asp.net - How can I call web service methods from javascript?

Question

Is there any way to call web services from javascript? I know you can add in a script manager to pull in the web services but I can't figure out how to access the functions from javascript once I've done that.

Thanks,
Matt

Answer 1

Please see Calling Web Services from Client Script in ASP.NET AJAX:

This topic explains how to use to call a Web service from ECMAScript (JavaScript). To enable your application to call ASP.NET AJAX Web services by using client script, the server asynchronous communication layer automatically generates JavaScript proxy classes. A proxy class is generated for each Web service for which an <asp:ServiceReference> element is included under the <asp:ScriptManager> control in the page.