C# Developer[ap]s Guide to ASP. NET, XML, and ADO. NET

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Historical Influences

• Network Data Representation

• What Is a Web Service?

• Why Web Services?

• ASP.NET Web Services

• Consuming Web Services

• Class Reference

There is no way you could have existed on the planet earth in the year 2001 and not heard about the latest solution to all of mankind's problems ”XML Web services. Depending on who you listen to, XML Web services will enable frictionless e-commerce or eliminate world hunger. So what are XML Web services, really? This chapter will tackle that question, plus look at why and how you should use XML Web services.