Directly debugging the WCF service
In the previous section, we started debugging the client program and then stepped into the service program. Sometimes, we might not want to run the client application in the debug mode. For example, if the client application is a third-party product, we won't have the source code, or the client application might run on a different machine altogether. In such cases, if we need to we can run the service in the debugging mode and debug only the service.
Starting the WCF service in the debugging mode
To start the
HelloWorldService in the debug mode, first set the HostExpressServer as the startup project. Then, open HelloWorldService.cs from the HelloWorldService project, and set a breakpoint on the first line inside ...
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