Question

How can I call a method in the code behind from a jQuery post in asp.net webforms?

In MVC it’s simple, I just do this:

$.post("/MyController/MyMethod", { data: somedata; }, function(result) { alert(result); });

but I can’t figure how what to put for the first parameter if I wanted to call a method in the code behind in webforms… for example, if I have a method called doSomething() is there a way to stick some location in there so that it will call doSomething() and return data to the callback?

Answer 1

The first parameter is just the URL, so you have to expose your code-behind method as a web service. You can use a page method or a dedicated web service.
Page method example: http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=109&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1