Where do I find the reference name for WCF?
In the right hand corner of the window you have seen the option for the Service reference name; the Service reference name is anything you wish and this name will be added to your Windows Forms Application as an allies name for the Web Service. In my article, I have given the web reference name as “ServiceReference”.
How to call WCF service in Windows application?
Now the next thing is how to call the WCF Service method that we created in our WCF Service Application from the Windows Forms Application. Go to the Agecalculator Form of our Windows application and double-click on the button that we have placed on the Agecalculator form.
What does it mean to consume a WCF service?
Many beginners are confused about what consuming means, but its very simple, it means to use the WCF Services in an application. I have created a WCF Service and now I want to use it in a real requirement so I used it in a Windows application. In other words, I am consuming the WCF Service in a Windows application.
Which is the next step in creating a WCF client?
After you create a service, the next step is to create a WCF client proxy. A client application uses the WCF client proxy to communicate with the service. Client applications usually import a service’s metadata to generate WCF client code that can be used to invoke the service. The basic steps for creating a WCF client include the following:
In the right hand corner of the window you have seen the option for the Service reference name; the Service reference name is anything you wish and this name will be added to your Windows Forms Application as an allies name for the Web Service. In my article, I have given the web reference name as “ServiceReference”.
Now the next thing is how to call the WCF Service method that we created in our WCF Service Application from the Windows Forms Application. Go to the Agecalculator Form of our Windows application and double-click on the button that we have placed on the Agecalculator form.
Many beginners are confused about what consuming means, but its very simple, it means to use the WCF Services in an application. I have created a WCF Service and now I want to use it in a real requirement so I used it in a Windows application. In other words, I am consuming the WCF Service in a Windows application.
How does the Windows Communication Foundation ( WCF ) work?
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework for building service-oriented applications Using WCF, you can send data as asynchronous messages from one service endpoint to another. A service endpoint can be part of a continuously available service hosted by IIS, or it can be a service hosted in an application.