How to: Enable Output Caching on a Web Service Client

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This topic is specific to a legacy technology. XML Web services and XML Web service clients should now be created using Windows Communication Foundation.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Duration property on the client application to specify output caching for a period of 60 seconds. This example illustrates one of the guidelines explained in the topic, Design Guidelines for XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET.

Example

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net" %>
<%@ OutputCache Duration="60" VaryByParam="none" %>
<html>
   <script language="C#" runat="server">
      void EnterBtn_Click(Object Src, EventArgs e) 
      {
         MyMath.Math math = new MyMath.Math();
         // Call the Web service.
         float total = math.Add(Convert.ToInt32(Num1.Text),
                              Convert.ToInt32(Num2.Text));
         // Display the results in a Label control.
         Total.Text = "Total: " + total.ToString();
      }
   </script>
<body>
   <form action="MathClient.aspx" runat=server>
      <font face="Verdana"> 
         Enter the two numbers you want to add and press 
         the Total button.
         <p>
         Number 1: 
         <asp:textbox id="Num1" 
         runat=server/>  
         +
         Number 2: 
         <asp:textbox id="Num2" 
              runat=server/> 
         =
         <asp:button id="Total_Button"
              text="Total" 
              OnClick="EnterBtn_Click" 
              runat=server/>
         <p>
         <asp:label id="Total" runat=server/>
      </font>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net" %>
<%@ OutputCache Duration="60" VaryByParam="none" %>
<html>
   <script language="VB" runat="server">
      Sub EnterBtn_Click(Src As Object, e As EventArgs) 
         Dim math As New MyMath.Math()
         ' Call the Web service.
         Dim addtotal As Single = math.Add(Convert.ToInt32(Num1.Text), _
                              Convert.ToInt32(Num2.Text))
         ' Display the results in a Label control.
         Total.Text = "Total: " & addtotal.ToString()
      End Sub
   </script>
<body>
   <form action="MathClient.aspx" runat=server>
      <font face="Verdana"> 
         Enter the two numbers you want to add and press 
         the Total button.
         <p>
         Number 1: 
         <asp:textbox id="Num1" 
         runat=server/>  
         +
         Number 2: 
         <asp:textbox id="Num2" 
              runat=server/> 
         =
         <asp:button id="Total_Button"
              text="Total" 
              OnClick="EnterBtn_Click" 
              runat=server/>
         <p>
         <asp:label id="Total" runat=server/>
      </font>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

See Also

Tasks

How to: Enable Server-Side Output Caching for a Web Service

Concepts

Design Guidelines for XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET