What is the architecture of WCF?

WCF Architecture consists of five layers: Application, Contracts, Service Runtime, Messaging, Activation and hosting.

Can WCF be used with Azure?

Azure Relay takes existing WCF web services and makes those services securely accessible to solutions that are outside the corporate perimeter without requiring intrusive changes to the corporate network infrastructure.

When WCF is used to develop a Web service which of the following are supported?

WCF Service host: WCF supports four types of hosting, IIS, Windows Process Activation Services (WAS), self-hosting and Windows Services.

Is WCF a Web service?

Attributes − WCF service is defined by ServiceContract and OperationContract attributes, whereas a web service is defined by WebService and WebMethod attributes. Protocols − WCF supports a range of protocols, i.e., HTTP, Named Pipes, TCP, and MSMQ, whereas a web service only supports HTTP protocol.

What is WCF service with example?

Wcf stands for windows communication foundation. It is used to create the distributed architecture. It is the single platform where we can create a single service which will be interact with different client having different protocols by adding endpoints. System. ServiceModal is namespace for wcf service.

What is latest version of WCF?

WCF 4.5
WCF 4.5 is the most recent version that is now widely used.

How do I deploy WCF to Azure?

Deploying an existing WCF service to Azure

  1. Open Visual studio.
  2. Select File, New Project.
  3. Select Visual C# or any other node from installed templates.
  4. Select the ‘Cloud’ project template.
  5. If you haven’t installed the Azure Tools, then it contains a project template named ‘Get Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET’ as shown below.

Which WCF object is used to host WCF service?

WCF Service Host (WcfSvcHost.exe) – WCF Use WCF Service Host to host and test a service you have implemented. You can test the service using WCF Test Client or your own client.

What is difference between Web service and WCF service?