Call a webservice in asp.net ajax

Question

How can I calling a webservice not written by me from asp.net ajax. What's the latest and best way of doing it?

Answer 1

ASP.NET AJAX is not the preferred library any more. Use jQuery instead which also supports jsonp which is what you will need to call cross-domain web services from the client.

Answer 2

Call the Sys.Net.WebServiceProxy invoke Method

Details here