Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform, Fifth Edition

25.7. Building a WCF Service

Now that you have a better understanding about the building blocks of a WCF application, it's time to create your first sample application and see how the ABCs are accounted for in code and configuration. This first example avoids using the Visual Studio 2010 WCF project templates, so you can focus on the specific steps involved in making a WCF service.

Begin by creating a new C# Class Library project named MagicEightBallServiceLib. Next, rename your initial file from Class1.cs to MagicEightBallService.cs, and then add a reference to the System.ServiceModel.dll assembly. In the initial code file, specify that you are using the System.ServiceModel namespace. At this point, your C# file should look like this:

using ...