Why doesn’t a ASP.NET web method allow default parameters ?
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
The reason ASP.NET WebServices don’t support default parameters or method overloading is not a shortcoming of ASP.NET or C#. The reason is because WebServices themselves, no matter the language or platform of implementation do not support default parameters or method overloading.
WebServices are a lowest common denominator technology. You cannot guarantee what technology the consumer will use to consume your WebService, and conversely, if you’re consuming a WebService, you often have no idea what platform or language it was implemented with. Because of this we have to use a feature-set that we’re pretty sure any platform will be able to work with.