RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType Method

Definition

Registers an object Type on the service end as a well-known type (single call or singleton).

Overloads

RegisterWellKnownServiceType(WellKnownServiceTypeEntry)

Registers an object Type recorded in the provided WellKnownServiceTypeEntry on the service end as a well-known type.

RegisterWellKnownServiceType(Type, String, WellKnownObjectMode)

Registers an object Type on the service end as a well-known type, using the given parameters to initialize a new instance of WellKnownServiceTypeEntry.

RegisterWellKnownServiceType(WellKnownServiceTypeEntry)

Registers an object Type recorded in the provided WellKnownServiceTypeEntry on the service end as a well-known type.

public:
 static void RegisterWellKnownServiceType(System::Runtime::Remoting::WellKnownServiceTypeEntry ^ entry);
public static void RegisterWellKnownServiceType (System.Runtime.Remoting.WellKnownServiceTypeEntry entry);
static member RegisterWellKnownServiceType : System.Runtime.Remoting.WellKnownServiceTypeEntry -> unit
Public Shared Sub RegisterWellKnownServiceType (entry As WellKnownServiceTypeEntry)

Parameters

entry
WellKnownServiceTypeEntry

Configuration settings for the well-known type.

Exceptions

At least one of the callers higher in the callstack does not have permission to configure remoting types and channels.

Examples

#using <system.dll>
#using <system.runtime.remoting.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Channels;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Channels::Http;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Messaging;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization;

public ref class RemoteObject: public MarshalByRefObject
{
public:
   void Method1( LocalObject^ param )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Invoked: Method1( {0})", param );
   }
};

int main()
{
   ChannelServices::RegisterChannel( gcnew HttpChannel( 8090 ) );
   WellKnownServiceTypeEntry^ wkste = gcnew WellKnownServiceTypeEntry( RemoteObject::typeid,"RemoteObject",WellKnownObjectMode::Singleton );
   RemotingConfiguration::RegisterWellKnownServiceType( wkste );
   RemoteObject^ RObj = dynamic_cast<RemoteObject^>(Activator::GetObject( RemoteObject::typeid, "http://localhost:8090/RemoteObject" ));
   LocalObject^ LObj = gcnew LocalObject;
   RObj->Method1( LObj );
   Console::WriteLine( "Press Return to exit..." );
   Console::ReadLine();
}
using System;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Security.Permissions;

public class ObjRefExample {

   public static void Main() {

      ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(new HttpChannel(8090));

      WellKnownServiceTypeEntry wkste =
         new WellKnownServiceTypeEntry(typeof(RemoteObject),
                                       "RemoteObject",
                                       WellKnownObjectMode.Singleton);

      RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType( wkste );

      RemoteObject RObj =
         (RemoteObject)Activator.GetObject(typeof(RemoteObject),
                                           "http://localhost:8090/RemoteObject");

      LocalObject LObj = new LocalObject();

      RObj.Method1( LObj );

      Console.WriteLine("Press Return to exit...");
      Console.ReadLine();
   }
}

public class RemoteObject : MarshalByRefObject {

   public void Method1(LocalObject param) {
      Console.WriteLine("Invoked: Method1({0})", param);
   }
}
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization
Imports System.Security.Permissions

' code that drives the example
Public Class ObjRefExample

   <PermissionSet(SecurityAction.LinkDemand)> _
   Public Overloads Shared Sub Main()
      ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(New HttpChannel(8090))

      RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType(New WellKnownServiceTypeEntry(GetType(RemoteObject), "RemoteObject", WellKnownObjectMode.Singleton))

      Dim RObj As RemoteObject = CType(Activator.GetObject(GetType(RemoteObject), "http://localhost:8090/RemoteObject"), RemoteObject)
      Dim LObj As New LocalObject()

      RObj.Method1(LObj)

      Console.WriteLine("Press Return to exit...")

      Console.ReadLine()
   End Sub

End Class


' a simple remote object
<PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Public Class RemoteObject
   Inherits MarshalByRefObject

   Public Sub Method1(ByVal param As LocalObject)
       Console.WriteLine("Invoked: Method1({0})", param)
   End Sub

End Class

Remarks

Any client that knows the URI of a registered well-known object can obtain a proxy for the object by registering the channel it prefers with ChannelServices, and activating the object by calling new or the Activator.GetObject method. To activate a well-known object with new, you must first register the well-known object type on the client using the RegisterWellKnownClientType method. Calling the RegisterWellKnownClientType method gives the remoting infrastructure the location of the remote object, which allows the new keyword to create it. If, on the other hand, you use the Activator.GetObject method to activate the well-known object, you must supply it with the object's URL as an argument, so no prior registration on the client end is necessary.

When the call arrives at the server, the .NET Framework extracts the URI from the message, examines the remoting tables to locate the reference for the object that matches the URI, and then instantiates the object if necessary, forwarding the method call to the object. If the object is registered as SingleCall, it is destroyed after the method call is completed. A new instance of the object is created for each method called. The only difference between Activator.GetObject and new is that the former allows you to specify a URL as a parameter, and the latter obtains the URL from the configuration.

The remote object itself is not instantiated by the registration process. This only happens when a client attempts to call a method on the object or activates the object from the client side.

For a detailed description of well-known objects, see Server Activation.

See also

Applies to

RegisterWellKnownServiceType(Type, String, WellKnownObjectMode)

Registers an object Type on the service end as a well-known type, using the given parameters to initialize a new instance of WellKnownServiceTypeEntry.

public:
 static void RegisterWellKnownServiceType(Type ^ type, System::String ^ objectUri, System::Runtime::Remoting::WellKnownObjectMode mode);
public static void RegisterWellKnownServiceType (Type type, string objectUri, System.Runtime.Remoting.WellKnownObjectMode mode);
static member RegisterWellKnownServiceType : Type * string * System.Runtime.Remoting.WellKnownObjectMode -> unit
Public Shared Sub RegisterWellKnownServiceType (type As Type, objectUri As String, mode As WellKnownObjectMode)

Parameters

type
Type

The object Type.

objectUri
String

The object URI.

mode
WellKnownObjectMode

The activation mode of the well-known object type being registered. (See WellKnownObjectMode.)

Exceptions

At least one of the callers higher in the callstack does not have permission to configure remoting types and channels.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates registration of an object type on the server as a well-known object type. For the client code that corresponds to the presented server code, see the example for the RegisterWellKnownClientType method.

#using <system.dll>
#using <system.runtime.remoting.dll>
#using "service.dll"

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Channels;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Channels::Tcp;
int main()
{
using System;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp;

public class ServerClass {

    public static void Main()  {
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp


Public Class ServerClass
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
ChannelServices::RegisterChannel( gcnew TcpChannel( 8082 ) );
RemotingConfiguration::ApplicationName = "HelloServiceApplication";
RemotingConfiguration::RegisterWellKnownServiceType( HelloService::typeid,
                                                     "MyUri",
                                                     WellKnownObjectMode::SingleCall );
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(new TcpChannel(8082));

RemotingConfiguration.ApplicationName = "HelloServiceApplication";

RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType( typeof(HelloService),
                                                    "MyUri",
                                                    WellKnownObjectMode.SingleCall
                                                  );
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(New TcpChannel(8082))

RemotingConfiguration.ApplicationName = "HelloServiceApplication"

RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType(GetType(HelloService), "MyUri", WellKnownObjectMode.SingleCall)
   Console::WriteLine( "Press enter to stop this process." );
   Console::ReadLine();
   return 0;
}

        Console.WriteLine("Press enter to stop this process.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

      Console.WriteLine("Press enter to stop this process.")
      Console.ReadLine()

   End Sub

End Class

The following code example shows the service object registered in the sample code above.

#using <system.dll>

using namespace System;
public ref class HelloService: public MarshalByRefObject
{
private:
   static int n_instances;

public:
   HelloService()
   {
      n_instances++;
      Console::WriteLine( "" );
      Console::WriteLine( "HelloService activated - instance # {0}.", n_instances );
   }

   ~HelloService()
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "HelloService instance {0} destroyed.", n_instances );
      n_instances--;
   }

   String^ HelloMethod( String^ name )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "HelloMethod called on HelloService instance {0}.", n_instances );
      return String::Format( "Hi there {0}.", name );
   }

};
using System;

public class HelloService : MarshalByRefObject {

    static int n_instances;

    public HelloService() {
        n_instances++;
        Console.WriteLine("");
        Console.WriteLine("HelloService activated - instance # {0}.", n_instances);
    }

    ~HelloService()  {
        Console.WriteLine("HelloService instance {0} destroyed.", n_instances);
        n_instances--;
    }

    public String HelloMethod(String name)  {

        Console.WriteLine("HelloMethod called on HelloService instance {0}.", n_instances);
        return "Hi there " + name + ".";
    }
}
Public Class HelloService
   Inherits MarshalByRefObject
   
   Private Shared n_instances As Integer
     
   Public Sub New()
      n_instances += 1
      Console.WriteLine("")
      Console.WriteLine("HelloService activated - instance # {0}.", n_instances)
   End Sub
   
   
   Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()
      Console.WriteLine("HelloService instance {0} destroyed.", n_instances)
      n_instances -= 1
      MyBase.Finalize()
   End Sub
   
   
   Public Function HelloMethod(name As [String]) As [String]
      Console.WriteLine("HelloMethod called on HelloService instance {0}.", n_instances)
      Return "Hi there " + name + "."
   End Function 'HelloMethod

End Class

Remarks

Any client that knows the URI of a registered well-known object can obtain a proxy for the object by registering the channel it prefers with ChannelServices, and activating the object by calling new or the Activator.GetObject method. To activate a well-known object with new, you must first register the well-known object type on the client using the RegisterWellKnownClientType method. Calling the RegisterWellKnownClientType method gives the remoting infrastructure the location of the remote object, which allows the new keyword to create it. If, on the other hand, you use the Activator.GetObject method to activate the well-known object, you must supply it with the object's URL as an argument, so no prior registration on the client end is necessary.

When the call arrives at the server, the .NET Framework extracts the URI from the message, examines the remoting tables to locate the reference for the object that matches the URI, and then instantiates the object if necessary, forwarding the method call to the object. If the object is registered as SingleCall, it is destroyed after the method call is completed. A new instance of the object is created for each method called. The only difference between Activator.GetObject and new is that the former allows you to specify a URL as a parameter, and the latter obtains the URL from the configuration.

The remote object itself is not instantiated by the registration process. This only happens when a client attempts to call a method on the object or activates the object from the client side.

For a detailed description of well-known objects, see Server Activation.

See also

Applies to