WebService Class
Defines the optional base class for XML Web services, which provides direct access to common ASP.NET objects, such as application and session state.
For a list of all members of this type, see WebService Members.
System.Object
System.ComponentModel.MarshalByValueComponent
System.Web.Services.WebService
[Visual Basic] Public Class WebService Inherits MarshalByValueComponent [C#] public class WebService : MarshalByValueComponent [C++] public __gc class WebService : public MarshalByValueComponent [JScript] public class WebService extends MarshalByValueComponent
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
If you don't need access to the common ASP.NET objects, you can still create an XML Web service without deriving from WebService. Additional ASP.NET objects can be accessed through Context.
XML Web service methods that have the OneWay property of either SoapRpcMethodAttribute or SoapDocumentMethodAttribute set to true, do not have access to their HttpContext. As such, accessing any of the properties of the WebService class, from within that XML Web service method, return a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
If you are using the .NET Framework version 1.0 XML Web service methods that have either the SoapRpcMethodAttribute or SoapDocumentMethodAttribute attribute applied to them with the OneWay property of set to true, do not have access to their HttpContext using the static Current property. To access the HttpContext, derive the class implementing the XML Web service method from WebService and access the Context property.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#] The example below creates an XML Web service, deriving from WebService, in order to use the Context property to obtain the time of the request on the server.
[Visual Basic] <%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="Util" %> Imports System Imports System.Web.Services Public Class Util Inherits WebService <WebMethod(Description := "Returns the time as stored on the Server", _ EnableSession := False)> _ Public Function Time() As String Return Context.Timestamp.TimeOfDay.ToString() End Function End Class [C#] <%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="Util" %> using System; using System.Web.Services; public class Util: WebService { [ WebMethod(Description="Returns the time as stored on the Server", EnableSession=false)] public string Time() { return Context.Timestamp.TimeOfDay.ToString(); } }
[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Web.Services
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)