<serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes> Element
This topic is specific to a legacy technology. XML Web services and XML Web service clients should now be created using Windows Communication Foundation.
Specifies the service description format extension (SDFE) classes used to extend the WSDL documents generated for Web services. SDFEs provide a means of describing SOAP extensions.
Schema Hierarchy
<configuration>
<system.web>
<webServices>
<serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes> Element
Syntax
<serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes>
<add type=""
group="0"
priority="2"/>
<remove type="type name"/>
<clear/>
</serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
add |
Adds a specified service description format extension (SDFE) class that defines how to extend the service descriptions (WSDL documents) generated for Web services. |
clear |
Removes all SDFE classes currently contained in or inherited by the specified Web.config file. |
remove |
Removes a specified service description format extension (SDFE) class from within the scope of the configuration file. The value of <remove> must exactly match that of a previous <add> directive. Wildcard selections are not supported. |
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
configuration |
The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
System.web |
Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section. |
webServices |
Controls the settings of Web services deployed using ASP.NET and of Web service clients running on the .NET Framework. |
Remarks
The <serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes> element specifies classes derived from the ServiceDescriptionFormatExtension class. Each such class is used in conjunction with a class derived from the SoapExtensionReflector class on the server and a class derived from the SoapExtensionImporter class on the client.
See Also
Tasks
Walkthrough: Customizing the Generation of Service Descriptions and Proxy Classes
Reference
<webServices> Element
XMLFormatExtensionAttribute
ServiceDescriptionFormatExtension
Concepts
SOAP Message Modification Using SOAP Extensions
Other Resources
ASP.NET Settings Schema
XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET and XML Web Service Clients