The System.Runtime.Remoting.MetadataServices namespace contains the classes used by the command line tool and the user code to convert metadata to and from XML schema for the remoting infrastructure. Some of the most important classes of this namespace are SdlChannelSink and the MetaData class.
The SdlChannelSink class is used by the remoting infrastructure to generate Web Services Description Language (WSDL) on the server side.
The MetaData class provides the functionality of the command line tool, and can be used programmatically to achieve the same outcome. The methods of the MetaData class can be used to create XML schemas describing services exposed in source code, and to create C# code from XML schema.
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| class MetaData | Provides methods that allow you to work with XML schema. |
| class SdlChannelSink | Provides the implementation for a server channel sink that generates Web Services Description Language (WSDL) dynamically on the server. |
| class SdlChannelSinkProvider | Provides the implementation for the server channel sink provider that creates SdlChannelSink instances. |
| class ServiceType | Associates a well-known object type that is passed to the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) generator with a remote endpoint that can process messages sent to a method on the type. |
| class SUDSGeneratorException | The exception thrown if an error occurs during generation of Web Services Description Language (WSDL). |
| class SUDSParserException | The exception thrown if an error occurs during parsing of Web Services Description Language (WSDL). |
| Enumeration | Description |
|---|---|
| enumeration SdlType | Specifies the schema type used to describe services provided by an application. |