[ScriptMethod(ResponseFormat = ResponseFormat.Json)]

Question

In ASP.net web service if the above isn\'t specified , what is the response format by default? Also, if my web service below:

[WebMethod()]
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Answer 1

The ResponseFormat attribute is not necessary. Including both client and server settings, only four things are required to do that:

• Add the ScriptHandlerFactory HttpHandler in your web.config.
• Decorate your web service(s) with the [ScriptService] attribute.
• Request the service's methods with the POST verb.
• Request the service's methods with a content-type of "application/json".

When you do those four things, the service methods' responses will automatically be serialized as JSON.