In Brief

  • The .NET Compact Framework provides the ability for applications to consume XML Web services.

  • The .NET Compact Framework provides the ability to consume simple data, such as strings, as well as complex data, such as user-defined data structures and DataSets.

  • The .NET Compact Framework supports synchronous and asynchronous XML Web service calls.

  • Although the .NET Compact Framework does not support typed DataSets, with a little work, XML Web service clients can consume them.

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