Adding a Web Reference changes DataTypes ???

[cc]

Hi,

I having created a simple WebService (in VS 2005) with just one WebMethod as
follows :
[WebMethod]
public DataTable GetProducts()
{
DataTable objDataTable = null;

// code for filling up the datatable

return objDataTable;
}

Then, Adding the WebService as a Web Reference to a Client Application is
following proxy code generated
at the client for the WebMethod :

public GetProductsResp onseGetProducts Result GetProducts()
{
object[] results = this.Invoke("Ge tProducts", new object[0]);
return ((GetProductsRe sponseGetProduc tsResult)(resul ts[0]));
}

Look at the return type of the method :
at the server it was defined as DataTable but at the client is it changed to
an unreadable name GetProductsResp onseGetProducts Result ???

What is happening here ? how can I make sure that the DataTable-type is used
at the client as well ?

thanks
Chris

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: Adding a Web Reference changes DataTypes ???

CC

I would use VB Net that is much simpler for this,

Cor

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> Hi,
>
> I having created a simple WebService (in VS 2005) with just one WebMethod
> as
> follows :
> [WebMethod]
> public DataTable GetProducts()
> {
> DataTable objDataTable = null;
>
> // code for filling up the datatable
>
> return objDataTable;
> }
>
> Then, Adding the WebService as a Web Reference to a Client Application is
> following proxy code generated
> at the client for the WebMethod :
>
> public GetProductsResp onseGetProducts Result GetProducts()
> {
> object[] results = this.Invoke("Ge tProducts", new object[0]);
> return ((GetProductsRe sponseGetProduc tsResult)(resul ts[0]));
> }
>
> Look at the return type of the method :
> at the server it was defined as DataTable but at the client is it changed
> to
> an unreadable name GetProductsResp onseGetProducts Result ???
>
> What is happening here ? how can I make sure that the DataTable-type is
> used
> at the client as well ?
>
> thanks
> Chris
>
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