User1180806401 posted
Hi Guys,
I'm a newbie in Webservices and don't have a problem with SOAP WebServs where all I need is a url to the WSDL file to use in order to consume it.
BUT I don't quite have a the same grasp with REST WebSevs, and my first question is Do I MUST use API of WCF to create them?
I'm using VS 2010 and have created a simple empty Web project then add to it WebService to it (intending to be a REST WS) and it this WebService.cs class I have a query that return some data:
[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
public class WebService : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
public WebService() { }
[WebMethod]
public DataTable GetEmployees()
{
CacheConnection cnCache1 = cvCacheConnection.OpenCvCacheConnection();
string SQLText = " Select top 10 EmployeeNumber, GivenNames from cvEmployee.Employee ";
CacheCommand command = new CacheCommand(SQLText, cnCache1);
CacheDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Load(reader);
command.Dispose();
reader.Close();
reader.Dispose(true);
return dt;
}
So now I can run this webservice and see the
GetEmployees method and invoke it which returns some data in an XML format. (http://localhost:57088/cvDesktop/WebService.asmx?op=GetEmployees)
Now that part that I'm confused about is, what makes this webservice a REST not a SOAP one because because I still canb use WSDL file with this one, or does it depends on the URL used (eg. http://localhost:57088/cvDesktop/WebService.asmx?op=GetEmployees)
for REST or (http://localhost:57088/cvDesktop/WebService.asmx?WSLD) for SOAP?
Thanks Guys
