What type of serialization uses Wcf behind the scenes?

Question

I know there\'s 3 type s of serialization in .net :

Soap , Xml , Binary.

Wcf instructed the DataContract attribute which also serialize ... bu

Answer 1

You are messing two techniques together.

• Serialization - how objects are converted to messages - we have XML and JSON formatters available out of the box (DataContractSerializer, DataContractJsonSerializer, XmlSerializer)
• Encoding - how the message is transferred - we have three encoders out of the box
  • TextMessageEncoder - for SOAP messages transferred as text - also supports MTOM and POX (Plain old XML) if message version is set to None
  • BinaryMessageEncoder - for XML/SOAP messages transferred as binary data
  • WebMessageEncoder - for XML and JSON messages in REST services

These features are used by standard bindings. WCF support as many serializations and encoding as you want => you can build your own.