asmx without code behind

[Veerle]

Hi,

I was just wondering: is it possible to write an asmx webservice
in .NET 2.0 without having a code behind file?
So just a xxx.amx file and no xxx.amx.cs file, and as a consequence no
dll's...
If so, anyone can give an example of that, for example an HelloWorld?

Veerle

 

[Veerle]

Hi,

I was just wondering: is it possible to write an asmx webservice
in .NET 2.0 without having a code behind file?
So just a xxx.amx file and no xxx.amx.cs file, and as a consequence no
dll's...
If so, anyone can give an example of that, for example an HelloWorld?

Veerle

Just found the solution myself:
http://en.csharp-online.net/Creating_ASP.NET_Web_Services—Creating_a_Web_Service_with_Inline_Code

 

[RayLopez99]

Just curious, why would you want to do that?

RL

 

[Jeroen Mostert]

I was just wondering: is it possible to write an asmx webservice
in .NET 2.0 without having a code behind file?

Sure, just drop the CodeBehind attribute and start coding:

<%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="WebService1" %>
using System.Web.Services;

public class WebService1 : WebService {
[WebMethod]
public string HelloWorld() {
return "Hello World";
}
}

You may need to explicitly build once before you get IntelliSense.

So just a xxx.amx file and no xxx.amx.cs file, and as a consequence no
dll's...

Keep in mind that there are still assemblies in the background. ASP.NET will
dynamically compile the files in your web site into a temporary assembly.
Having "no DLLs" precompiled also means worse start-up times for your site.

 

[Veerle]

Just curious, why would you want to do that?

RL

I want to put a small and very simple webservice on a web hosting page
which supports asp.net but for which I don't have the rights to
install dll's.
It is just for testing purposes so a little bit less performance is
not an issue.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

I want to put a small and very simple webservice on a web hosting page
which supports asp.net but for which I don't have the rights to
install dll's.

You do not have access to your own web apps bin dir ?

What about App_Code ?

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Just curious, why would you want to do that?

It minimizes the number of files.

Not a particular good criteria for serious software
projects, but very fine for demo stuff.

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Just found the solution myself:
http://en.csharp-online.net/Creating_ASP.NET_Web_Services—Creating_a_Web_Service_with_Inline_Code

I would have provided you with this very sophisticated business logic:

<%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="Demo" %>
using System.Web.Services;

public class Demo : WebService
{
[WebMethod]
public int Add(int a, int b)
{
return a + b;
}
}



Arne