Question

I would (as the question states) like to make an asynchronous call, preferably using ASP.net AJAX.

The code for the WebMethod looks like this:

[WebMethod] public void SendMail(string name, string email, string subject, string body) {   MailMessage toSend = new MailMessage(email, [e-mail], subject, body);   var smtp = new SmtpClient();   smtp.Send(toSend); } 

The fields on the view are, not surprisingly: name, email, subject, body.

In my attempts to do this I haven’t been able to get to the WebMethod. The service reference is in place, so at least I didn’t screw that up.

Thanks for the help…

Answer 1

Here you can find an example of invoking asynchronous methods with AJAX in ASP.NET MVC with elements like

<% using (Ajax.Form('SendMail', new AjaxOptions { UpdateTargetId = 'resultDiv' })) { %>     <!-- Your form elements here... -->  <% } %> 

You can receive the params in the controller method and call the webservice from there.