Question

I have some ASP.NET page and webservice WebMethod() methods that I’d like to add some common code to. For example:

<WebMethod()> _ Public Function AddressLookup(ByVal zipCode As String) As Address     #If DEBUG Then         ' Simulate a delay         System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000)     #End If     Return New Address() End Function 

I currently have the #If Debug code in all of my WebMethod() methods, but I am thinking there must be a better way to do this without having to actually type the code in.

Is there a way to determine if a request is to a WebMethod in Application_EndRequest so that I can add this delay project wide?

Note that some methods are Page methods and some are web service methods.

Answer 1

You can check the request URL in Application_EndRequest to determine whether it is a web method call. E.g. something like this (sorry it’s in C#):

protected void Application_EndRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e) {   if (Request.Url.ToString().IndexOf('MyWebService.asmx') > 0)   {     // Simulate a delay     System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);   } }