Chapter 32. Introduction to Web Services


IN BRIEF

If you have been reading this book from the beginning to the end (no small feat!), you undoubtedly have seen quite a few references to web services. Chapter 18, "Consuming Web Services," contains a detailed explanation of how to consume web services and create web services clients using Windows Forms and C#.

In this chapter, you will learn how to build some basic web services and get valuable information about how web services work. In addition, there will be some information at the end of the chapter on consuming web services in case you didn't read Chapter 18 or if you want a quick review.

WHAT YOU NEED

REQUIRED SOFTWARE

.NET Framework SDK v1.1 Visual Studio .NET 2003 with C# installed Windows XP/2000 Pro or Windows Server 2003 IIS version 5+

RECOMMENDED HARDWARE

PC that meets .NET SDK minimum requirements

SKILLS REQUIRED

C# and .NET familiarity


INTRODUCTION TO WEB SERVICES AT A GLANCE

Introduction to Web Services

663

  
 

Defining Web Services

663

Overview of WSDL

665

 

Overview of SOAP

663

  

Building Web Services

665

  
 

Hello World

665

Maintaining State with a Web Service

673

 

Complex Serialization

669

Contract-First Programming with Web Services

674

 

Using Transactions with a Web Service

673

Review of Web Service Consumption

674

  
 

Creating a Client Proxy for a Web Service

674

Making Synchronous Calls

674

 

Making Asynchronous Calls

675

Summary

676

  

Further Reading

676

  




    Visual C#. NET 2003 Unleashed
    Visual C#. NET 2003 Unleashed
    ISBN: 672326760
    EAN: N/A
    Year: 2003
    Pages: 316

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