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John S
John S

Reputation: 8351

Location of attributes in WCF code? Interface or Code

While looking at a variety of examples and how-tos for creating WCF services I notice that some people decorate the interface code with attributes and others decorate the implmentation code. I understand decorating the interface with [ServiceContract] but where is the proper place for things like [WebGet] or [WebInvoke] or [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements]?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 65

Answers (2)

The other other Alan
The other other Alan

Reputation: 1918

Most attributes' proper location is not up the developer, but specified by the WCF documentation. See the examples in these pages for proper attribute usage.

WebGet - interface, operation contract: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.servicemodel.web.webgetattribute.aspx

WebInvoke - interface, operation contract: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.servicemodel.web.webinvokeattribute.aspx

AspNetCompatibilityRequirements - service implementation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.servicemodel.activation.aspnetcompatibilityrequirementsattribute.aspx

Upvotes: 2

Josh
Josh

Reputation: 10614

Since you are coding the class definition, it's best to place them in the same file as the class implementing them. Putting them on the interface makes it hard to remember how the method is to be used. With it right on the class and method implementations, you can't forget!

Upvotes: 2

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