<webHttp>

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09/15/2021

This element specifies the WebHttpBehavior on an endpoint through configuration. This behavior, when used in conjunction with the <webHttpBinding> standard binding, enables the Web programming model for a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service.

<configuration>
  <system.serviceModel>
    <behaviors>
      <endpointBehaviors>
        <behavior>
          <webHttp>

Syntax

<webHttp />

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
automaticFormatSelectionEnabled	When this property is set to `true`, the WCF infrastructure determines the best format to use. Automatic format selection is disabled by default for backwards compatibility. Automatic format selection can be enabled programmatically or through configuration.
defaultBodyStyle	Specifies the default body style of returned messages. For more information, see WebMessageBodyStyle and WCF Web HTTP Formatting.
defaultOutgoingResponseFormat	Specifies the default outgoing response format for messages. For more information, see WCF Web HTTP Formatting.
faultExceptionEnabled	Gets or sets the flag that specifies whether a FaultException is generated when an internal server error (HTTP status code: 500) occurs.
helpEnabled	Gets or sets a value that determines if the Help page is enabled.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<behavior>	Specifies the set of endpoint behaviors.

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