WCF Programming for Experienced C# Programmers (Canada)
Hands-On Technology Transfer

Delivery Method

Seminar

Target Audience
WCF programmers/developers using C#

Summary
This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create service-oriented applications using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and C#

Description/Agenda

This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create service-oriented applications using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and C#. Students learn how to leverage the power of the .NET Framework to build Web Service applications that interoperate with consumer applications including other platforms and technologies. Students will learn how to configure addresses, bindings, and service and data contracts as well as how to use various techniques for developing endpoints to allow communication between consumer applications and the web services provider.

The course includes coverage of instance management, fault handling, and security. Students will learn how to use the WCF Routing Service for load balancing, content-based routing, and protocol bridging.

Comprehensive labs and exercises provide the students with experience creating both content server and consumer applications.

This course provides thorough coverage of the use of Windows Communication Foundation for service-oriented applications. Students requiring additional coverage of ASP.NET Web Forms, Windows Forms or Windows Presentation Foundation should contact HOTT or refer to HOTT's complete course listing for additional training courses.

Students unfamiliar with the C# programming language should register for the 5-day WCF Programming Using C# course instead.

Course Prerequisites: Knowledge of fundamental HTML syntax is helpful, but not required. Prior experience with C# is required.

What Students Will Learn

Course Overview

• WCF Web Services Architecture
• Addresses, Bindings and Contracts
• WCF Service Libraries
• WCF Test Host and Test Client
• ChannelFactory Class
• Configuring WCF Clients
• Standard Endpoints

• Address Types
  • Endpoint Address
  • Base Address
  • MEX (Message Exchange) Address
• Metadata Exchange
• Address Formats

• Binding Selection
• HTTP Bindings
• TCP and Named Pipe Bindings
• MSMQ Binding
• BasicHttpBinding Class

• Configuring Behaviors
• Service Instance Models
  • Per-Call
  • Per-Session
  • Singleton
• Threading Considerations
• Consuming WCF Application Services with .NET Applications
• Consuming WCF Application Services on foreign platforms

• Service and Operation Contracts
• Creating Contracts at the Class and Interface Level
• Using ServiceContractAttribute
• Types of Service Contracts
  • Oneway
  • Request-Reply
  • Duplex
• Callbacks
• Asynchronous Proxies
• WSDL Files
• Contract Inheritance and Overloading
• Implementing Message Exchange Patterns
• Versioning

• Using DataContractAttribute
• Mapping Data to Schema
• Returning Arrays
• Returning Generic Collections
• Data Serialization
• Versioning

• Endpoints Explained
• Working with Endpoints
• Configuring Endpoints
• Using Multiple Endpoints

• FaultException class
• FaultCode class
• FaultContract class
• Client Exception Handling
• Including Exception Details

• Security Issues with Services
• Types of Security
  • Transfer Security
  • Transport Security
  • Message Security
• Configuring Security on Client and Server
• Managing Certificates
• Configuring Client Certificates
• Sending Credentials

• WCF Routing Service
• Hosting the Service
• Consuming the Service
• Service Contract and Implementation
• Routing Contracts
• Message Filters
• Common Routing Scenarios
  • Load Balancing
  • Content Based Routing
  • Service Partitioning
  • Protocol Bridging

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