Return multiple values from webservice SOAP response structure

Question

I have defined new class and returning it with webservice:

        public class MyData
        {
            public string Data { get; set; }
            public string Data1 { get; set; }
        }

        [WebMethod]
        public MyData testing(string testId)
        {

            MyData NewData = new MyData();

            return NewData;
        }

SOAP response  is:

  <soap:Body>
    <testingResponse xmlns="http://test.local/">
      <testingResult>
        <Data>string</Data>
        <Data1>string</Data1>
      </testingResult>
    </testingResponse>
  </soap:Body>

How can I get response structure like:

  <soap:Body>
    <testingResponse xmlns="http://test.local/">
      <Data>string</Data>
      <Data1>string</Data1>
    </testingResponse>
  </soap:Body>

Answer 1

Hi AldisB_LV,

According to this case, I'd like to suggest you can use Restful  WCF Service,

Then, you can control your returned message structure.You can modify your code

like below: 

[ServiceContract]
    public interface IService1
    {
  [WebInvoke(Method = "GET", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare,ResponseFormat =         WebMessageFormat.Xml, UriTemplate =       "GetData")]
     public MyData testing(string testId)
     {

        MyData NewData = new MyData();

        return NewData;
     }
   }  

For more infromation,please refer to the following articale:

1.Create RESTful WCF Service API: Step By Step Guide

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/105273/Create-RESTful-WCF-Service-API-Step-By-Step-Guide

I hope that will be helpful to you.

Best Regards,

Tracy Dj

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Answer 2

Thanks for replay.

Rewriting all solution in WCF would be quit painful :(

So there is no way to achieve it with web service ?

Answer 3

Hi AldisB_LV,

Ok, I suggest you can add this attribute in your code, as shown below:

[SoapDocumentService(ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Bare)]

 public MyData testing(string testId)
    {
        MyData NewData = new MyData();
        return NewData;
    }

For more information, please refer to the following article:

1.How to: Control Whether Web Service Method Parameters Are Enclosed in an Extra Element

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb559021(v=vs.85).aspx

I hope that will be helpful to you.

Best Regards,

Tracy Dj

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Best Regards, Tracy Dj