Add restrictions to WCF in method/data member

Question

I'm new to WCF and I try to add restriction to data member.

For exmple in this method:

[DataMember]
    public string StringValue
    {
        get { return stringValue; }
        set { stringValue = value; }
    }

I want to set max and min length. I know how to add the restriction to the XML code

 <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
  <xs:minLength value="2"/>
  <xs:maxLength value="10"/>
</xs:restriction>

but is there a way to add a restriction straight from the code?

You may have to use the XMLSerializer instead if you want that level of control. — forsvarir, Jul 14 '11 at 08:26

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '11 at 13:43

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According to MSDN, maxLength, minLength and length etc are ignored. There is no declarative way to enforce what you're asking for, as much as I wish there was. This is one of those places where the cracks between the .NET and XML worlds show. The only method I've found for enforcement is to build a message inspector and apply the transform in there.

answered Jul 14 '11 at 13:43

Precious Roy

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Also based on message inspector [How to: Perform Message Validation with Schema Validation in WCF](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff647820.aspx) – Kirill Jul 15 '11 at 15:57
great link, I was looking for something more explicit like that – Precious Roy Jul 15 '11 at 17:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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Use http://wcfdataannotations.codeplex.com/

Possible duplicates of the question:

DataMember attributes for Data validation

How should I validate parameters passed into my WCF service?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Nov 14 '14 at 21:57

victorvartan

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This question is OLDER than the others that you references – Pablo Claus Nov 14 '14 at 22:01

Add restrictions to WCF in method/data member

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