Description:
In this application I will describe how to consume a web service in your MonoDroid application using VS 2010. (MonoDroid will not work in VS 2010 Express edition). To install MonoDroid navigate to http://mono-android.net/Installation. Follow the instructions and download all the necessary files.
In the Figure 1. I have created a new MonoDroid application named monoAndroidapplication.
Now Like Figure 2 go to Project -> Add Web Reference. Enter in the URL of your web service and click Add Reference I will consume a webservice (http://soatest.parasoft.com/calculator.wsdl) which will add 2 values and will display. In this webservice you can also perform division and multiplication.
Now In the Activity.cs file you have to write the code below.
using System;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using Android.OS;
namespace MonoAndroidApplicationListView
{
[Activity(Label = "MonoAndroidApplicationListView", MainLauncher = true)]
public class Activity1 : Activity
{
int count = 1;
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
{
base.OnCreate(bundle);
// Set our view from the "main" layout resource
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);
// Get our button from the layout resource,
// and attach an event to it
// Create a new Button and set it as our view
//Button button = FindViewById<Button>(Resource.Id.MyButton);
Button button = new Button(this);
button.Text = "Consume!";
button.Click += button_Click;
SetContentView(button);
//button.Click += delegate { button.Text = string.Format("{0} clicks!", count++); };
}
private void button_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Create our web service and use it to add 2 numbers
var ws = new Calculator();
var result = ws.add(25, 10);
// Show the result in a toast
Toast.MakeText(this, result.ToString(), ToastLength.Long).Show();
}
}
}
Now in the figure below you will see the web service marked in red.
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