webservice not returning values to on jquery ajax request - asp.net

I would like consume cross-domain web-service from client with jquery.here is my code
function getId() {
var testid = ($('#<%=PreviousTest.ClientID %> OPTION:selected').val());
jQuery.support.cors = true;
jQuery.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "../FalconWebService.asmx/minlatency",
data: "{'testId':" + testid + "}",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType:"json",
success: function (data) {
alert("catch");
var msg = jQuery.parseJSON(data.Table);
return msg;
},
Error: function () {
alert("error");
}
my webservice returns values in this format
{"Table":[{"minlatency":16.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248782660+0530)/"},{"minlatency":7.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248784677+0530)/"},{"minlatency":13.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248786690+0530)/"},{"minlatency":6.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248788690+0530)/"},{"minlatency":20.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248790707+0530)/"},{"minlatency":12.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248792723+0530)/"},{"minlatency":26.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248794723+0530)/"},{"minlatency":18.0,"Time":"/Date(1328248796723+0530)/"}]}

Calls in cross-domain work in a different way. They create dynamic javascripts that are inserted to the page using a callback function. This function is used to handle the response from the service. The Jquery calls add a "?callback=?" to the URL of the service, where "callback" is the name of the function that will be inserted.
To call cross-domain services with JQuery you have to do the following:
jQuery.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "../FalconWebService.asmx/minlatency",
data: "{'testId':" + testid + "}",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "jsonp", //The data type that you must use is JSONP. Basically tells JQuery that the request is cross-domain
success: function (data) {
alert("catch");
var msg = jQuery.parseJSON(data.Table);
return msg;
},
Error: function () {
alert("error");
},
jsonpCallback: 'callback' //Dude to the fact that the JS is being generated dynamicaly, this tells JQuery to use the name "callback" for the function that will handle the result, as it adds "?callback=?" to the URL
});
You could also use "jsonp" instead of "jsonpCallback" if you want to "override the callback function name in a jsonp request" (from JQuery).
It worked for me (in WCF REST services which communicate with JSON messages, but it should work the same way in your case). This is all explained in the JQuery Ajax documentation.
Hope this helps.

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$.ajax success not executing

I have in my .js file a function that call a webservices method called getStudents:
[WebMethod(Description = "white student list")]
[ScriptMethod(ResponseFormat = ResponseFormat.Json)]
public List<Job> getStudents(long classId)
{
return (new classManager()).getStudents(classId);
}
the method is callled like:
function loadStudents() {
var parameters = JSON.stringify({ 'classId': 0 });
alert(parameters);
$("#ProcessingDiv").show('fast', function() {
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "myWebService.asmx/getStudents",
data: parameters,
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
success: function(response) {
$("#ProcessingDiv").hide();
var students= response.d;
alert('yes');
},
error: function(request, status, error) {
alert(request.responseText);
}
,
failure: function(msg) {
alert('somethin went wrong' + msg);
}
});
});
}
$(document).ready(function() {
loadStudents();
});
when i debug,the service web method is executed successfully but i don't get my alert('yes') and neither msg error.
What's wrong?
If you're returning (serialized to JSON) List of objects, then in response you will get JS array of JS objects, so (assuming Job has property p) try response[0].p for p value from first element.
note: I don't know ASP.NET, so maybe response is serialized in another way, thats where tools like Firebug (or other browsers Dev tools) are extremely useful - because you can look how exactly you'r http requests and responses looks like.
ps. And change alert to console.log and look for logs in Firebug console - its better than alert in many, many ways ;]

Novice with jQuery AJAX

I am simply learing Ajax with jQuery and have a simple page method that takes in a parameter and returns a string. For some reason, I am not getting the return string but I am getting to my 'success' message:
$(document).ready(function() {
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "testFormMatt.aspx/sayHello",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
data: '{"name": "matt"}',
dataType: "json",
success: function(msg) {
$.jGrowl('The web service has been successfully called');
$('#result').append(msg);
}
});
});
When you call append, you need to specify the property of the JSON object that you want to append.
So if your page is returning:
{ message: "Hello, Matt" }
Then you'd need to call append like this:
$("#result").append(msg.message);
If your page is not returning JSON, then you need to take the dataType: "json" out of the $.ajax call. The dataType parameter is for specifying the expected data type of the response, not the data type of the request.

Whats the best way to send array of objects from javascript to webservice?

I have in my javascript these 2 functions "classes":
// product class
function Product() {
this.id;
this.qty;
this.size;
this.option;
}
// room class
function Room() {
this.id;
this.type;
this.products = [];
}
I have my js logic which fills rooms and their products.
Now i want to send array of rooms to a webservice to do some calculations and get back from it the result.
How to send this array objects to the service and whats the data type which the service will receive to loop through and process?
I tried to write the javascript code like this:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
url: "_Services/MyWebService.asmx/CalculatePrices",
data: "{'rooms':'" + roomsObjects + "'}",
dataType: "json",
success: function(result) {
alert(result.d);
}
});
And the webservice like this:
[WebMethod]
public string CalculatePrices(object rooms)
{
return "blabla";
}
but i find that rooms in the wbservice is always = [object Object]
For that case this would work:
//...
data : '{"rooms":[' + roomsObjects.join() + ']}',
//...
The above code will generate a valid JSON string, but I recommend you to get a JSON library and use JSON.stringify function:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
url: "_Services/MyWebService.asmx/CalculatePrices",
data: JSON.stringify({'rooms': roomsObjects}),
dataType: "json",
success: function(result) {
alert(result.d);
}
});
If you don't mind including a tiny JavaScript library, I think using json2.js' JSON.Stringify is the best way to serialize objects for use with ASP.NET AJAX services.
Here's a snippet from that post:
// Initialize the object, before adding data to it.
// { } is declarative shorthand for new Object().
var NewPerson = { };
NewPerson.FirstName = $("#FirstName").val();
NewPerson.LastName = $("#LastName").val();
NewPerson.Address = $("#Address").val();
NewPerson.City = $("#City").val();
NewPerson.State = $("#State").val();
NewPerson.Zip = $("#Zip").val();
// Create a data transfer object (DTO) with the proper structure.
var DTO = { 'NewPerson' : NewPerson };
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
url: "PersonService.asmx/AddPerson",
data: JSON.stringify(DTO),
dataType: "json"
});
There's no array in that example, but JSON.Stringify does serialize JavaScript arrays in the correct format to send in to ASP.NET AJAX services for array and List parameters.
A nice thing about using JSON.Stringify is that in browser that support native JSON serializing (FF 3.5, IE 8, nightly builds of Safari and Chrome), it will automatically take advantage of the browser-native routines instead of using JavaScript. So, it gets an automatic speed boost in those browsers.
Change:
data: "{'rooms':'" + roomsObjects + "'}",
to:
data: {'rooms':roomsObjects},

calling a webservice with jquery that accepts five STRING params?

is it possible to call a webservice that accepts 5 string parameters without sending via json? (is this recommended) I have created a webservice with a method that accepts 5 string params.. and i have my jquery
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "Service.aspx/CreateClient",
data: "{}",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", //// ERMMM ???
dataType: "json", // ERMMM?
success: function(msg) {
alert(msg.d);
},
error: function() {
alert('error');
}
});
The old way without using jquery was to do this
this.para.add("Name", name);
this.para.add("ClientNum", clnum);
this.para.add("Email", email);
this.para.add("Register", register);
this.para.add("Message", message);
SOAPClient.invoke(this.url, "MyService.aspx/CreateClient", this.para, true, this.completeDone, this);
At the other end it lands and fills in all parameters....
What is the recommended way?
why not use querystring variables and avoid the overhead of the SOAP protocol?

How to post data using jQuery in ASP.NET?

I have an ASP.NET application in which i want to post data using jQuery to another page. It means i want post the data of page.
How can i do this with jQuery or AJAX?
Please help me.
$(document).ready(function() {
alert("start");
$("#btnSave").click(function() {
alert("start1");
var aa = 'bb';
var json = "{'ItemName':'" + aa + "'}";
alert("start2");
var ajaxPage = "Default3.aspx?Save=1"; //this page is where data is to be retrieved and processed
alert("start3");
var options = {
type: "POST",
url: ajaxPage,
data: json,
contentType: "application/json;charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
async: false,
success: function(response) {
alert("success: " + response);
},
error: function(msg) { alert("failed: " + msg); }
};
alert("start4");
});
});
I am using this code I am getting all alert response but its posting page.
Jquery and JSON works great with ASP.NET. You can call a code behind method directly from javascript and return complex objects, not just string. (for this example to work you need json2.js found here https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js)
//javascript
function postMethod(text){
var jsonText = JSON.stringify({ name:text });
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "yourpage.aspx/GetPerson",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
data: jsonText,
dataType: "json",
success: function(response) {
var person = response.d;
alert(person.Name);
}
});
}
//aspx code behind
[WebMethod]
public static Person GetPerson(string name)
{
Person person = new Person(name);
return person;
}
There is load function.
You may use it like this:
$('#somediv').load('http://someaddress',{key:value}, function callback(){});
Second parameter is important - only written in this way performs post.(if you pass array then it performs get)
PS> This is good when you want to read the data, if you want to just do the POST and don't care about what comes back then you may want to use:
http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.post#urldatacallbacktype
Look at $.post() - http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.post
Add all your relevant data, and post away, handling the response with the supplied callback method.
There is a post function in jQuery:
$.post("test.php", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } );
This is copied directly from the jQuery API, so for more details and examples you can look there.
jQuery api
choose Ajax > Ajax Requests > $.post

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