribute. For a complete list of attributes that control encoded SOAP serialization, see [<topic://cpconAttributesThatControlSOAPEncodedSerialization>].

For more details about adding an instance of the SoapAttributes class to an instance of the SoapAttributeOverrides class, see the SoapAttributeOverrides class overview.

The following example serializes a class named Group. The serialization of the GroupName and IgnoreThis fields and the members of the GroupType enumeration are overridden. In the CreateOverrideSerializer method, a SoapAttributeOverrides is created, and for each overridden member or enumeration, a SoapAttributes is created with the appropriate property set and added to the SoapAttributeOverrides. An XmlTypeMapping is created using the SoapAttributeOverrides, and that XmlTypeMapping is used to create the XmlSerializer that overrides the default serialization.


Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports System.Xml.Schema

Public Class Group
   <SoapAttribute (Namespace:= "http:'www.cpandl.com")> _
   Public GroupName As String 

   <SoapAttribute(DataType:= "base64Binary")> _
   Public GroupNumber() As Byte

   <SoapAttribute(DataType:= "date", _
   AttributeName:= "CreationDate")> _
   Public Today As DateTime 
   <SoapElement(DataType:= "nonNegativeInteger", _
   ElementName:= "PosInt")> _
   Public PostitiveInt As String 
   ' This is ignored when serialized unless it's overridden.
   <SoapIgnore> _ 
   Public IgnoreThis As Boolean 

   Public Grouptype As GroupType 

   Public MyVehicle As Vehicle 

   '  The SoapInclude allows the method to return a Car.
   <SoapInclude(GetType(Car))> _
   Public Function myCar(licNumber As String ) As Vehicle 
      Dim v As Vehicle 
      if licNumber = "" Then
         v = New Car()
         v.licenseNumber = "!!!!!!"
      else  
   	   v = New Car()
   	   v.licenseNumber = licNumber
      End If

      return v
   End Function
End Class

' SoapInclude allows Vehicle to accept Car type.
<SoapInclude(GetType(Car))> _
Public MustInherit  class Vehicle
   Public licenseNumber As String 
   Public makeDate As DateTime 
End Class

Public Class Car
   Inherits Vehicle

End Class

Public enum GroupType
   ' These enums can be overridden.
   <SoapEnum("Small")> _
   A
   <SoapEnum("Large")> _ 
   B
End Enum

Public Class Run

   Shared Sub Main()
      Dim test As Run = New Run()
      test.SerializeOriginal("SoapOriginal.xml")
      test.SerializeOverride("SoapOverrides.xml")
      test.DeserializeOriginal("SoapOriginal.xml")
      test.DeserializeOverride("SoapOverrides.xml")
   End SUb

   Public Sub SerializeOriginal(filename As String)

      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      Dim myMapping As XmlTypeMapping = _
      (New SoapReflectionImporter().ImportTypeMapping _
      (GetType(Group)))
      Dim mySerializer As XmlSerializer =  _
      New XmlSerializer(myMapping)

      Dim myGroup As Group =MakeGroup()
      ' Writing the file requires a TextWriter.
      Dim writer As XmlTextWriter  = _
      New XmlTextWriter(filename, Encoding.UTF8)
      writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
      writer.WriteStartElement("wrapper")
      ' Serialize the class, and close the TextWriter.
      mySerializer.Serialize(writer, myGroup)
      writer.WriteEndElement()
      writer.Close()
   End Sub

   Public Sub SerializeOverride(filename As String)
      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class
      ' that overrides the serialization.
      Dim overRideSerializer As XmlSerializer = _
      CreateOverrideSerializer()
      Dim myGroup As Group =MakeGroup()
      ' Writing the file requires a TextWriter.
      Dim writer As XmlTextWriter  = _
      New XmlTextWriter(filename, Encoding.UTF8)
      writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
      writer.WriteStartElement("wrapper")
      ' Serialize the class, and close the TextWriter.
      overRideSerializer.Serialize(writer, myGroup)
      writer.WriteEndElement()
      writer.Close()
    End Sub

   private Function MakeGroup() As Group 
      ' Create an instance of the class that will be serialized.
      Dim myGroup As Group  = New Group()

      ' Set the object properties.
      myGroup.GroupName = ".NET"

      Dim hexByte()As Byte = new Byte(1){Convert.ToByte(100), _
      Convert.ToByte(50)}
      myGroup.GroupNumber = hexByte

      Dim myDate As DateTime  = new DateTime(2002,5,2)
      myGroup.Today = myDate

      myGroup.PostitiveInt = "10000"
	myGroup.IgnoreThis = true
	myGroup.Grouptype = GroupType.B
	Dim thisCar As Car 
	thisCar =CType(myGroup.myCar("1234566"), Car)
	myGroup.myVehicle=thisCar
      return myGroup
   End Function   	

   Public Sub DeserializeOriginal(filename As String)
      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      Dim myMapping As XmlTypeMapping = _
      (New SoapReflectionImporter().ImportTypeMapping _
      (GetType(Group)))
      Dim mySerializer As XmlSerializer =  _
      New XmlSerializer(myMapping)

      ' Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      Dim reader As XmlTextReader = _
      New XmlTextReader(filename)
      reader.ReadStartElement("wrapper")

      ' Deserialize and cast the object.
      Dim myGroup As Group  = _
      CType(mySerializer.Deserialize(reader), Group)
      reader.ReadEndElement()
      reader.Close()
   End Sub

   Public Sub DeserializeOverride(filename As String)
      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      Dim overRideSerializer As XmlSerializer  = _
      CreateOverrideSerializer()

      ' Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      Dim reader As XmlTextReader = _
      New XmlTextReader(filename)
      reader.ReadStartElement("wrapper")

      ' Deserialize and cast the object.
      Dim myGroup As Group = _
      CType(overRideSerializer.Deserialize(reader), Group)
      reader.ReadEndElement()
      reader.Close()
      ReadGroup(myGroup)
   End Sub

   private Sub ReadGroup(myGroup As Group)
      Console.WriteLine(myGroup.GroupName)
      Console.WriteLine(myGroup.GroupNumber(0))
      Console.WriteLine(myGroup.GroupNumber(1))
      Console.WriteLine(myGroup.Today)
      Console.WriteLine(myGroup.PostitiveInt)
      Console.WriteLine(myGroup.IgnoreThis)
      Console.WriteLine()
   End Sub

   Private Function CreateOverrideSerializer() As XmlSerializer
      Dim soapOver As SoapAttributeOverrides = New SoapAttributeOverrides()
      Dim soapAtts As SoapAttributes = New SoapAttributes()

      Dim mySoapElement As SoapElementAttribute = New SoapElementAttribute()
      mySoapElement.ElementName = "xxxx"
      soapAtts.SoapElement = mySoapElement
      soapOver.Add(GetType(Group), "PostitiveInt", soapAtts)

      ' Override the IgnoreThis property.
      Dim myIgnore As SoapIgnoreAttribute  = new SoapIgnoreAttribute()
      soapAtts = New SoapAttributes()
      soapAtts.SoapIgnore = false
      soapOver.Add(GetType(Group), "IgnoreThis", soapAtts)

      ' Override the GroupType enumeration.
      soapAtts = New SoapAttributes()
      Dim xSoapEnum As SoapEnumAttribute = new SoapEnumAttribute()
      xSoapEnum.Name = "Over1000"
      soapAtts.SoapEnum = xSoapEnum
      ' Add the SoapAttributes to the SoapOverrides object.
      soapOver.Add(GetType(GroupType), "A", soapAtts)

      ' Create second enumeration and add it.
      soapAtts = New SoapAttributes()
      xSoapEnum = New SoapEnumAttribute()
      xSoapEnum.Name = "ZeroTo1000"
      soapAtts.SoapEnum = xSoapEnum
      soapOver.Add(GetType(GroupType), "B", soapAtts)

      ' Override the Group type.
      soapAtts = New SoapAttributes()
      Dim soapType As SoapTypeAttribute = New SoapTypeAttribute()
      soapType.TypeName = "Team"
      soapAtts.SoapType = soapType
      soapOver.Add(GetType(Group),soapAtts)
	
      Dim myMapping As XmlTypeMapping = (New SoapReflectionImporter( _
      soapOver)).ImportTypeMapping(GetType(Group))
	
       Dim ser As XmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(myMapping)
      return ser
   End Function
End Class


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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

Community Additions

Show:
© 2017 Microsoft