﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Type Name="MessageDirection" FullName="System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection"><TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public enum MessageDirection" /><TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public auto ansi sealed MessageDirection extends System.Enum" /><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyName>System.ServiceModel</AssemblyName><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><Base><BaseTypeName>System.Enum</BaseTypeName></Base><Docs><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>The direction of a message indicates whether the message is coming into an endpoint or going out from an endpoint. <see cref="F:System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection.Input" /> is incoming to the server and <see cref="F:System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection.Output" /> is outgoing from the server. For a basic request/response message pattern, a request is incoming to the server and the response is outgoing from the server. On callbacks from the server to client, however, a request is outgoing from the server and a response is incoming to the server.</para><para>Use the <see cref="M:System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDescription.#ctor(System.String,System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection)" /> constructor to specify the direction of a message. </para><para>Retrieve the direction of a message using the <see cref="P:System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDescription.Direction" /> property.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Specifies the direction of the message.</para></summary></Docs><Members><Member MemberName="Input"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Input" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection Input = int32(0)" /><MemberType>Field</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection</ReturnType></ReturnValue><Docs><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>The message is incoming.</para></summary></Docs></Member><Member MemberName="Output"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Output" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection Output = int32(1)" /><MemberType>Field</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection</ReturnType></ReturnValue><Docs><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>The message is outgoing.</para></summary></Docs></Member></Members></Type>