IClientMessageFormatter Interface
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Defines methods that are used to control the conversion of messages into objects and objects into messages for client applications.
Namespace: System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Interface IClientMessageFormatter
public interface IClientMessageFormatter
The IClientMessageFormatter type exposes the following members.
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
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DeserializeReply | Converts a message into a return value and out parameters that are passed back to the calling operation. |
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SerializeRequest | Converts an Object array into an outbound Message. |
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Remarks
Implement the IClientMessageFormatter interface to create a custom client formatter that serializes objects into messages and deserializes messages into objects for a particular operation.
Attach custom Silverlight client formatters to the Formatter property to handle this conversion explicitly.
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.