WebServiceAttribute.Description Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.Services

Assembly:

System.Web.Services.dll

A descriptive message for the XML Web service.

public:
 property System::String ^ Description { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public string Description { get; set; }

member this.Description : string with get, set

Public Property Description As String

Property Value

String

The text describing the functionality of the XML Web service.

Examples

The following example sets the Description property to "Common Server Variables".

<%@ WebService Language="C#" Class= "ServerVariables"%>
 
 using System;
 using System.Web.Services;
 
 [ WebService(Description="Common Server Variables",Namespace="http://www.contoso.com/")]
 public class ServerVariables: WebService {
 
 
    [ WebMethod(Description="Obtains the Server Computer Name",EnableSession=false)]
    public string GetMachineName() {
       return Server.MachineName;
    }   
 }

<%@ WebService Language="VB" Class= "ServerVariables"%>
 
Imports System
Imports System.Web.Services

<WebService(Description := "Common Server Variables", _
 Namespace := "http://www.contoso.com/")> _
Public Class ServerVariables
    Inherits WebService 
    
    <WebMethod(Description := "Obtains the Computer Machine Name", _
        EnableSession := False)> _
    Public Function GetMachineName() As String
        
        Return Server.MachineName
    End Function
End Class

Remarks

The descriptive message is displayed to prospective consumers of the XML Web service when description documents for the XML Web service are generated, such as the Service Description and the Service help page.

See also

• WebMethodAttribute