How do I change the outer object's name using WCF?

Question

I'm using a WCF .svc class like so:

[DataContract] public class FunInfo { ... }
[OperationContract, WebInvoke(BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Wrapped, ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)]

public FunInfo SetInformation(int a, int b) { ... }

When I get my JSON back, it looks like this:

{"SetInformationResult":{ ... } }

My question is: Where did SetInformationResult come from, and can I control it's name without renaming my class? To "d", for instance, to mimic what the ScriptService does?

EDIT: For posterity, relevant links I've found since: How can I control the name of generic WCF return types?

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '12 at 21:18

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The name came from your operation name with "Result" appended to it. And you can rename it by using the [MessageParameter] attribute on the return of the method:

[OperationContract, WebInvoke(...)]
[return: MessageParameter(Name = "d")]
public FunInfo SetInformation(int a, int b) { ... }

answered Mar 27 '12 at 21:18

carlosfigueira

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Wow I searched high and low for that, and couldn't find it documented anywhere. The ASP.NET WCF/ASMX system could be MSDN's worst-documented API anywhere... thanks! – Scott Stafford Mar 27 '12 at 21:22
this was driving me crazy. – cycopepe Oct 07 '17 at 18:09

How do I change the outer object's name using WCF?

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