<add> Element for <serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes>
This topic is specific to a legacy technology. XML Web services and XML Web service clients should now be created using Windows Communication Foundation.
Adds a specified service description format extension (SDFE) class that defines how to extend the service descriptions (WSDL documents) generated for Web services.
Schema Hierarchy
<configuration>
<system.web>
<webServices> Element
<serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes> Element
<add> Element for <serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes>
Syntax
<add type="service description format extension type"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute | Description |
---|---|
type |
Required attribute. Specifies the SDFE class to add. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
configuration |
The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes |
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. |
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. |
Example
The following example adds an SDFE class.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<webServices>
<serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionType>
<add type=NameOfClass"/>
</serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionType>
</webServices>
</system.web>
</configuration>
See Also
Tasks
Walkthrough: Customizing the Generation of Service Descriptions and Proxy Classes
Reference
<webServices> Element
<serviceDescriptionFormatExtensionTypes> Element
ServiceDescriptionFormatExtension
Other Resources
ASP.NET Settings Schema
XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET and XML Web Service Clients