In a WCF web service, how does one read an HTTP/HTTPS request header? In this case, i'm trying to determine the original URL host the client used. This might be in the X-Forwarded-Host header from a load balancer, or in the Host header if it's direct-box.
I've tried OperationContext.Current.IncomingMessageHeaders.FindHeader
but i think this is looking at SOAP headers rather than HTTP headers.
So, how to read HTTP headers? Surely this is a simple question and i'm missing something obvious.
EDIT - @sinfere's answer was almost exactly what i needed. For completeness, here's what i ended up with:
IncomingWebRequestContext request = WebOperationContext.Current.IncomingRequest;
WebHeaderCollection headers = request.Headers;
string host = null;
if (headers["X-Forwarded-Host"] != null)
host = headers["X-Forwarded-Host"];
else if (headers["Host"] != null)
host = headers["Host"];
else
host = defaulthost; // set from a config value