Key Classes Related to Messaging

The System.Messaging namespace provides .NET with its Messaging capabilities. This library is designed specifically to work with Microsoft Message Queuing.

Table 13.1 lists the key classes that this chapter will discuss. At first glance, the library seems small, and, in fact, it is very manageable. However, the MessageQueue and Message classes make up the bulk of functionality exposed by the Messaging framework. The size of these classes more than makes up for the relatively small namespace.

Table 13.1. Key Classes in the System.Messaging Namespace
Class Description
Messages and Queues
Message The Message class provides access to message-queuing messages. It can be used to read a message's body, check its posted ...

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