Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation 4.0 Cookbook for Developing SOA Applications

Chapter 2. Endpoint, Binding, and Behavior

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Configuring Default Endpoints
• Setting up two-way communication over MSMQ
• Building a Publish-Subscribe service with dual binding
• Creating a multiple-endpoint service
• Implementing a POX HTTP service
• Defining a CustomBinding without a timestamp header
• Suppressing mustUnderstand validation on unknown SoapHeaders
• Sharing a physical address between multiple endpoints

Introduction

WCF services are exposed through service endpoints, which provide the basic access point for client to utilize the functionality offered by a given WCF service. Service endpoints consist of ABC and a set of behaviors. What is ABC? Well, A stands for Address, which tells service consumers “Where is the service?”, ...