The following table lists the attributes that can be applied to either an XML Web service created using ASP.NET or an XML Web service client.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| WebMethod | Applying this attribute to a method makes it an XML Web service method. |
| WebService | Applying this attribute to a class implementing an XML Web service specifies additional information about the XML Web service, such as the default XML namespace. |
| WebServiceBinding | Applying this attribute to a class implementing an XML Web service or a proxy class specifies the bindings implemented by the XML Web service. |
| SoapDocumentMethod | Applying this attribute to an XML Web service method or a method of a proxy class specifies that it expects Document-based SOAP messages. |
| SoapDocumentService | Applying this attribute to a class implementing an XML Web service or a proxy class specifies that by default XML Web service methods within the class expect Document-based SOAP messages. |
| SoapRpcMethod | Applying this attribute to an XML Web service method or a method of a proxy class specifies that it expects RPC-based SOAP messages. |
| SoapRpcService | Applying this attribute to a class implementing an XML Web service or a proxy class specifies that by default XML Web service methods within the class expect RPC-based SOAP messages. |
| SoapHeader | Applying this attribute to an XML Web service method or a method of a proxy class specifies that it can process a specific SOAP Header. |
| SoapExtension | Applying an attribute deriving from this class to an XML Web service method or a method of a proxy class specifies a SOAP extension should execute with the XML Web service method. |
| MatchAttribute | Represents the attributes of a match made using text pattern matching. Valid only for XML Web service clients. |