static void ValidatingParametersInAWCFService()
{
bool success;
// Create a client to access the ProductService WCF service.
ProductService.IProductService svc = new ProductService.ProductServiceClient();
Console.WriteLine("Created a client to access the ProductService WCF service.");
Console.WriteLine();
// Call the method, which returns success or failure, to add a valid product.
IProduct validProduct = new Product();
PopulateValidProduct(validProduct);
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Adding a valid product using the ProductService... ");
success = svc.AddNewProduct(validProduct.ID, validProduct.Name, validProduct.Description,
validProduct.ProductType, validProduct.InStock,
validProduct.OnOrder, validProduct.DateDue);
Console.WriteLine("Successful: {0}", success);
}
catch (FaultException<ValidationFault> ex)
{
// Validation of the Product instance failed within the service interface.
Console.WriteLine("Validation within the ProductService failed.");
// Convert the validation details in the exception to individual
// ValidationResult instances and add them to the collection.
ValidationResults results = ConvertToValidationResults(ex.Detail.Details, validProduct);
// Display information about the validation errors
ShowValidationResults(results);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error while calling service method: {0}", ex.Message);
}
Console.WriteLine();
// Now call the same method to add an invalid product.
IProduct invalidProduct = new Product();
PopulateInvalidProduct(invalidProduct);
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Adding an invalid product using the ProductService... ");
success = svc.AddNewProduct(invalidProduct.ID, invalidProduct.Name, invalidProduct.Description,
invalidProduct.ProductType, invalidProduct.InStock,
invalidProduct.OnOrder, invalidProduct.DateDue);
Console.WriteLine("Added an invalid product using the ProductService. Successful: {0}", success);
}
catch (FaultException<ValidationFault> ex)
{
// Validation of the Product instance failed within the service interface.
Console.WriteLine("Validation within the ProductService failed.");
// Convert the validation details in the exception to individual
// ValidationResult instances and add them to the collection.
ValidationResults results = ConvertToValidationResults(ex.Detail.Details, invalidProduct);
// Display information about the validation errors
ShowValidationResults(results);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error while calling service method: {0}", ex.Message);
}
}
