Get WCF webservice response as XML

Question

I have created a simple WCF web service. How can I view it's response as XML?

Do I create a consuming client application and then output the results as XML somehow?

Answer 1

I rather recommend you to use XMLSpy, as it provides good view of WSDL, SOAP, xsd.

Answer 2

Below are all the things I'd suggest:

• Enable tracing on the service side, generate tracing logs, and analyze with SvcTraceViewer. To do this, follow the instructions at this MSDN article on using the service trace viewer.

• Turn on debug exceptions. This is done by turning in includeExceptionDetailInFaults, which you can do by following the instructions here.

• Use Fiddler to monitor the wire traffic.

Try this, and please report back! :)

Answer 3

You can also use the Wcf testing tool provided to you by visual studio. Its pretty straight forward to use.

You can find it in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\WcfTestClient

Answer 4

You may use WCF tracing utility - SvcTraceViewer.exe. Just configure tracer in your config file.

Take a look at this source(at the bottom, system.diagnostics section):

http://xenta.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/068ddfd6bf36#trunk%2fSrc%2fHst%2fIisHost%2fWeb.config

This is how we use WCF tracing in our project.

Answer 5

SoapUI might be useful for you. Will also help you to test your service. Point it at the WSDL and away you go.