SharePoint Programming

listdata.svc is a WCF service which is used for accessing SharePoint 2010 list data with output as an xml.

Below is code that you can use :

//Get the Url of the REST service

String ServiceUrl = SPWebUrl + “_vti_bin/listdata.svc/” + httpUtility.UrlEncode (ListName);

// Create Request object

WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(ServiceUrl);

// Setting up the user Credentials

request.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;

// Create Response object

WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();

// Create a XML document to write the response or list data. Note : REST service returns data as Xml.
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
Using (Stream strm = response.GetResponseStream())
{
doc.Load(strm); // Load list data in doc object.
}