Visual Studio Programmer's Guide for the .NET Framework

XML Web Services in Managed Code

XML Web services provides the ability to exchange messages in a loosely coupled environment using standard protocols such as HTTP, XML, XSD, SOAP, and WSDL. The messages can be structured and typed or loosely defined. Because standard protocols serve as the basis for XML Web services, your XML Web service applications can communicate with a broad variety of implementations, platforms, and devices. The topics in this section focus on how to create and deploy XML Web services and how to access XML Web services in managed code. See the list below for links to other topics that discuss XML Web services.

In This Section

Introduction to Programming XML Web Services in Managed Code: Describes the XML Web services programming model in managed code.

Programming the Web with XML Web Services: Has links that provide key information on the fundamentals of XML Web services in Visual Studio.

Creating XML Web Services in Managed Code: Describes the process of creating and deploying XML Web services.

Accessing XML Web Services in Managed Code: Describes the process of accessing XML Web services from a variety of managed code application types.

XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET and XML Web Service Clients: Gives a detailed discussion of working with Web services using the .NET Framework.

Related Sections

Programming the Web with XML Web Services: Provides a portal to all XML Web services documentation.

XML Web Services Overview: Provides a platform-neutral overview of XML Web services.

Walkthrough: Creating a Distributed Application: Demonstrates the creation and access of an XML Web service for returning and updating data using managed code.

Creating and Accessing XML Web Services Walkthroughs: Demonstrates how to develop and access XML Web services.

Customizing SOAP Message Formatting: Describes how to customize SOAP messages, including how to work with various XML encoding methods.

Using SOAP Headers: Describes how to utilize SOAP headers in XML Web services created using ASP.NET and how to include additional information with SOAP messages.

Debugging Preparation: XML Web Service Projects: Instructions on how to enable debugging in XML Web services and how to change the build configuration.

Deciding Which Technologies and Tools To Use: Provides a graphical, linked guide to decisions about designing your application.