In this article we are going to explore the WCF Ria Services with Silverlight 5. Lets start with the basics for the first timers.
In this article we are going to explore the WCF Ria Services with Silverlight 5. Lets start with the basics for the first timers . Create a new SL project as shown below : Note the DLLs that are added when you enable WCF RIA Service support . In the web project Add New Item . Add a Data Model as shown below : Then Build the Solution . It is necessary you give it a build otherwise when we create a Domain Service , the Data Model would not be recognised by the Domain Service . Creating a Domain Service : In the Web project , add a Domain Service . Add new Domain Service class Dialog appears . Select the Article Entity . A couple of classes are generated as shown below : Give it a Build again . Go to the Data Menu and click Show Data Sources . Data Sources Panel should now show the DataDomainContext . Under that Article . Select the Article and a drop down appears . say Customize as shown below : Go ahead and attach the DataGrid Control to the Data Source . You could select themes as well. Notice the change in the icon . Now go to the Design Screen . Simply drag and drop the entity into the MainPage layout area . A datagrid should be added automatically now . Make sure AutoGenerateColumns="True" . Build and Run it. In the next post we will check out some advanced concepts in WCF Ria Services . Till then Happy Coding .
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