How to Modify the Proxy Class for a 2005 Web Project

[Tyler Carver]

I have created a web reference in a 2005 web project and need to change out
the generated complex class with the business oject that we have already
created. In a library project there is a code file for the proxy class where
I can make the change. However, there is no such file in a Web Project as
this class is generated on the fly. So what I need to do is the following:

I have a business object Foo.
My Webservice has a method GetFoo() that returns MyNamespace.Foo.
In the Web Project I want to have my web reference to return
MyNamesapce.Foo, NOT the generated Foo.

I'm hoping I can make a change to the .wsdl file to get the GetFoo() method
to return my MyNamespace.Foo oject.

Thanks for your help,
Tyler

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Hi Tyler,

Welcome to the MSDN newsgroup.

As for the webservice client proxy generate through .net tool, in ASP.NET
web application, since it no longer expose the autogenerated source file,
it will prevent us from modifying it manually. What we can do so far is use
custom soapExtensionImporter to do some customizing on the wsdl or cilent
proxy generation process, however, so far I haven't found any means to
modify the method's referenced parameter type. It can only help add new
proxy class type or apply some custom attributes:

#How to: Customize the Generation of Service Descriptions and Proxy Classes

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f9hatst6.aspx

You can have a look at the WSE's extensionImporter
type(Microsoft.Web.Services3.Description.WseExtens ionImporter) for
reference. Anyway, creating such a custom importer is a bit too hard.

So IMO, I'd suggest you create the webservice class in a separate class
library project so that you can maintain the generated source file. Or you
can also manually use the wsdl.exe to generate the proxy outside the
project(in commandline).

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Steven Cheng
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