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Return a custom HTTP status code with a WCF service

We have a situation where we need to return a specific HTTP status code during some situations.

At first I thought I would have to use custom a FaultException. This looked promissing, but it was not required.

Then I thought perhaps I could use a fault Messages with the HttpResponseMessageProperty.

Then I foudn the easiest way was to set the WebOperationContext's OutgoingResponse Status Code.

This was very simple.

private XElement ProcessQuestion(InputXMLObject inputXMLObject)
{
...
  if (errorCode == "1.134")
   {
      WebOperationContext ctx = WebOperationContext.Current;
      ctx.OutgoingResponse.StatusCode = System.Net.HttpStatusCode.SeeOther;

      return new XElement("Error");
   }
...
}

Setting the OutgoingResponse is all that is necessary to set the HTTP status code.
Very simple?