Chapter 9. Custom Behaviors

In This Chapter

• Understanding the Types of Behaviors

• Configuring Behaviors

• Creating a Behavior to Inspect Messages on the Server

• Creating a Behavior to Inspect Messages on the Client

One of the best things about Windows Communication Foundation is how easy it is to customize it. This chapter focuses on one way of customizing the Windows Communication Foundation: adding one's own behaviors.

In the Windows Communication Foundation, behaviors are mechanisms internal to services and proxies that can be controlled. One example of a built-in behavior is the instancing behavior, which determines whether a Windows Communication Foundation server creates a new instance of a service type to process an incoming message or uses an existing one. The design of the Windows Communication Foundation makes it easy for developers to create custom behaviors by which administrators can control new internal mechanisms of Windows Communication Foundation proxies and services.