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WsCreateChannel function (webservices.h)

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Creates a channel for message exchange with an endpoint.

Syntax

HRESULT WsCreateChannel(
  [in]           WS_CHANNEL_TYPE               channelType,
  [in]           WS_CHANNEL_BINDING            channelBinding,
  [in]           const WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY     *properties,
  [in]           ULONG                         propertyCount,
  [in, optional] const WS_SECURITY_DESCRIPTION *securityDescription,
                 WS_CHANNEL                    **channel,
  [in, optional] WS_ERROR                      *error
);

Parameters

[in] channelType

The type of the channel. For channel types, see the WS_CHANNEL_TYPE enumeration. This represents the message exchange pattern for the channel being created.

[in] channelBinding

The channel binding, indicating the protocol stack to use for the new channel. For available channel bindings, see the WS_CHANNEL_BINDING enumeration.

[in] properties

An array of WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY structures containing optional values for channel initialization. The value of this parameter may be NULL, in which case, the propertyCount parameter must be 0 (zero).

For information on which channel properties can be specified when you create a channel, see the WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY_ID enumeration.

For information on creating a custom channel, see the Remarks section.

[in] propertyCount

The number of properties in the properties array.

[in, optional] securityDescription

Pointer to a WS_SECURITY_DESCRIPTION structure specifying the security for the channel.

If you are creating a custom channel (using the WS_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_BINDING value of the WS_CHANNEL_BINDING enumeration), the security description must be NULL. See the Remarks section.

channel

Pointer that receives the address of the created channel.
When the channel is no longer needed, you must free it by calling WsFreeChannel.

[in, optional] error

Pointer to a WS_ERROR structure that receives additional error information if the function fails.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns NO_ERROR; otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Return code Description
E_INVALIDARG
 One or more arguments are invalid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 Insufficient memory to complete the operation.
Other Errors
This function may return other errors not listed above.

Remarks

Use the WsOpenChannel function to initiate communication on the channel and to specify the endpoint.

When you create a custom channel (using the WS_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_BINDING value of the WS_CHANNEL_BINDING enumeration), you can specify only the following channel properties:

  • WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_CALLBACKS
  • WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_PARAMETERS
(See the WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY_ID enumeration) If initial properties are required to create the custom channel, specify them by using the WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_PARAMETERS property.

To pass security information to a custom channel implementation, use the WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_PARAMETERS value of the WS_CHANNEL_PROPERTY_ID enumeration.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header webservices.h
Library WebServices.lib
DLL WebServices.dll