Summary

In this chapter, you saw how easy it is to create and consume XML Web Services. You created a few simple services and consumed services from both Windows applications and Web applications. In addition, you learned the following:

• How to create a simple XML Web Service.

• That you should add your own namespace instead of accepting the common namespace provided for you.

• That you can test your Web Service using the page the .NET Framework creates for you.

• How to add a Web Reference to a project.

• How to create a Windows application that consumes an XML Web Service.

• How to create a Web application that consumes an XML Web Service.

• That you can return either a simple or complex value as the return value of a Web Service method. You can return something as simple as an integer or as complex as a DataSet. The .NET Framework handles the conversions to and from XML as necessary.