ChannelFactory Class (System.ServiceModel)

Public Class Client
  Public Shared Sub Main()
	Try
	  ' Picks up configuration from the config file.
	  Dim factory As New ChannelFactory(Of ISampleServiceChannel)("WSHttpBinding_ISampleService")

	  ' Add the client side behavior programmatically to all created channels.
	  factory.Endpoint.Behaviors.Add(New EndpointBehaviorMessageInspector())

	  Dim wcfClientChannel As ISampleServiceChannel = factory.CreateChannel()

	  ' Making calls.
	  Console.WriteLine("Enter the greeting to send: ")
            Dim greeting As String = Console.ReadLine()
	  Console.WriteLine("The service responded: " & wcfClientChannel.SampleMethod(greeting))

	  Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit:")
	  Console.ReadLine()

	  ' Done with service. 
	  wcfClientChannel.Close()
	  Console.WriteLine("Done!")
	Catch timeProblem As TimeoutException
	  Console.WriteLine("The service operation timed out. " & timeProblem.Message)
	  Console.Read()
	Catch fault As FaultException(Of SampleFault)
	  Console.WriteLine("SampleFault fault occurred: {0}", fault.Detail.FaultMessage)
	  Console.Read()
	Catch commProblem As CommunicationException
	  Console.WriteLine("There was a communication problem. " & commProblem.Message)
	  Console.Read()
	End Try
  End Sub

public class Client
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    try
    {
      // Picks up configuration from the config file.
      ChannelFactory<ISampleServiceChannel> factory 
        = new ChannelFactory<ISampleServiceChannel>("WSHttpBinding_ISampleService");

      // Add the client side behavior programmatically to all created channels.
      factory.Endpoint.Behaviors.Add(new EndpointBehaviorMessageInspector());

      ISampleServiceChannel wcfClientChannel = factory.CreateChannel();

      // Making calls.
      Console.WriteLine("Enter the greeting to send: ");
      string greeting = Console.ReadLine();
      Console.WriteLine("The service responded: " + wcfClientChannel.SampleMethod(greeting));

      Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit:");
      Console.ReadLine();

      // Done with service. 
      wcfClientChannel.Close();
      Console.WriteLine("Done!");
    }
    catch (TimeoutException timeProblem)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("The service operation timed out. " + timeProblem.Message);
      Console.Read();
    }
    catch (FaultException<SampleFault> fault)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("SampleFault fault occurred: {0}", fault.Detail.FaultMessage);
      Console.Read();
    }
    catch (CommunicationException commProblem)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("There was a communication problem. " + commProblem.Message);
      Console.Read();
    }
  }