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Matthew Doyle
Matthew Doyle

Reputation: 1065

.NET ASMX AJAX returned object

Suppose I have a modal pop open which is populated using ajax calls and javascript.

I have already written classes for my data objects in the backend which I'd like to use, which come from my database but for arguments sake are just dummy classes:

public class Foo {
    public string Property1 { get;set; }
    public string Property2 { get;set; }
}

public class Bar { 
    public int Id { get;set; }
    public int Name { get;set; }
}

I need data from both of these objects already received from the database. I would like to know what the best approach is for returning them back to the client side. I have already come up with a few ideas:

For this particular example, I could work around it but I feel like this is going to come up a lot within what I am coding and I figured I'd ask before coming up with a solution. Anyone have any experience/feedback? If WCF helps me for this particular problem in any way, I'd definitely be willing to make the switch.

I am using jQuery if that makes a difference.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 92

Answers (1)

kroonwijk
kroonwijk

Reputation: 8410

Please, create a wrapper class that includes the two class instances:

public class FooBar {
    public Foo foo { get; set; }
    public Bar bar { get; set; }
}

This makes sure that, at the client side:

  • You do not have to make assumptions on the location of the object based on its index.
  • The client code is better readable and maintainable. There is little room for misinterpretation.
  • You can have a single return argument for your service operation.

At least, that is my opinion :-)

Upvotes: 2

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