I have an xml document that I generated in C#, I would like to return the string/document via WCF/REST so it will be downloaded by the browser. What is the operationcontract/return type that I should use? And how can I get it to be prompted to save by javascript and the browser.
Your operation contract should not be one way and you should return Stream
[OperationContract(IsOneWay = false)]
[WebGet(UriTemplate = "GetXml/{xmlFileName}")]
Stream GetXml(string xmlFileName);
public Stream GetXml(string xmlFileName)
{
WebOperationContext.Current.OutgoingResponse.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
string xmlLocation=GetXmlLocation(xmlFileName);
try
{
return File.OpenRead(xmlLocation);
}
catch
{
// File Not Found
return null;
}
}