(Ian B)
1/24/2003 10:19:00 AM
Thanks for the reply, Mike.
I think I had tried it with and without the <WebMethod()> attribute
but, just in case, I tried your suggestion but with no luck!
The only option offered by the intellisense is GetType and I'm getting
the same error as before: 'GetAString' is not a member of
'Web_Service_Consumer_Test_Proj.localhost.Class1'.
Any other ideas?
"Mike Andrews" <mikea@farpointer.net> wrote in message news:<edskuuIwCHA.1620@TK2MSFTNGP11>...
> I believe you don't want the <WebMethod()> attribute on your 'Public
> Function GetAString() As String' declaration.
>
> That's not necessary because the Web Service is the only one that needs
> <WebMethod()> attributes on it's public, web service callable methods.
>
> Later,
> Mike
>
> "Ian B" <i_best@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:69c58cd1.0301190805.153b429d@posting.google.com...
> > I'm trying to work out how (and if it's even possible)
> > to return a custom class from a web service and
> > call a simple method of the returned custom class.
> >
> > Is this possible and, if so, what am I doing wrong in this code?
> >
> >
> > Here's my web service: -
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > Imports System.Web.Services
> >
> > <WebService(Namespace:="MyTestServiceNamespace")> _
> > Public Class Service1
> > Inherits System.Web.Services.WebService
> > <WebMethod()> Public Function GimmeAClass1() As Class1
> > Return New Class1()
> > End Function
> >
> > End Class
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > ...and here's the class that is returned by the webmethod
> > in my web service: -
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Imports System.Web.Services
> > Public Class Class1
> > <WebMethod()> Public Function GetAString() As String
> > Return "This is a string"
> > End Function
> > End Class
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > This is my test code which is in a windows application called
> > 'Web_Service_Consumer_Test_Proj' that has a reference to the
> > webservice: -
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object,
> > ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
> > Handles Button1.Click
> > Dim WS As New localhost.Service1()
> > Dim C1 As localhost.Class1
> > C1 = WS.GimmeAClass1
> > MsgBox(C1.GetAString)
> > End Sub
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I am getting a class1 returned but when I try the code as above
> > I get a compiler error stating that 'GetAString' is not
> > a member of 'Web_Service_Consumer_Test_Proj.localhost.Class1'.
> > Is this just something I am doing wrong or am I trying to do the
> > impossible as far as a web service goes?
> >
> > All help is very much appreciated!
> >
> > Ian