XmlDocument Web method returns type XmlNode

[John Bailo]

I developed a web method that returns type XmlDocument.

But a client calling the web method will only accept the return value as
datatype XmlNode.

Why?

 

[Guest]

Could be that the client doesn't want the entire xmlDocument.
Change the return type to xmlNode

Then, take your existing xmlDocument and add the following to be returned:
xmlDocument.SelectSingleNode(XPath Expression Goes Here)

 

[John Bailo]

Could be that the client doesn't want the entire xmlDocument.
Change the return type to xmlNode

Then, take your existing xmlDocument and add the following to be returned:
xmlDocument.SelectSingleNode(XPath Expression Goes Here)

Yes, I can read it via workarounds.

It just disturbs me that an explicitly typed complex return type
XmlDocument is translated to a completely different type when creating
the web reference in the client (!)