CODEWITHSUNDEEP
.netwcfserializationattributesenums
MgSam
MgSam

Reputation: 12803

.NET - Passing Enum with Attribute Through WCF

Does anyone know if it is possible to serialize and pass an enum through WCF with its associated attributes?

For example:

public enum Dog
{
    [Description("German Shepard")]
    GERMAN_SHEPARD = 1,
    [Description("Labrador Retriever")]
    LABRADOR_RETRIEVER = 2
}

I then want to pass an instance of this enum as the return value of a method exposed via WCF. When the calling code uses "Add Service Reference" it should be able to reconstruct the Description attribute.

Thanks for any help.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 516

Answers (2)

Sixto Saez
Sixto Saez

Reputation: 12680

You may need to mark the enum with the DataContract and EnumMember attributes so the WSDL with contain appropriate values.

Upvotes: 0

Reddog
Reddog

Reputation: 15579

You should set up your enum(s) and other types to be transported into a shared assembly. Then, instead of using the "Add Service Reference", you can use the /r flag along with svcutil to generate your service proxy.

Your client application should then reference the enum from the shared assembly instead.

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions