System.ServiceModel 4.0.0.0 System.Object

A binding consists of an ordered set of binding elements that inherit from this abstract base class. The class inherits from the class.

Creating a binding and binding element for your transport is optional if you are just using the channel model. It is possible to do everything you need through the channel factory and listener as long as they are made public.

The indigo1 service model uses a factory pattern where the binding is used to create the channel stack. If you want to use the indigo2 service model, then using a transport binding element is required. Placing this binding element into a binding is a good practice because it removes the requirement for users to create their own custom binding for your transport. It is best to create both a binding and binding element, and hide the channel factory and listener inside the assembly.

On the sending side, a binding is used to build a , which in turn builds a channel stack and returns a reference to the top channel in the stack. The application can then use this channel to send messages.

Similarly, on the receiving side a binding is used to build a , which listens for incoming messages. The provides messages to the listening application by creating channel stacks and handing the application a reference to the top channel. The application then uses this channel to receive incoming messages.

If you are adding message headers that must be encrypted you must return a instance with your requirements from the method when asked for .

The elements of the bindings that build the channel factories and channel listeners for various types of channels that are used to process outgoing and incoming messages.

- Constructor
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  Initializes a new instance of the class.

- Constructor
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  Initializes a new instance of the class from a specified binding element.

- Method
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  System.ServiceModel.Channels.IChannelFactory<TChannel> `` To be added.

  Initializes a channel factory for producing channels of a specified type from the binding context.

  The of type initialized from the .

  The that provides context for the binding element. The type of channel the factory builds.
- Method
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  System.ServiceModel.Channels.IChannelListener<TChannel> ReferenceTypeConstraint System.ServiceModel.Channels.IChannel `` To be added.

  Initializes a channel listener to accept channels of a specified type from the binding context.

  The of type initialized from the .

  The that provides context for the binding element. The type of channel the listener is built to accept.
- Method
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  System.Boolean ``

  Use this method if you want to check that the channel factory for channels of type can be build for the provided before attempting to build the factory. Alternatively, build the channel factory by calling and catch the exception generated if it cannot be built.

  Returns a value that indicates whether the binding element can build a channel factory for a specific type of channel.

  true if the of type can be built by the binding element; otherwise, false.

  The that provides context for the binding element. The type of channel the channel factory produces.
- Method
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  System.Boolean ReferenceTypeConstraint System.ServiceModel.Channels.IChannel ``

  Use this method if you want to check that the channel listener for channels of type can be build for the provided before attempting to build the listener. Alternatively, build the channel listener by calling and catch the exception generated if it cannot be built.

  Returns a value that indicates whether the binding element can build a listener for a specific type of channel.

  true if the of type can be built by the binding element; otherwise, false.

  The that provides context for the binding element. The type of channel the listener accepts.
- Method
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  System.ServiceModel.Channels.BindingElement

  Implement the method to return a deep clone of your binding element. Returning a clone enables the runtime to support the case in which multiple custom bindings share a custom binding element. If a clone is not returned, the run-time behavior is undefined.

  A deep clone of an object creates a copy of the object and a copy of everything directly or indirectly referenced by that object. (This is also called copying the entire object graph.) A shallow clone of an object, by contrast, is a copy of the object only. If the object contains references to other objects, the shallow copy does not create copies of the referred objects; instead, it copies only the references to the original objects.

  When overridden in a derived class, returns a copy of the binding element object.

  A object that is a deep clone of the original.

- Method
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  T ReferenceTypeConstraint ``

  Use this to retrieve capabilities, requirements and parameters from the binding element stack. If a binding element supports returning the requested object, it returns it. If not, it delegates the call down to the next binding element in the stack. If it gets to the bottom of the stack and no binding element supported the requested object, then the method returns null.

  If you are adding message headers that must be encrypted you must return a instance with your requirements from this method when asked for .

  When overridden in a derived class, returns a typed object requested, if present, from the appropriate layer in the binding stack.

  The typed object requested if it is present or null if it is not present.

  The for the binding element. The typed object for which the method is querying.