KoolKat Curiosities

Calling ASMX Web Services from Javascript using AJAX November 19, 2008

This is an example of how you can call a web service from your javascript using AJAX.

1. To begin, create a new AJAX enabled website.

2. Add a class to your project. Call it Pizza.cs and add the following code:

public Pizza(string name, string desc, double cost)
{
     this.m_name = name;
     this.m_desc = desc;
     this.m_cost = cost;
}

private string m_name;
private string m_desc;

private double m_cost; public string name { get { return this.m_name; }set { this.m_name = value; } }
public string desc { get { return this.m_desc; } set { this.m_desc = value; } }
public double cost { get { return this.m_cost; } set { this.m_cost = value; }

2. Add a web service to your project. Call it PizzaPlace.asmx and add the following 2 methods:

[WebMethod]
public int GetLocationCount(int zipCode)
{
     int locations = 0;

     switch (zipCode)
     {
     case 89128:
          locations = 5;
          break;
     case 89118:
          locations = 7;
          break;
     default:
          break;
     }

     return locations;
}

[WebMethod]
public List<Pizza> GetDeals()
{
     List<Pizza> pz = new List<Pizza>();
     Pizza p1 = new Pizza(“Pepperoni Special”, “Large Pepperoni”, 9.99);
     Pizza p2 = new Pizza(“Vegetarian”, “Large Mushroom, Onions, Peppers, Olives”, 10.99);
     pz.Add(p1);
     pz.Add(p2);

     return pz;
}

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