SoapUnknownHeader Class

Definition

public ref class SoapUnknownHeader sealed : System::Web::Services::Protocols::SoapHeader

public sealed class SoapUnknownHeader : System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHeader

type SoapUnknownHeader = class
    inherit SoapHeader

Public NotInheritable Class SoapUnknownHeader
Inherits SoapHeader

Inheritance

Object

SoapHeader

SoapUnknownHeader

Examples

The MyWebService XML Web service accepts and processes the MyHeader SOAP header sent with any calls to the MyWebMethod XML Web service method. Additionally, MyWebMethod receives any SOAP headers other than the MyHeader SOAP header.

<%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="MyWebService"%>
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
using System.Xml;
using System;

// Define a SOAP header by deriving from the SoapHeader base class.

public class MyHeader : SoapHeader {
    public string MyValue;
}

public class MyWebService {

    public MyHeader myHeader;
    // Receive all SOAP headers besides the MyHeader SOAP header.
    public SoapUnknownHeader[] unknownHeaders;
 
    [WebMethod]
    [SoapHeader("myHeader", Direction=SoapHeaderDirection.InOut)]

    //Receive any SOAP headers other than MyHeader.
    [SoapHeader("unknownHeaders")]

    public string MyWebMethod() {

    string unknownHeaderAttributes = String.Empty;

        // Set myHeader.MyValue to some value.
         
       foreach (SoapUnknownHeader header in unknownHeaders) {
           // Perform some processing on the header.
           foreach (XmlAttribute attribute in header.Element.Attributes) {
              unknownHeaderAttributes = unknownHeaderAttributes + attribute.Name + ":" + attribute.Value + ";";            
           }
           // For those headers that cannot be 
           // processed, set the DidUnderstand property to false.
           header.DidUnderstand = false;
       }
       return unknownHeaderAttributes;
    }
}

<%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="MyWebService"%>
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Imports System.Xml
Imports System

' Define a SOAP header by deriving from the SoapHeader base class.
Public Class MyHeader
    Inherits SoapHeader
    Public MyValue As String
End Class

Public Class MyWebService
    
    Public myHeader As MyHeader
    
    ' Receive all SOAP headers besides the MyHeader SOAP header.
    Public unknownHeaders() As SoapUnknownHeader    

    'Receive any SOAP headers other than MyHeader.
    <WebMethod, _
    SoapHeader("myHeader", Direction := SoapHeaderDirection.InOut), _
    SoapHeader("unknownHeaders")> _
    Public Function MyWebMethod() As String
        Dim unknownHeaderAttributes As String = String.Empty
        
        ' Set myHeader.MyValue to some value.
        Dim header As SoapUnknownHeader
        For Each header In  unknownHeaders
            ' Perform some processing on the header.
            Dim attribute As XmlAttribute
            For Each attribute In header.Element.Attributes
                unknownHeaderAttributes &= attribute.Name & ":" & _
                    attribute.Value & ";"
            Next attribute
            ' For those headers that cannot be 
            ' processed, set the DidUnderstand property to false.
            header.DidUnderstand = False
        Next header
        
        Return unknownHeaderAttributes
        
    End Function
End Class

Remarks

A SOAP client might invoke an XML Web service with additional data beyond the required parameters in the form of a SOAP header. An XML Web service created using ASP.NET or an XML Web service client can view any SOAP headers it did not know about at the time the XML Web service was written by applying a SoapHeaderAttribute with a MemberName property of either an array of SoapHeader, SoapHeader, SoapUnknownHeader or an array of SoapUnknownHeader to the XML Web service method. Specifying a Type of SoapUnknownHeader, allows the XML Web service to view the contents of the SOAP header in the form of an XmlElement.

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Applies to

See also

• SoapHeaderAttribute
• SoapHeader