Namespace: System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels

The System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels namespace contains classes that support and handle channels and channel sinks, which are used as the transport medium when a client calls a method on a remote object.

Channels are objects that transport messages between applications across remoting boundaries, whether between application domains, processes, or computers. A channel can listen on an endpoint for inbound messages, send outbound messages to another endpoint, or both. This enables you to plug in a wide range of protocols, even if the common language runtime is not at the other end of the channel.

Channels send each object along a chain of channel sink objects prior to sending or after receiving a message. This sink chain contains sinks required for basic channel functionality, such as transport or stack builder sinks, but you can customize the channel sink chain to perform special tasks with a message or a stream. Each sink in each chain receives the object, performs a specific operation, and passes it on to the next sink in the chain. There is no rule that the exact object received by a message sink must be passed on to the next sink, though this will often be the case.

For more information, see the conceptual topic at MSDN: channels and the conceptual topic at MSDN: sinkssinkchains.

Members of System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels Namespace

Classes
Class Description
class�BaseChannelObjectWithProperties Provides a base implementation of a channel object that wants to provide a dictionary interface to its properties.�
class�BaseChannelSinkWithProperties Provides a base implementation for channel sinks that want to expose a dictionary interface to their properties.�
class�BaseChannelWithProperties Provides a base implementation for channels that want to expose a dictionary interface to their properties.�
class�BinaryClientFormatterSink Provides the implementation for a client formatter sink that uses the BinaryFormatter.�
class�BinaryClientFormatterSinkProvider Provides the implementation for the binary client formatter sink provider.�
class�BinaryServerFormatterSink Provides the implementation for a server formatter sink that uses the BinaryFormatter.�
class�BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider Provides the implementation for the server formatter channel sink provider that uses the BinaryFormatter.�
class�ChannelDataStore Stores channel data for the remoting channels.�
class�ChannelServices Provides static methods to aid with remoting channel registration, resolution, and URL discovery. This class cannot be inherited.�
class�ClientChannelSinkStack Holds the stack of client channel sinks that must be invoked during an asynchronous message response decoding.�
class�CommonTransportKeys The transport keys associated with common values used by the channels.�
class�ServerChannelSinkStack Holds the stack of server channel sinks.�
class�SinkProviderData Stores sink provider data for sink providers.�
class�SoapClientFormatterSink Provides the implementation for a client formatter sink that uses the SoapFormatter.�
class�SoapClientFormatterSinkProvider Provides the implementation for a client formatter sink provider.�
class�SoapServerFormatterSink Provides the implementation for a server formatter sink that uses the SoapFormatter.�
class�SoapServerFormatterSinkProvider Provides the implementation for a server formatter channel sink provider that uses the SoapFormatter.�
class�TransportHeaders Stores a collection of headers used in the channel sinks.�

Interfaces
Interface Description
interface�IChannel Provides conduits for messages that cross remoting boundaries.�
interface�IChannelDataStore Stores channel data for the remoting channels.�
interface�IChannelReceiver Provides required functions and properties for the receiver channels.�
interface�IChannelReceiverHook Indicates that the implementing channel wants to hook into the outside listener service.�
interface�IChannelSender Provides required functions and properties for the sender channels.�
interface�IChannelSinkBase Provides the base interface for channel sinks.�
interface�IClientChannelSink Provides required functions and properties for client channel sinks.�
interface�IClientChannelSinkProvider Creates client channel sinks for the client channel through which remoting messages flow.�
interface�IClientChannelSinkStack Provides functionality for a stack of client channel sinks that must be invoked during an asynchronous message response decoding.�
interface�IClientFormatterSink Marks a sink as a client formatter sink that serializes messages into a stream.�
interface�IClientFormatterSinkProvider Marks a client channel sink provider as a client formatter sink provider.�
interface�IClientResponseChannelSinkStack Provides the stack functionality for a stack of client response channel sinks that must be invoked during an asynchronous message response decoding.�
interface�IServerChannelSink Provides methods used for security and transport sinks.�
interface�IServerChannelSinkProvider Creates server channel sinks for the server channel through which remoting messages flow.�
interface�IServerChannelSinkStack Provides the stack functionality for a stack of server channel sinks.�
interface�IServerFormatterSinkProvider Marks a server channel sink provider as a server formatter sink provider.�
interface�IServerResponseChannelSinkStack Provides the stack functionality for a stack of server response channel sinks.�
interface�ITransportHeaders Stores a collection of headers used in the channel sinks.�

Enumerations
Enumeration Description
enumeration�SoapServerFormatterSink.Protocol Specifies the protocol to use with the SoapServerFormatterSink class.�
enumeration�ServerProcessing Indicates the status of the server message processing.�

Namepace hierarchy

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