DataServiceContext Class

WCF Data Services are stateless, but the DataServiceContext is not. State on the client is maintained between interactions in order to support features such as update management. This class, and the DataServiceQuery class that represents a particular HTTP request to a data service, are the two main classes in the client library.

The following example shows how to use the DataServiceContext generated by the Add Service Reference tool to implicitly execute a query against the Northwind data service that returns all customers. The URI of the requested Customers entity set is determined automatically by the context. The query is executed implicitly when the enumeration occurs. The Northwind data service is created when you complete the WCF Data Services quickstart.

// Create the DataServiceContext using the service URI.
NorthwindEntities context = new NorthwindEntities(svcUri);

// Define a new query for Customers.
DataServiceQuery<Customer> query = context.Customers;

try
{
    // Enumerate over the query result, which is executed implicitly.
    foreach (Customer customer in query)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Customer Name: {0}", customer.CompanyName);
    }
}
catch (DataServiceQueryException ex)
{
    throw new ApplicationException(
        "An error occurred during query execution.", ex);
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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