wcf Your first service First Service Client
Example
Let's say you have a service the same as the one defined in the "First service and host" example.
To create a client, define the client configuration section in the system.serviceModel section of your client configuration file.
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<client name="Service.Example">
<endpoint name="netTcpExample" contract="Service.IExample" binding="netTcpBinding" address="net.tcp://localhost:9000/Example" />
</client>
</services>
</system.serviceModel>
Then copy the service contract definition from the service:
namespace Service
{
[ServiceContract]
interface IExample
{
[OperationContract]
string Echo(string s);
}
}
(NOTE: You could also consume this via adding a binary reference instead to the assembly containing the service contract instead.)
Then you can create the actual client using ChannelFactory<T>, and call the operation on the service:
namespace Console
{
using Service;
class Console
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
var client = new System.ServiceModel.ChannelFactory<IExample>("Service.Example").CreateChannel();
var s = client.Echo("Hello World");
Console.Write(s);
Console.Read();
}
}
}
