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Hosting WCF On IIS

Software Requirement

Prerequisite Knowledge

1. What is WCF service?
2. What is a service contract?
3. What is an operation contract?
4. Basics about IIS.
5. How to create projects using visual studio?

Steps Of Execution

1. Create a new WCF service
2. Host it on IIS
3. Check if service is hosted correctly on IIS
4. Create a new client application

Benefit Of Hosting A Service On IIS Over Console Application

Create A New WCF Service

using System.ServiceModel;

namespace WCFService { 
  [ServiceContract]
	public interface IService1 {

		[OperationContract]
		string GetData(int value);
	}
}

namespace WCFService {
	public class Service1: IService1 {
		public string GetData(int value) {
			return string.Format("You entered: {0}", value);
		}
	}
}

Host It On IIS

Check If Service Is Hosted Correctly On IIS

1. Open run and write Inetmgr.
2. Click Ok. An IIS manager will be opened.
3. On the left hand side section expand Default Web Site and right click on the service application as shown in figure below

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4. Click on Switch to Content View.
5. You can see the service files on the right hand side. Right click on the file Service1.svc and click on Browse.

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6. On click of browse a browser will open in a new window as shown in figure below

Create A New Client Application

using System;
namespace WCFClient {
	class Program {
		static void Main(string[] args) {
			ServiceReference1.Service1Client proxy = new ServiceReference1.Service1Client();
			Console.WriteLine(proxy.GetData(1));
			Console.ReadKey();
		}
	}
}

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