MessageEncoderFactory Class
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An abstract base class that represents the factory for producing message encoders that can read messages from a stream and write them to a stream for various types of message encoding.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.ServiceModel.Channels.MessageEncoderFactory
Namespace: System.ServiceModel.Channels
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
Syntax
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Public MustInherit Class MessageEncoderFactory
public abstract class MessageEncoderFactory
The MessageEncoderFactory type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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MessageEncoderFactory | Initializes a new instance of the MessageEncoderFactory class. |
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Properties
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Encoder | When overridden in a derived class, gets the message encoder that is produced by the factory. |
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MessageVersion | When overridden in a derived class, gets the message version that is used by the encoders produced by the factory to encode messages. |
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Methods
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CreateSessionEncoder | Returns a message encoder that can be used to correlate messages in session-based exchanges. |
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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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.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Remarks
Encoding is the process of transforming a message into a sequence of bytes. Decoding is the reverse process.
Use this class if you want to implement a custom message encoder. To implement your own custom message encoder, you must provide custom implementations of the following three abstract base classes:
MessageEncoderFactory
Override the Encoder to return an instance of your custom MessageEncoder. Then wire up your custom MessageEncoderFactory to the binding element stack used to configure the service or client by overriding the CreateMessageEncoderFactory method to return an instance of this factory.
For more information about
custom encoders, see Custom Encoders.
Examples
The following code shows how to write a class that is derived from MessageEncoderFactory.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.