Introduction
This article demonstrates an interesting and very useful concept in LINQ-to-SQL.
Question: What is insert data with LINQ-to-SQL via WCF service?
In simple terms "It provides flexibility when inserting data to a DB using LINQ-to-SQL context via WCF Service".
Step 1: Create a new web application
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Step 2: Create a new WCF service application
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Step 3: Adding a new LINQ-to-SQL
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![LINQ-to-SQL2.png]()
![LINQ-to-SQL3.png]()
Step 4: The complete code of IService1.cs is as in the following:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Web;
using System.Text;
namespace WCFServiceApp
{
// NOTE: You can use the "Rename" command on the "Refactor" menu to change the interface name "IService1"
//in both code and config file together.
[ServiceContract]public interface IService1
{
[OperationContract]List<Employee> GetAllEmployees();
[OperationContract]void PutEmployee(string a, string b, int c);
}
}
Step 5: The complete code of Service1.svc.cs is as in the following:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Web;
using System.Text;
namespace WCFServiceApp
{
// NOTE: You can use the "Rename" command on the "Refactor" menu to change the class name "Service1"
//in code, svc and config file together.
public class Service1 : IService1
{
public List<Employee> GetAllEmployees()
{var query = (from r in objEntities.Employees select r);return query.ToList();}
public void PutEmployee(string a, string b, int c)
{
objEntities.InsertData(a, b, c);
}
#region Instance MembersDataClasses1DataContext objEntities = new DataClasses1DataContext();
#endregion
}
}
Step 6: Adding a service reference
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Step 7: The complete code of WebForm1.aspx is as in the following:
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="WebForm1.aspx.cs" Inherits="InsertData_WCF_LINQtoSQL.WebForm1" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<center>
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Insert Data with LINQ-to-SQL via WCF" Font-Bold="true"></asp:Label></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" BackColor="#CCCCCC" AutoGenerateColumns="False" BorderColor="#999999" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="3px"
CellPadding="4" CellSpacing="2" ForeColor="Black" OnLoad="Page_Load">
<FooterStyle BackColor="#CCCCCC" />
<HeaderStyle BackColor="Black" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
<PagerStyle BackColor="#CCCCCC" ForeColor="Black" HorizontalAlign="Left" />
<RowStyle BackColor="White" />
<SelectedRowStyle BackColor="#000099" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
<SortedAscendingCellStyle BackColor="#F1F1F1" />
<SortedAscendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#808080" />
<SortedDescendingCellStyle BackColor="#CAC9C9" />
<SortedDescendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#383838" />
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="EmpId" HeaderText="Id" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="FirstName" HeaderText="FirstName" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="LastName" HeaderText="LastName" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Age" HeaderText="Age" />
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<br />
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text="Please Enter FirstName: " ForeColor="Brown" Font-Bold="true" Font-Italic="true"></asp:Label></td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text="Please Enter LastName: " ForeColor="Brown" Font-Bold="true" Font-Italic="true"></asp:Label></td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server"></asp:TextBox></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Text="Please Enter Age: " ForeColor="Brown" Font-Bold="true" Font-Italic="true"></asp:Label></td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox3" runat="server"></asp:TextBox></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Insert Data" OnClick="Button1_Click" BackColor="Orange" Font-Bold="true" /><br />
<br />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<br />
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<asp:Label ID="Label5" runat="server" ForeColor="Red" Font-Bold="true"></asp:Label></td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Step 8: The complete code of WebForm1.aspx.cs is as in the following:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using InsertData_WCF_LINQtoSQL.ServiceReference1;
namespace InsertData_WCF_LINQtoSQL
{
public partial class WebForm1 : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){}
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox1.Text) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox2.Text) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox3.Text))
{
Label5.Text = "Please Enter Some Values";
Label5.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
}
else{objClient.PutEmployee(TextBox1.Text, TextBox2.Text, int.Parse(TextBox3.Text));
GridView1.DataSource = objClient.GetAllEmployees();
GridView1.DataBind();
Label5.Text = "Records Inserted Successfully";Label5.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green;
TextBox1.Text = string.Empty;TextBox2.Text = string.Empty;
TextBox3.Text = string.Empty;
}
}
#region Instance MembersService1Client objClient = new Service1Client();
#endregion
}
}
Step 9: The output of the application is as in the following:
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Step 10: The inserted data output of the application is as in the following:
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I hope this article was useful for you.