System.ServiceModel 4.0.0.0 System.Enum The direction of a message indicates whether the message is coming into an endpoint or going out from an endpoint. is incoming to the server and is outgoing from the server. For a basic request/response message pattern, a request is incoming to the server and the response is outgoing from the server. On callbacks from the server to client, however, a request is outgoing from the server and a response is incoming to the server. Use the constructor to specify the direction of a message. Retrieve the direction of a message using the property. Specifies the direction of the message. Field 4.0.0.0 System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection The message is incoming. Field 4.0.0.0 System.ServiceModel.Description.MessageDirection The message is outgoing.