WebServiceHost : Hosting a WCF REST Service

Objective

In this article, I will explain

1. What is WebServiceHost Factory class?

2. What is its function?

3. Where to use it?

4. One sample on hosting WCF REST Service using WebServiceHost.

What is WebServiceHost factory?

1. This is useful to host WCF REST End points.

2. This is derived from ServiceHost.

3. WebServiceHost has some extra functionality.

4. WebServiceHost works exactly the same way ServiceHost works.

WebServiceHost factory perform following special task

Where to use it?

How to choose between ServiceHost and WebServiceHost?

Example

In this example, I will show you step by step, how we can create a REST Service and host it in a console application using WebServiceHost factory.

To see the complete step by step walkthrough , follow my below article.

Hosting WCF REST Service in Console Application.

I hope this post was useful. Thanks for reading. Happy coding.