Public Enums in Web service

[DMitchell]

Is there any way of getting a public enumeration to be generated into a web
service proxy?

[Drew Marsh]

DMitchell wrote:

Is there any way of getting a public enumeration to be generated into
a web service proxy?

This works for me:

<codeSnippet language="C#">
[Flags]
public enum TestEnum
{
None = 0,
Value1 = 1,
Value2 = 2
}

[WebMethod]
public TestEnum ReturnEnum()
{
return TestEnum.None;
}
</codeSnippet>

It generates the following Schmea within the WSDL:

<s:simpleType name="TestEnum" >
<s:list>
<s:simpleType >
<s:restrictio n base="s:string" >
<s:enumeratio n value="None" />
<s:enumeratio n value="Value1" />
<s:enumeratio n value="Value2" />
</s:restriction>
</s:simpleType>
</s:list>
</s:simpleType>

Which the proxy generator seems to parse just fine. I end up with the same
enum on the client. Also beware that the values will not be the same, but
they don't need to be since the enum name is all that matters in the realm
of XML.

HTH,
Dre

[DMitchell]

Thanks Drew. Have tried that and just does not generate anything into the
proxy. Will try on another machine.

"Drew Marsh" wrote:

DMitchell wrote:

Is there any way of getting a public enumeration to be generated into
a web service proxy?

This works for me:

<codeSnippet language="C#">
[Flags]
public enum TestEnum
{
None = 0,
Value1 = 1,
Value2 = 2
}

[WebMethod]
public TestEnum ReturnEnum()
{
return TestEnum.None;
}
</codeSnippet>

It generates the following Schmea within the WSDL:

<s:simpleType name="TestEnum" >
<s:list>
<s:simpleType >
<s:restrictio n base="s:string" >
<s:enumeratio n value="None" />
<s:enumeratio n value="Value1" />
<s:enumeratio n value="Value2" />
</s:restriction>
</s:simpleType>
</s:list>
</s:simpleType>

Which the proxy generator seems to parse just fine. I end up with the same
enum on the client. Also beware that the values will not be the same, but
they don't need to be since the enum name is all that matters in the realm
of XML.

HTH,
Drew

[DMitchell]

Drew - What is the [Flags] bit for ? Am writing my web service in
VB.Net...what would the equivalent for it? Cannot find any reference in MSDN.

Thanks.

"Drew Marsh" wrote:

DMitchell wrote:

Is there any way of getting a public enumeration to be generated into
a web service proxy?

This works for me:

<codeSnippet language="C#">
[Flags]
public enum TestEnum
{
None = 0,
Value1 = 1,
Value2 = 2
}

[WebMethod]
public TestEnum ReturnEnum()
{
return TestEnum.None;
}
</codeSnippet>

It generates the following Schmea within the WSDL:

<s:simpleType name="TestEnum" >
<s:list>
<s:simpleType >
<s:restrictio n base="s:string" >
<s:enumeratio n value="None" />
<s:enumeratio n value="Value1" />
<s:enumeratio n value="Value2" />
</s:restriction>
</s:simpleType>
</s:list>
</s:simpleType>

Which the proxy generator seems to parse just fine. I end up with the same
enum on the client. Also beware that the values will not be the same, but
they don't need to be since the enum name is all that matters in the realm
of XML.

HTH,
Drew

[Drew Marsh]

DMitchell wrote:

Drew - What is the [Flags] bit for ? Am writing my web service in
VB.Net...what would the equivalent for it? Cannot find any reference
in MSDN.

Oh, you might not need that. It's short for FlagsAttribute which you can
read about here[1]. If you don't need bitwise enums, then you don't need
the attribute. Even without that attribute applied to my enum, it works.
Enums are a well supported concept in Microsoft's web services tools.

HTH,
Drew

[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...eclasstopic.as

[Stuart Hemming (via DFN-CIS NetNews Service)]

On 29/11/2004, around 09:29, Drew Marsh wrote:

<delurk>
Drew, thanks for that. Something I didn't know and can definitely use.

DM> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...classtopic.asp
</delurk>

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