What is IMetadataExchange?

IMetadataExchange Interface Exposes methods used to return metadata about a service. When programming Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services, it is useful to publish metadata about the service.

What is a MEX endpoint?

MEX endpoints are special endpoints that allow clients to receive the service’s metadata by using SOAP messages instead of only http get requests(ie httpGetEnabled=”true”). You can create MEX endpoint that can be accessed through http, https, tcp, and even named pipes.

What is Mex HTTP binding?

mexHttpBinding is used while adding a new Service Reference in a Project in Visual Studio 2013 (DEBUG) that will consume your WebService (providing the mexHttpBinding). After you’ve added the Service Reference successfully you might disable the mexHttpBinding.

What is metadata in WCF?

WCF services use metadata to describe how to interact with the service’s endpoints so that tools, such as Svcutil.exe, can automatically generate client code for accessing the service. Most of the types that make up the WCF metadata infrastructure reside in the System. ServiceModel. Description namespace.

What is meta data in WCF?

WCF services use metadata to describe how to interact with the service’s endpoints so that tools, such as Svcutil.exe, can automatically generate client code for accessing the service. Most of the types that make up the WCF metadata infrastructure reside in the System.

How do I enable metadata in WCF?

To publish metadata for a WCF service using an application configuration file

  1. Within the App.
  2. Within the element, add a element.
  3. Add a element to the element and specify a value for the name attribute of the element.

What is TCP binding in WCF?

This binding generates a run-time communication stack by default, which uses transport security, TCP for message delivery, and a binary message encoding. This binding is an appropriate Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) system-provided choice for communicating over an Intranet.

How do I enable metadata?

Enable metadata navigation and filtering

  1. Click Settings. , and then click Site Settings.
  2. Under Site Actions, click Manage site features.
  3. In the Features list, find Metadata Navigation and Filtering, and then click Activate.