How to Add a WCF Service Reference in Visual Studio

In this article we will see how to add a WCF service reference in Visual Studio.

How to add a WCF service reference in Visual Studio

Sure, here's a step-by-step guide to adding WCF via 'Add Connected Services' using Visual Studio:

Step 1 - Open your Visual Studio project.

Step 2 - Select "Add -> Connected Service" from the context menu when you right-click the project in Solution Explorer.

Step 3 - In the "Add Connected Service" window, choose "Microsoft WCF Web Service Reference Provider" and press the "Configure" button.

Step 4 - In the "Configure WCF Web Service Reference" window, enter the URL of the WCF service you wish to add.

Step 5 - Optionally, you can change the namespace and the name of the service reference by selecting the appropriate checkboxes and entering the desired values.

Step 6 - For advanced configuration options including message logging, code creation, and proxy settings, click the "Advanced" button.

Step 7 - To add the WCF service reference to your project, click the "Add" button.

That's it! The WCF service reference should now be added to your project, and you can start using it in your code. You need only make an instance of the client class that the WCF proxy generated and call the service methods on it to gain access to the service methods.