“The maximum string content length quota (8192) has been exceeded while reading XML data” error while sending string to WCF - wcf

Question

I've referred to several stackoverflow threads on the above matter, but even after applying the solutions mentioned, I still get the same error.
I adjusted the settings as per this and this, so my web.config in the client and app.config in the WCF service look as follows:
web.config:
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding maxReceivedMessageSize="10485760" name="WSHttpBinding_IMessengerService">
<readerQuotas maxDepth="2000000" maxStringContentLength="2147483647" maxArrayLength="2147483647" maxBytesPerRead="2147483647" maxNameTableCharCount="2147483647" />
</binding>
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<behaviors >
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="WSHttpBinding_IMessengerService">
<dataContractSerializer maxItemsInObjectGraph="2147483646"/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<client>
<endpoint address="http://localhost:8005/MessengerService/Service" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_IMessengerService" contract="MessengerService.IMessengerService">
<identity>
<servicePrincipalName value="Local Network" />
</identity>
</endpoint>
</client>
</system.serviceModel>
App.config:
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<!-- This section is optional with the new configuration model introduced in .NET Framework 4. -->
<service name="Omnix.Messenger.Service.MessengerService" behaviorConfiguration="MessengerServiceBehavior">
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:8005/MessengerService/Service" />
</baseAddresses>
</host>
<!-- this endpoint is exposed at the base address provided by host: http://localhost:8005/MessengerService/service -->
<endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" contract="Omnix.Messenger.Service.Contract.IMessengerService" />
<!-- the mex endpoint is exposed at http://localhost:8005/MessengerService/service/mex -->
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="MessengerServiceBehavior">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
Can someone please point out what I'm doing wrong, and how to resolve the issue?

Answer 1

You also need to set the same configuration on server side.
In your app.config add the binding configuration:
<system.serviceModel>
<!-- add the lines below -->
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding maxBufferSize="2147483647" maxBufferPoolSize="2147483647" maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647" name="WSHttpBinding_IMessengerService">
<readerQuotas maxDepth="2000000" maxStringContentLength="2147483647" maxArrayLength="2147483647" maxBytesPerRead="2147483647" maxNameTableCharCount="2147483647" />
</binding>
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
Also change Web.config:
<binding maxBufferSize="2147483647" maxBufferPoolSize="2147483647" maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647" name="WSHttpBinding_IMessengerService">
<readerQuotas maxDepth="2000000" maxStringContentLength="2147483647" maxArrayLength="2147483647" maxBytesPerRead="2147483647" maxNameTableCharCount="2147483647" />
</binding>
Hope it helps