A simple example could be the Google API, which can be found at http://api.google.com/GoogleSearch.wsdl
You can use wsdl.exe to generate a proxy code to make use of these methods.
Implementing the API:
wsdl http://api.google.com/GoogleSearch.wsdl
Compiling the API:
mcs GoogleSearchService.cs -r:System.Web.Services -target:library
We can build a simple program using the Google API so:
mcs google.cs -r:GoogleSearchService.dll -r:System.Web.Services
Gnome SpellChecker - Proof of concept
Run monodevelop and open a new solution/project. Copy the GoogleSearchService.dll library into your project directory. Go to Solution->References->Edit references->.Net Assembly and select the GoogleSearchService.dll file.Create a GUI with Glade with: a Label, an Entry and a Button in such a way that when you click the button, our GetSpellingSuggestion(string s) method be called with the s parameter as the Entry.Text content.
private void GetSpellingSuggestion(string s)
{
try{
GoogleSearchService svc=new GoogleSearchService();
string result=svc.doSpellingSuggestion(this.key,s);
label1.Text="Usted quiso decir: "+result;
}catch(Exception ex){
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
}
}
The 'key' variable is a string containing the hascode provided by Google, which allows us to access its API. (More information is available at http://www.google.com/apis/)
