What was the difference between WSDL & Mex Endpoint in WCF

Question

I have couple of question on mex endpoint.

1. In legacy web services, we create a proxy using wsdl. The WSDL exposes the web service\'s meta data. In wcf, anot

Answer 1

MEX endpoints are special endpoints that allow clients to receive the service’s metadata by using SOAP messages instead of only http get requests(ie httpGetEnabled="true"). You can create MEX endpoint that can be accessed through http, https, tcp, and even named pipes.

The response that you will receive when calling a MEX endpoint’s GetMetadata operation will include the content of the WSDL and all the XSD files that are linked to it.