- Getting and Installing the Atlas Framework
- Creating a New Atlas Project
- Creating a Web Service
- Making an AJAX Request
Like this article? We recommend
Like this article? We recommend
Like this article? We recommend
Creating a Web Service
Creating a web service sounds like something that should be an article on its own, but ASP.NET makes it so easy that I can fit it within this short section. To create the web service, right-click the name of the site and select Add New Item. In the Add New Item dialog box, choose Web Services in the Visual Studio Installed Templates section. I named my file MyAtlasWebService.asmx, but you can choose whatever name you like; just keep in mind that there are later references to the file.
Once the file has been created, you’ll see that a method called HelloWorld has been created in the C# class. We’re going to rename this method to GetTime and add a string parameter called username. We’ll also remove the code from the method and add a return value that responds with the username and the current time (see Listing 1).
Listing 1 A custom ASP.NET web service (MyAtlasWebService.js).
using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
public class MyAtlasWebService : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
public MyAtlasWebService ()
{
}
[WebMethod]
public string GetTime(string username)
{
return "Hello " + username + ", the current time is: " + DateTime.Now;
}
}
That’s it! Now we’re ready to make requests to the web service and its GetTime method.