Calling WCF service from another WCF service

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I am creating a WCF service, new service again calls another wcf service which is residing in another location.

I need few design suggestions on building the service which calls another service.

Should I create WCF service project (For my service) and then refer WCF service library for calling another service ?

Please let me know if there's already example in online.

Posted 26-Nov-13 8:42am

sam3440

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Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26T11:35:00

As Sergey had mentioned, if you can create service, you should be able to call another service ;)

There are tons of examples:
WCF Data Services[^]
Hosting and Consuming WCF Services[^]
Calling Service Operations (WCF Data Services)[^]
How to: Call WCF Service Operations Asynchronously[^]
WCF: Service to service call[^]
WCF Web Service Call to Another WCF Web Service returns no data[^]
Calling a WCF service from a Metro application – cross machine scenario[^]

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26T09:19:00

Solution 1

There is no difference where you consume a service, in what application. A service is a service, it can be consumed by some client-part application. If this client is itself a service, it makes no difference.
You don't need any examples. If you already developed your own service, at least partially, you know how to consume it in some .NET code, otherwise you would not be able to test it. So, you can do the same in the project of your service.

—SA

Posted 26-Nov-13 9:19am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Maciej Los 26-Nov-13 17:37pm

Great answer!
By the way: You have reached 19K points this month. WOW!!!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 26-Nov-13 17:59pm

Thank you, Maciej. I don't even remember what was on previous months, but, paradoxically, I had more of my main work than before.
—SA