Windows Communication Foundation Endpoints

All communication with a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service occurs through the endpoints of the service. Endpoints provide clients access to the functionality that a WCF service offers.

For an overview about how to create an endpoint, see Endpoint Creation Overview. Each endpoint contains:

• An address that indicates where to find the endpoint.

• A binding that specifies how a client can communicate with the endpoint.

• A contract that identifies the methods available.

For descriptions about how to specify these individual parts of an endpoint, see:

• Specifying an Endpoint Address

• Using Bindings to Configure Services and Clients

• Designing and Implementing Services

In This Section

• Endpoint Creation Overview
  Describes the structure of an endpoint and outlines how to define an endpoint in configuration and in code.

• Specifying an Endpoint Address
  Describes how communication with a WCF service occurs through endpoints.

• How to: Create a Service Endpoint in Configuration
  Demonstrates how to create a service endpoint in configuration.

• How to: Create a Service Endpoint in Code
  Demonstrates how to create a service endpoint in code.

• Publishing Metadata Endpoints
  Demonstrates how to publish metadata by publishing metadata endpoints in configuration and in code.

Reference

EndpointAddress

Related Sections

Basic Programming Lifecycle

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Last Published: 2010-03-21