Can partial classes be used for web-services ?

Question

Can partial classes be used for web-services or there is some other way to implement it ?

Answer 1

Partial classes are a compiler feature shared by all of C#, so yes, you can use them for web services.

In fact, it is a feature that is has completely nothing to do with web-services. It simply allows you to split a class over more than one file.

If you want to do so with your web service, you can.

Answer 2

Sure you can - in WCF, if a composite service exposes multiple contracts, we place the implementation .cs in separate partial classes for clarity.