C#: WS Client Tutorial

Add New Project


 

Add Web Form

  • Add New Item > Web Form


 


 

Connected Services > Add Service Reference


 


 

Use Discover > Services in Solution to pickup our ProtoService webservice


 

  • Select TemperatureConverter.asmx


 

  • Add Namespace 'TemperatureConverterService'

  • Connected Services will now show the newly added Service

Web.config

  • contains endpoint & binding information for the newly added service reference

    <client>
      <endpoint address="http://localhost:49294/TemperatureConverter.asmx"
        binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="TemperatureConverterSoap"
        contract="TemperatureConverterService.TemperatureConverterSoap"
        name="TemperatureConverterSoap" />
    </client>

WebForm – WebServiceAggregator.aspx

  • Open the aspx

  • Go to design

 

Default Form

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="WebServiceAggregator.aspx.cs" Inherits="ProtoClient.WebServiceAggregator" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
        <div>
        </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

  • Use the Sidebar Toolbox to select controls for the WebForm

  • Add Labels & TextBox for Temperature & Result

  • Add a Button for Submitting

  • Update control ID & Text

  • Double click the button to bring up the event handler

  • Go To Properties

Default aspx.cs code for the form

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

namespace ProtoClient
{
    public partial class WebServiceAggregator : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        protected void TextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }
    }
}

  • Create a new Client using the Web.config 'namespace' / contract

contract="TemperatureConverterService.TemperatureConverterSoap"

 

//reference to the webservice
            TemperatureConverterService.TemperatureConverterSoapClient client = new TemperatureConverterService.TemperatureConverterSoapClient();

Full WebForm Code

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

namespace ProtoClient
{
    public partial class WebServiceAggregator : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        protected void TextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //reference to the webservice
            TemperatureConverterService.TemperatureConverterSoapClient client = new TemperatureConverterService.TemperatureConverterSoapClient();

            // cast the Text input to double
            double dblTemp = Double.Parse(txtTemperatureInput.Text);
            // run the ws call
            double dblResult = client.ConvertFahernheitToCelsius(dblTemp);

            //update the UI with the result
            lblResult.Text = "" + dblResult;
        }
    }
}

Start the WebForm

  • First select right-click WebServiceAggregator.aspx webform > View in Browser

 


 

Running WebForm with Controls


Start the WebService

  • Then Start the Solution's WebService provider ProtoService with IIS Express Run


 

Running WebService


Send Soap Request using WebForm

  • Then use the webform to send the soap request to the webservice


 

 

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