<behavior> of <endpointBehaviors>

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01/05/2010

The behavior element contains a collection of settings for the behavior of an endpoint. Each behavior is indexed by its name. Endpoints can link to each behavior through this name.

Schema Hierarchy

<system.serviceModel>
  <behaviors>
    <endpointBehaviors>
      <behavior> of <endpointBehaviors>

Syntax

<system.ServiceModel>
  <behaviors>
    <endpointBehaviors>
       <behavior name="String" />
    </endpointBehaviors>
  </behaviors>
</system.ServiceModel>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
name	A unique string that contains the configuration name of the behavior. This value is a user-defined string that must be unique, since it acts as the identification string for the element.

Child Elements

Element	Description
<clientCredentials>	Specifies the credentials used to authenticate the client to a service.
<callbackDebug>	Specifies service debugging for a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) callback object.
<callbackTimeouts>	Specifies the timeout for the client callback.
<clientVia>	Specifies the route a message should take.
dataContractSerializer	Contains configuration data for the DataContractSerializer.
<enableWebScript>	Enables the endpoint behavior that makes it possible to consume the service from ASP.NET AJAX web pages. The behavior should only be used in conjunction with either the <webHttpBinding> standard binding, or the <webMessageEncoding> binding element.
<synchronousReceive> element	Specifies run-time behavior for receiving messages in either a service or client application. It does not have any attributes or child elements.
<transactedBatching>	Specifies whether transaction batching is supported for receive operations.
<webHttp>	Specifies the WebHttpBehavior on an endpoint through configuration. This behavior, when used in conjunction with the <webHttpBinding> standard binding, enables the Web programming model for a WCF service.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<endpointBehaviors>	A collection of endpoint behavior elements.