Changing the XML element name of the generated SOAP result in WCF

[Jeroen-bart Engelen]

Hello,

I need to implement a webservice based on an XSD, so I'm stuck with
the names someone else thought up. I wanted to implement this
webservice in WCF to maximize our options should we wish to change
stuff or add stuff.
The problem I run into is that I need to give the element that
contains the result of a function a certain name, but I can't find out
how.

I have a function Bar() and it returns a class called Foo. Foo
contains just a string called Message. So this should be:
class Foo{ public string Message; }

Foo Bar();

So far I got the resulting SOAP XML to be:
<BarResponse>
<BarResult>
<Message/>
</BarResult>
</BarResponse>

But I need it to be:
<BarResponse>
<MyFooBarResult>
<Message/>
</MyFooBarResult>
</BarResponse>

Because of other problems with the correct nesting of array elements
I'm using the XmlSerializer in stead of the ObjectSerializer on my
webservice. So I figured I could just tack an attribute on the
webservice like I could in ASMX webservices: [return:
XmlElement("MyFooBarResult")], but that doesn't seem to work.

I also already added an [XmlRoot(ElementName = "MyFooBarResult")]
attribute to the Foo class, but that also doesn't seem to make a
difference.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Jeroen-bart Engelen

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"Jeroen-bart Engelen" wrote:

Hello,

I need to implement a webservice based on an XSD, so I'm stuck with
the names someone else thought up. I wanted to implement this
webservice in WCF to maximize our options should we wish to change
stuff or add stuff.
The problem I run into is that I need to give the element that
contains the result of a function a certain name, but I can't find out
how.

I have a function Bar() and it returns a class called Foo. Foo
contains just a string called Message. So this should be:
class Foo{ public string Message; }

Foo Bar();

So far I got the resulting SOAP XML to be:
<BarResponse>
<BarResult>
<Message/>
</BarResult>
</BarResponse>

But I need it to be:
<BarResponse>
<MyFooBarResult>
<Message/>
</MyFooBarResult>
</BarResponse>

Because of other problems with the correct nesting of array elements
I'm using the XmlSerializer in stead of the ObjectSerializer on my
webservice. So I figured I could just tack an attribute on the
webservice like I could in ASMX webservices: [return:
XmlElement("MyFooBarResult")], but that doesn't seem to work.

I also already added an [XmlRoot(ElementName = "MyFooBarResult")]
attribute to the Foo class, but that also doesn't seem to make a
difference.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Jeroen-bart Engelen

Hello,

we have the same problem. Do you have any answers by now?

Thanks

rasc-d

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I'm also looking for this answer, any ideas??

"rasc-d" wrote:

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"Jeroen-bart Engelen" wrote:

Hello,

I need to implement a webservice based on an XSD, so I'm stuck with
the names someone else thought up. I wanted to implement this
webservice in WCF to maximize our options should we wish to change
stuff or add stuff.
The problem I run into is that I need to give the element that
contains the result of a function a certain name, but I can't find out
how.

I have a function Bar() and it returns a class called Foo. Foo
contains just a string called Message. So this should be:
class Foo{ public string Message; }

Foo Bar();

So far I got the resulting SOAP XML to be:
<BarResponse>
<BarResult>
<Message/>
</BarResult>
</BarResponse>

But I need it to be:
<BarResponse>
<MyFooBarResult>
<Message/>
</MyFooBarResult>
</BarResponse>

Because of other problems with the correct nesting of array elements
I'm using the XmlSerializer in stead of the ObjectSerializer on my
webservice. So I figured I could just tack an attribute on the
webservice like I could in ASMX webservices: [return:
XmlElement("MyFooBarResult")], but that doesn't seem to work.

I also already added an [XmlRoot(ElementName = "MyFooBarResult")]
attribute to the Foo class, but that also doesn't seem to make a
difference.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Jeroen-bart Engelen

Hello,

we have the same problem. Do you have any answers by now?

Thanks

rasc-d