Is there difference between Web Method in .aspx and Web Method in Web Service (.asmx)?

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I know that Web Methods are light weight and gives you speed since there is no post back. I found that a Web Method can be added to a .aspx webform just like in .asmx web service file. Is there any difference ? Any advantage or disadvantage of doing or not doing so?

Posted 14-Jul-13 11:48am

arbaaz jalil

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arbaaz jalil 14-Jul-13 17:53pm

aspx.cs and asmx.cs to be more accurate

Swinkaran 14-Jul-13 23:40pm

doing or not-doing? Depends on the native of your application.

Webmethods:
Goods - Much easier to implement security for the call, JSON can be used
Doesn't any life cycle(Page life-cycle is a pain)
Logic and functionality are not localized and reusable.

Bad - Posting forms to webmethods is sometimes Hectic.

arbaaz jalil 15-Jul-13 2:35am

I meant is there any disadvantage or advantage in using Web Method in asmx.cs over web method in .aspx.cs?

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Mukesh Ghosh · Answer 1 · 2013-07-14T21:24:00

web services are not light weight, in fact they are quite the opposite because they generally receive and respond to data using XML (a bulky format). However, this makes them very easy to use with other programming languages.
Web services excel at making an application compatible with other programming platforms or for serving up AJAX requests to a web page. There are many other uses, but typically using WCF or HttpHandlers are better options in those cases.