Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text are shown as follows: "There is also a corresponding WebInvokeAttribute for a HTTP POST request."

A block of code is set as follows:

[ServiceContract]
public interface IDataService
{
   [OperationContract]
   string GetData();
}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

[ServiceContract(Namespace="WCF.REST")]
public interface IDataService
{
   [OperationContract]
   [WebGet(ResponseFormat= WebMessageFormat.Json)]
   SimpleData GetData();
}

Any command-line input or output ...

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