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.NET Web Services Programming Language Support

Web services can be developed in any programming language supported by .NET. Out-of-the-box it includes Visual C#, Visual Basic .NET, Visual J#, and Managed C++. In the following sections, you'll take a look at how Web services can be developed in other .NET supported programming languages.

Using Visual Basic .NET

<%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="hks.HelloService"%>
Imports System.Web.Services
Namespace hks
   <WebService(Namespace:="http://www.hitehseth.com/WebServices")> _
   Public Class HelloService
      <WebMethod(Description:="Simple Hello Method")> _
      Public Function sayHello() as String
         Return "Returned from a Visual Basic.NET Web Service"
      End Function
   End Class
End Namespace

Using Visual J#

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