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Is it correct to call a WCF Service a web service?
I am working on a assigment for school, and I made a RESTful WCF service and in the report I refered to it at times as a web service. Is it correct to refer to a WCF Service as a web service?
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Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) allows you to create a service that exposes a Web endpoint. Web endpoints send data by XML or JSON, there is no SOAP envelope. This topic demonstrates how to expose such an endpoint. The only way to secure a Web endpoint is to expose it through HTTPS, using transport security.
Web services support only one protocol- HTTP and HTTPS during communication, but WCF supports more protocols like- HTTP, TCP, and MSMQ that can be extended for a comprehensive solution, reliable session, and transactions. It signifies WCF is more adaptable to work together for a variety of software.
Attributes − WCF service is defined by ServiceContract and OperationContract attributes, whereas a web service is defined by WebService and WebMethod attributes. Protocols − WCF supports a range of protocols, i.e., HTTP, Named Pipes, TCP, and MSMQ, whereas a web service only supports HTTP protocol.
gRPC as a migration path for WCF to .NET Core and . NET 5 marks a shift in the way that Microsoft delivers remote communication solutions to developers who want to deliver services across a range of platforms. . NET Core and . NET 5 support calling WCF services, but won't offer server-side support for hosting WCF.
WCF is a superset of Microsoft 'communication' services that includes web services.
See here.
EDIT - To answer explicitly, yes in the context you are discussing the two terms are interchangeable. Just remember that WCF can also include other communcation technologies as well as 'web services'.
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