Consuming more than one Web Service in a Web Application

Introduction:

In this article, I am creating two web services and using (consuming) them in a web application. We can consume more than one web service into one web application. The method for consuming more web services is same as consuming simple web service in web application. Here, first web service returns a string and second web service returns records from student_detail table.

At first we create a web service. Create an ASP.NET Web Service application and replace the code with the following code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;

namespace SERVICE1
{
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Service1 /// </summary>
[WebService(Namespace = "http://EXAMPLE1.ORG",Name="SIMPLE EXAMPLE")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
[System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItem(false)]
// To allow this Web Service to be called from script, using ASP.NET AJAX, uncomment the following line.
// [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService]

public class Service1 : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
[WebMethod]
public string SHOW(string NAME)
{
return "Hello, "+NAME+" !";
}
}
}

Run the application. Now create another web service. Repeat the same procedure for creating a web service and replace the default code with the following code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data;

namespace SERVICE2
{
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Service1
/// </summary>
[WebService(Namespace = "http://EXAMPLE2",Name="COMPLEX EXAMPLE")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
[System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItem(false)]
// To allow this Web Service to be called from script, using ASP.NET AJAX, uncomment the following line.
// [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService]
public class Service1 : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
[WebMethod]
public DataSet DATA(int ID)
{
SqlDataAdapter DA = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM STUDENT_DETAIL WHERE STUDENT_DETAIL.ID=ID ", "Data
Source=SERVER_NAME;Initial Catalog=STUDENT;Integrated Security=True");
DataSet DS = new DataSet();
DA.Fill(DS);
return DS;
}
}
}

Run the application. Now, we create a web application. Take a ASP.NET Web Application. To add service reference, go to Solution Explorer -> right click at your web project.

complex data in web service

Select Add Web Reference. A new window will be open. Copy the URL of your running service and paste to it at URL of new opened window.

consuming more than one web service

Now click the "Go" button. After clicking the button you can see your service here. You can set Web Reference Name. The default reference name is "localhost". Now click at Add Reference to add service reference in your web application. Look at below screen - shot.

How to consume more than one web service in a web application

Again add another web reference. After adding web reference, we take some UI controls ( Given in below figure ) on design page of web application, so that we can access the web methods.

working with complex data in web service

Now write the following code on .aspx.cs page.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using WebApplication4.sservice2;
using WebApplication4.service1;
using System.Data;

namespace WebApplication4
{
public partial class WebForm1 : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}
protected void btnok_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SIMPLEEXAMPLE obj = new SIMPLEEXAMPLE();
lblshow.Text = obj.SHOW(txtservice1.Text);
}
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
protected void btngo_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
COMPLEXEXAMPLE OBJ = new COMPLEXEXAMPLE();
int aa = int.Parse(txtservice2.Text);
ds = OBJ.DATA(aa);
if (ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count > 0)
{
lblnorecord.Text = "";
txtfname.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][1].ToString();
txtlname.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][2].ToString();
txtcity.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][3].ToString();
txtage.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][4].ToString();
}
else
{
txtfname.Text = "";
txtlname.Text = "";
txtcity.Text = "";
txtage.Text = "";
lblnorecord.Text = "No Record Found";
}
}
}
}

Output:

Type a name in textbox and click "ok" button. It will simply return the name with hello from first web service application.

Write any number (Roll No.) and click the "Go" button. Records will be shown in textboxes from second web service.