RemotingServices.GetSessionIdForMethodMessage(IMethodMessage) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Runtime.Remoting

Assembly:

mscorlib.dll

Retrieves a session ID for a message.

public:
 static System::String ^ GetSessionIdForMethodMessage(System::Runtime::Remoting::Messaging::IMethodMessage ^ msg);

[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public static string GetSessionIdForMethodMessage (System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.IMethodMessage msg);

[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
static member GetSessionIdForMethodMessage : System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.IMethodMessage -> string

Public Shared Function GetSessionIdForMethodMessage (msg As IMethodMessage) As String

Parameters

msg

IMethodMessage

The IMethodMessage for which a session ID is requested.

Returns

String

A session ID string that uniquely identifies the current session.

Attributes

SecurityCriticalAttribute

Exceptions

SecurityException

The immediate caller does not have infrastructure permission.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to get the session ID string for the current session.

[System::Security::Permissions::SecurityPermissionAttribute
(System::Security::Permissions::SecurityAction::LinkDemand, 
Flags=System::Security::Permissions::SecurityPermissionFlag::Infrastructure)]
virtual void ProcessMessageStart( IMessage^ requestMessage, bool /*bClientSide*/, bool /*bAsyncCall*/ )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "\nProcessMessageStart" );
   Console::WriteLine( "requestMessage = {0}", requestMessage );
   try
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "SessionId = {0}.", RemotingServices::GetSessionIdForMethodMessage( dynamic_cast<IMethodMessage^>(requestMessage) ) );
   }
   catch ( InvalidCastException^ ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "The requestMessage is not an IMethodMessage*." );
   }

   IMethodCallMessage^ requestMethodCallMessage;
   try
   {
      requestMethodCallMessage = dynamic_cast<IMethodCallMessage^>(requestMessage);

      // Prints the details of the IMethodCallMessage* to the console.
      Console::WriteLine( "\nMethodCall details" );
      Console::WriteLine( "Uri = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage->Uri );
      Console::WriteLine( "TypeName = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage->TypeName );
      Console::WriteLine( "MethodName = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage->MethodName );
      Console::WriteLine( "ArgCount = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage->ArgCount );
      Console::WriteLine( "MethodCall::Args" );
      IEnumerator^ myEnum = requestMethodCallMessage->Args->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
      {
         Object^ o = safe_cast<Object^>(myEnum->Current);
         Console::WriteLine( "\t {0}", o );

         // Sends this method call message to another server to replicate
         // the call at the second server.
         if ( requestMethodCallMessage->Uri == replicatedServiceUri )
         {
            String^ repSvr = String::Format(  "{0}{1}", const_cast<String^>(replicationServerUrl), const_cast<String^>(replicatedServiceUri) );
            SampleService^ replicationService = dynamic_cast<SampleService^>(Activator::GetObject( SampleService::typeid, repSvr ));
            IMethodReturnMessage^ returnMessage = RemotingServices::ExecuteMessage( replicationService, requestMethodCallMessage );

            // Prints the results of the method call stored in the IMethodReturnMessage*.
            Console::WriteLine( "\nMessage returned by ExecuteMessage." );
            Console::WriteLine( "\tException = {0}", returnMessage->Exception );
            Console::WriteLine( "\tReturnValue = {0}", returnMessage->ReturnValue );
            Console::WriteLine( "\tOutArgCount = {0}", returnMessage->OutArgCount );
            Console::WriteLine( "Return message OutArgs" );
            IEnumerator^ myEnum = requestMethodCallMessage->Args->GetEnumerator();
            while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
            {
               Object^ o = safe_cast<Object^>(myEnum->Current);
               Console::WriteLine( "\t {0}", o );
            }
         }
      }
   }
   catch ( InvalidCastException^ ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "The requestMessage is not a MethodCall" );
   }
}

public void ProcessMessageStart(IMessage requestMessage, bool bClientSide, bool bAsyncCall) {

   Console.WriteLine("\nProcessMessageStart");
   Console.WriteLine("requestMessage = {0}", requestMessage);

   try {
      Console.WriteLine("SessionId = {0}.",
          RemotingServices.GetSessionIdForMethodMessage((IMethodMessage)requestMessage));
   }
   catch (InvalidCastException) {
      Console.WriteLine("The requestMessage is not an IMethodMessage.");
   }

   IMethodCallMessage requestMethodCallMessage;

   try {
      requestMethodCallMessage = (IMethodCallMessage)requestMessage;
      // Prints the details of the IMethodCallMessage to the console.
      Console.WriteLine("\nMethodCall details");
      Console.WriteLine("Uri = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.Uri);
      Console.WriteLine("TypeName = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.TypeName);
      Console.WriteLine("MethodName = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.MethodName);
      Console.WriteLine("ArgCount = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.ArgCount);

      Console.WriteLine("MethodCall.Args");
      foreach(object o in requestMethodCallMessage.Args)
          Console.WriteLine("\t{0}", o);

      // Sends this method call message to another server to replicate
      // the call at the second server.
      if (requestMethodCallMessage.Uri == replicatedServiceUri) {

         SampleService replicationService =
            (SampleService)Activator.GetObject(typeof(SampleService),
            replicationServerUrl + replicatedServiceUri);

         IMethodReturnMessage returnMessage =
            RemotingServices.ExecuteMessage(replicationService, requestMethodCallMessage);

         // Prints the results of the method call stored in the IMethodReturnMessage.
         Console.WriteLine("\nMessage returned by ExecuteMessage.");
         Console.WriteLine("\tException = {0}", returnMessage.Exception);
         Console.WriteLine("\tReturnValue = {0}", returnMessage.ReturnValue);
         Console.WriteLine("\tOutArgCount = {0}", returnMessage.OutArgCount);
         Console.WriteLine("Return message OutArgs");

         foreach(object o in requestMethodCallMessage.Args)
            Console.WriteLine("\t{0}", o);
      }
   }
   catch (InvalidCastException) {
       Console.WriteLine("The requestMessage is not a MethodCall");
   }
}

<SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Flags := SecurityPermissionFlag.Infrastructure)> _
Public Sub ProcessMessageStart(requestMessage As IMessage, bClientSide As Boolean, bAsyncCall As Boolean) Implements IDynamicMessageSink.ProcessMessageStart

   Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "ProcessMessageStart")
   Console.WriteLine("requestMessage = {0}", requestMessage)
   
   Try
      Console.WriteLine("SessionId = {0}.", RemotingServices.GetSessionIdForMethodMessage(CType(requestMessage, IMethodMessage)))
   Catch e As InvalidCastException
      Console.WriteLine("The requestMessage is not an IMethodMessage.")
   End Try
   
   Dim requestMethodCallMessage As IMethodCallMessage
   
   Try
      requestMethodCallMessage = CType(requestMessage, MethodCall)
      
      ' Prints the details of the IMethodCallMessage to the console
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "MethodCall details")
      Console.WriteLine("Uri = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.Uri)
      Console.WriteLine("TypeName = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.TypeName)
      Console.WriteLine("MethodName = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.MethodName)
      Console.WriteLine("ArgCount = {0}", requestMethodCallMessage.ArgCount)
      Console.WriteLine("MethodCall.Args")
      
      Dim o As Object
      For Each o In  requestMethodCallMessage.Args
         Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", o)
      Next o 
      
      ' Sends this method call message to another server to replicate
      ' the call at the second server
      If requestMethodCallMessage.Uri = replicatedServiceUri Then
         
         Dim replicationService As SampleService = CType(Activator.GetObject(GetType(SampleService), replicationServerUrl + replicatedServiceUri), SampleService)
         Dim returnMessage As IMethodReturnMessage = RemotingServices.ExecuteMessage(replicationService, requestMethodCallMessage)
         
         ' Prints the results of the method call stored in the IMethodReturnMessage.
         Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Message returned by ExecuteMessage.")
         Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "Exception = {0}", returnMessage.Exception)
         Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "ReturnValue = {0}", returnMessage.ReturnValue)
         Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "OutArgCount = {0}", returnMessage.OutArgCount)
         Console.WriteLine("Return message OutArgs")
         For Each o In  requestMethodCallMessage.Args
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", o)
         Next o
         
      End If
      
   Catch e As InvalidCastException
      Console.WriteLine("The requestMessage is not a MethodCall")
   End Try

End Sub

Remarks

The same session ID might be returned for objects in the same application, but this method will never return the same session ID for two objects in different remote applications.

For more information about identifying sessions and session IDs, see ASP.NET Session State Overview.