XML Web services are the next logical step in the evolution of the Internet. Teach yourself how to write and deploy XML Web services for Microsoft® .NET—one step at a time—with this modular, accessible tutorial. It delivers expert, task-based instruction plus a real-world XML service example to help you apply what you already know about Microsoft Visual C#™, Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET, and object-oriented programming so that you can learn XML Web services development at your own pace. Topics covered include:
UNDERSTANDING XML WEB SERVICES
- XML Web services architecture
- XML Web services protocols
- Web Service Description Language (WSDL)
- Discovering XML Web services
BUILDING XML WEB SERVICES
- Writing .NET XML Web services
- Testing XML Web services
- Debugging XML Web services
CONSUMING XML WEB SERVICES
- Discovering XML Web services
- Generating a proxy class
- Creating clients that consume XML Web services
- Consuming XML Web services asynchronously
- Consuming XML Web services with HTTP
ADVANCED XML WEB SERVICES
- Managing XML Web service state
- Securing XML Web services
- Using data sets with XML Web services
- Using SOAP headers
