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Hour 9. Consuming Web Data Services > Using Windows Communication Foundation
Using Windows Communication Foundation
Calling web data services is very similar to the process used to access raw web content. The difference is in the ease of use when calling the web service and accessing the returned data.
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services are very common in .NET programming and can be a convenient way to expose data to a Windows Phone application. These services provide the ability to expose services across application and network boundaries. Data is exchanged using standards-based specifications such as Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Any developer languages and tools that understand the appropriate standards can be used to consume WCF services.
By the Way: Building Your Own WCF Services
WCF also provides the application programming interface (API) for authoring services that can be consumed by any application, not just a Windows Phone application. Although doing so is outside the scope of this book, you can start with the WCF Developer Center on MSDN for more information.
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