WSTrustChannelFactory.CreateChannel Method

Article
10/05/2012

[Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) has been fully integrated into the .NET Framework. The version of WIF addressed by this topic, WIF 3.5, is deprecated and should only be used when developing against the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or the .NET Framework 4. For more information about WIF in the .NET Framework 4.5, also known as WIF 4.5, see the Windows Identity Foundation documentation in the .NET Framework 4.5 Development Guide.]

Creates a WSTrustChannel object that is used to send messages to a service at a specific endpoint address through a specified transport address.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSTrust
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As WSTrustChannelFactory
Dim address As EndpointAddress
Dim via As Uri
Dim returnValue As IWSTrustChannelContract

returnValue = instance.CreateChannel(address, via)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function CreateChannel ( _
    address As EndpointAddress, _
    via As Uri _
) As IWSTrustChannelContract

public override IWSTrustChannelContract CreateChannel (
    EndpointAddress address,
    Uri via
)

public:
virtual IWSTrustChannelContract^ CreateChannel (
    EndpointAddress^ address, 
    Uri^ via
) override

public IWSTrustChannelContract CreateChannel (
    EndpointAddress address, 
    Uri via
)

public override function CreateChannel (
    address : EndpointAddress, 
    via : Uri
) : IWSTrustChannelContract

Parameters

address
The EndpointAddress that provides the location of the service.

via
The Uri that contains the transport address to which the channel sends messages.

Return Value

A IWSTrustChannelContract object that represents the new channel.

Remarks

The object returned is an instance of the WSTrustChannel class.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Target Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)