MessageDirection Enumeration
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Specifies the direction of the message.
Namespace: System.ServiceModel.Description
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Enumeration MessageDirection
public enum MessageDirection
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
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Input | The message is incoming.
This is from the perspective of the server, so an incoming message is sent by a client. |
|
Output | The message is outgoing.
This is from the perspective of the server, so an outgoing message is received by a client. |
Remarks
The direction of a message indicates whether the message is coming into an endpoint or going out from an endpoint. Input is incoming to the server and Output is outgoing from the server. For a basic request/response message pattern, a request is incoming to the server and the response is outgoing from the server. On callbacks from the server to client, however, a request is outgoing from the server and a response is incoming to the server.
Use the MessageDescription(String, MessageDirection) constructor to specify the direction of a message.
Retrieve the direction of a message using the Direction property.
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.