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 HARDWAREPC that meets .NET SDK minimum requirements
SKILLS REQUIREDC# and .NET familiarity

INTRODUCTION TO WEB SERVICES AT A GLANCE

Introduction to Web Services663  
 Defining Web Services663Overview of WSDL665
 Overview of SOAP663  
Building Web Services665  
 Hello World665Maintaining State with a Web Service673
 Complex Serialization669Contract-First Programming with Web Services674
 Using Transactions with a Web Service673
Review of Web Service Consumption674  
 Creating a Client Proxy for a Web Service674Making Synchronous Calls674
 Making Asynchronous Calls675
Summary676  
Further Reading676  

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