Is there a way to get the raw SOAP request from within a ASP.NET WebMethod?

Question

Example:

public class Service1 : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
   [WebMethod]
   public int Add(int x, int y)
   {
       string request = getRawSOAPReque         


        

Answer 1

I assume you are wanting to log the SOAP request for tracing; perhaps you have a consumer of your service that is telling you they're sending you good SOAP, but you don't believe them, yes?

In that case, you should (temporarily) enable trace logging on your service.

If you are trying to do general purpose logging, don't bother with the SOAP packet, since it's heavy; your logs would bloat up quick. Just log the important stuff, like e.g. "Add called, X=foo, Y=bar".