In this article we will learn:

• How to create Silverlight applications
• How to create simple WCF services
• How to deploy solutions on Arvixe

Preparation

To work with Silverlight 4 in Visual Studio 2010, you will need to download and install  Silverlight Tools 4

Create project

Open Visual Studio and create a Silverlight Application

The New Project wizard prompts you to create our site for Silverlight applications

Create Simple WCF Services

Right click on Web project and select the “Add -> New Item…” menu

IDateTimeService.cs

[ServiceContract]
public interface IDateTimeService
{
      [OperationContract]
      DateTime GetDateTime();
}

DateTimeService.cs

public class DateTimeService : IDateTimeService
{
      public DateTime GetDateTime()
      {
            return DateTime.Now;
      }
}

web.config

<?xml version=”1.0“?>

<configuration>

   <system.web>

      <compilation debug=”true” targetFramework=”4.0” />

      <customErrors mode=”Off“/>

   </system.web>

   <system.serviceModel>

      <behaviors>

         <serviceBehaviors>

            <behavior name=””>

               <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled=”true” />

               <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults=”true” />

            </behavior>

         </serviceBehaviors>

      </behaviors>

      <serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled=”true” />

   </system.serviceModel>

</configuration>

Click Add Service Reference next:

In the “Add Service Reference” dialog window, press “Discover” button and select service.

MainPage.xaml.cs

public partial class MainPage : UserControl
{
      DateTimeServiceClient proxy;

      public MainPage()
      {
            InitializeComponent();

            proxy = new DateTimeServiceClient();
            proxy.GetDateTimeCompleted += (sender, e) =>
            {
                  textBlockDateTime.Text = e.Result.ToString();
            };
      }

      private void Button_Click(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
      {
            proxy.GetDateTimeAsync();
      }
}

The coding is now over. Press F5 to run solution.

Deployment

Publish the Web project to file system first:

Upload the published site via FTP to Arvixe.com. In Web Site Control Panel, on the “Extensions” page, choose ASP.NET version “4.0”. Also, specify BlogArvixeCom.UserNT.WCFTestPage.aspx as default document on the “Home Folder” page. That seems to be all, but do not be surprised if clicking on the button “Server side time” causes nothing to happen. The file ServiceReferences.ClientConfig file is configured to work on localhost. All you need to do is set the correct endpoint address.

Demo

Source code