Extending ClientBase to Create a WCF Service Proxy

I was trying to explore different ways of creating a proxy to use the service. I knew 3 ways to doing it

1.using SVCUtil.exe

2.using Add Service Reference

3.using ChannelFactory<T> and DuplexChannelFactory<T> classes
As and when I explored that we could also create a proxy by using a wonderful class ClientBase<T>

Here are the steps I followed to create a Proxy using ClientBase<T>

1.Created a Sample service and Hosted in IIS

2.Copy the Service Interface to Client Code

3.Extend the ClientBase<T>

4. Create the proxy in the client and use

1.The Service Interface is as follows

[ServiceContract]

    public interface IService1

    {

        [OperationContract]

        string GetData(int value);

        // TODO: Add your service operations here

    }

The Implementation is as follows

  public class Service1 : IService1

    {

        public string GetData(int value)

        {

            return string.Format("You entered: {0}", value);

        }

    

    }

2. I copied the Service interface  to the Client Code

3. Extended the ClientBase<T> as Follow

    

    class ServiceClient:ClientBase<IService1>,IService1

    {

        public ServiceClient(BasicHttpBinding binding, EndpointAddress address

            ):base(binding,address)

        {

        }

        protected override IService1  CreateChannel()

{

        return base.CreateChannel();

}

   

public string  GetData(int value)

{

       return base.Channel.GetData(value); 

}

}

}

4.We can Invoke the custom handcoded proxy as follows

class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            ServiceClient client = new ServiceClient(new BasicHttpBinding(BasicHttpSecurityMode.None), new EndpointAddress("http://mycomputer:61468/Service1.svc"));

            Console.WriteLine(client.GetData(10));

            Console.ReadLine();

        }

    }