Can a WebMethod be static?

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Hi

I have a utility class that I now want to expose via Web Services (using an
empty .asmx file that simply references this assembly).

I decorated the methods that need to be exposed with the WebMethod attribute
(they are static). I also created a public default constructor. But none of
those methods show up in the Web Service description.

So can a Web Method be static?

TIA
PB.

[John Saunders [MVP]]

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Hi

I have a utility class that I now want to expose via Web Services (using
an
empty .asmx file that simply references this assembly).

I decorated the methods that need to be exposed with the WebMethod
attribute
(they are static). I also created a public default constructor. But none
of
those methods show up in the Web Service description.

So can a Web Method be static?

No.
--
John Saunders [MVP]

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Thanks!

So a possible solution would be to create a "Wrapper" instance class that
calls into the static methods and then expose that Class/Methods?

PB.

"John Saunders [MVP]" wrote:

"PB" <[e-mail] in message
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Hi

I have a utility class that I now want to expose via Web Services (using
an
empty .asmx file that simply references this assembly).

I decorated the methods that need to be exposed with the WebMethod
attribute
(they are static). I also created a public default constructor. But none
of
those methods show up in the Web Service description.

So can a Web Method be static?

No.
--
John Saunders [MVP]

[John Saunders [MVP]]

"PB" <[e-mail] in message
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Thanks!

So a possible solution would be to create a "Wrapper" instance class that
calls into the static methods and then expose that Class/Methods?

Yes. That would work.
--
John Saunders [MVP]

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probably a stupid question but neverthless can someone explain why webmethod
cannot be static?