static
(Shared
in Visual Basic) method for execution on the server.
Visual Basic (Declaration) | |
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Public Overloads Function InvokeServerMethodAsync( _ ByVal serverMethod As ServerMethodDelegate, _ ByVal ParamArray args() As Object _ ) As InvokeServerMethodOperation |
Visual Basic (Usage) | ![]() |
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Dim instance As EntityManager Dim serverMethod As ServerMethodDelegate Dim args() As Object Dim value As InvokeServerMethodOperation value = instance.InvokeServerMethodAsync(serverMethod, args) |
C# | |
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public InvokeServerMethodOperation InvokeServerMethodAsync( ServerMethodDelegate serverMethod, params object[] args ) |
C++/CLI | |
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public: InvokeServerMethodOperation^ InvokeServerMethodAsync( ServerMethodDelegate^ serverMethod, ... array<Object^>^ args ) |
Parameters
- serverMethod
- Method to be invoked
- args
- Arguments to be passed to method
Exception | Description |
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System.InvalidOperationException | Invalid ServerMethodDelegate provided |
System.ArgumentException | UserState token must be unique for the client |
System.Security.SecurityException | Thrown if the method is not marked with the |
IdeaBlade.EntityModel.PersistenceSecurityException | Thrown if the server method is decorated with a AuthorizationAttribute and fails authorization |
C# | ![]() |
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// Sample showing asynchronous invocation of server method // In client class: private void MakeAsyncCall() { EntityManager mgr = new DomainModelEntityManager(); // Make async call Guid myToken = Guid.NewGuid(); mgr.InvokeServerMethodAsync(new ServerMethodDelegate(Order.GetNumberOfOrdersSlow), InvokeServerMethodAsyncCompleted, myToken, new DateTime(1995, 1, 1), new DateTime(1999, 1, 1)); } private void InvokeServerMethodAsyncCompleted(InvokeServerMethodOperation e) { Guid token = (Guid)e.UserState; if (!e.Cancelled) { MessageBox.Show("my async result = " + Convert.ToInt32(e.Result).ToString()); } } // Sample method defined in Order entity class: public class Order { //... // ServerMethodDelegate method, called from client [AllowRpc] public static Object GetNumberOfOrdersSlow(IPrincipal pPrincipal, EntityManager pMgr, params Object[] pArgs) { // Sleep to make this slower to show async System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000); DateTime dt1 = pArgs[0] as DateTime; DateTime dt2 = pArgs[1] as DateTime; return pMgr.Order.Where(o => o.OrderDate >= dt1 && o.OrderDate <= dt2).Count(); } } |
The method called must be marked with the AllowRpcAttribute and correspond to the ServerMethodDelegate signature.
InvokeServerMethodAsync enables a client-side caller to invoke an arbitrary static method on the server using an asynchronous call. The data returned from the server method will be available in the InvokeServerMethodEventArgs passed to the supplied callback. The server method is called once only. An outstanding request can be canceled using the CancelAsync method.
Note that this request is run on a separate client thread. That thread will block until the server request completes or is canceled.
This feature is only available in certain editions of DevForce.Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family