<%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="SimpleWebService" %>

Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Imports System.Web.Script.Services

<WebService(Namespace:="http://tempuri.org/")> _
<WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo:=WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)> _
<ScriptService()> _
Public Class SimpleWebService
    Inherits System.Web.Services.WebService

    <WebMethod()> _
    Public Function GetServerTime() As String
        Dim serverTime As String = _
         String.Format("The current time is {0}.", DateTime.Now)
        
        Return serverTime
    End Function

End Class

<%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="SimpleWebService" %>

using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
using System.Web.Script.Services;

[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
[ScriptService]
public class SimpleWebService : System.Web.Services.WebService 
{

    [WebMethod]
    public string GetServerTime() 
    {
        string serverTime =
            String.Format("The current time is {0}.", DateTime.Now);

        return serverTime;
    }

}