Problem with the XML returned by web methods

[csn]

Hi, I have a weird problem with the XML returned from web-method.

I have a class that is auto-generated by a tool. The tool reads a table from the database and generates the class automatically. The "id" field is not supposed to be modified as it is just a representation of the "id" field of the database and is auto incremental.

Let's see the whole problem through a example:

Table in database

Table A
----------
id : int --auto incremental--
af : nvarchar(30)
bf : nvarchar(30)

The tool generates a class like this:

public class A{
	
	private int id;
	private string af;
	private string bf;
		
	public A(string af, string bf)
	{
		this.af=af;
		this.bf=bf;
	}
	
	public int Id{
		get{
			return this.id;
		}
	}
	
	public string Af{
		get{
			return this.af;
		}
		
		set{
			this.af=value;
		}
	}
	
	public string Bf{
		get{
			return this.bf;
		}
		
		set{
			this.bf=value;
		}
	}
}

I have a web method which uses a "Class Manager" which returns all the objects of a certain class:

[WebMethod]
public List<A> getAllAs()
{
   return AClassManager.getAll();
}

The problem is, that in the XML which is returned by the web method, my objects are expressed in tags as follow:

<A>
  <Af>My a field</Af>
  <Bf>My b field</Bf>
</A>

And the "Id" property is missing!!. Doing some research I found out that this is because the "Id" property doesn't have a defined "set method". I defined the set method and I could see the "Id" in the XML. The problem is that I have a lot of classes like this, which are auto-generated, and is a very big problem define manually the "set method".

Is this a Coolite problem or a problem related to "web services" in generall? Who handle the List<A> and generates the XML?
How can I solve this? I really need to use the "Id" property!

Thanks in advance!

Christian.

[csn]

Hi, I have a weird problem with the XML returned from web-method.

I have a class that is auto-generated by a tool. The tool reads a table from the database and generates the class automatically. The "id" field is not supposed to be modified as it is just a representation of the "id" field of the database and is auto incremental.

Let's see the whole problem through a example:

Table in database

Table A
----------
id : int --auto incremental--
af : nvarchar(30)
bf : nvarchar(30)

The tool generates a class like this:

public class A{
	
	private int id;
	private string af;
	private string bf;
		
	public A(string af, string bf)
	{
		this.af=af;
		this.bf=bf;
	}
	
	public int Id{
		get{
			return this.id;
		}
	}
	
	public string Af{
		get{
			return this.af;
		}
		
		set{
			this.af=value;
		}
	}
	
	public string Bf{
		get{
			return this.bf;
		}
		
		set{
			this.bf=value;
		}
	}
}

I have a web method which uses a "Class Manager" which returns all the objects of a certain class:

[WebMethod]
public List<A> getAllAs()
{
   return AClassManager.getAll();
}

The problem is, that in the XML which is returned by the web method, my objects are expressed in tags as follow:

<A>
  <Af>My a field</Af>
  <Bf>My b field</Bf>
</A>

And the "Id" property is missing!!. Doing some research I found out that this is because the "Id" property doesn't have a defined "set method". I defined the set method and I could see the "Id" in the XML. The problem is that I have a lot of classes like this, which are auto-generated, and is a very big problem define manually the "set method".

Is this a Coolite problem or a problem related to "web services" in generall? Who handle the List<A> and generates the XML?
How can I solve this? I really need to use the "Id" property!

Thanks in advance!

Christian.

People, I posted the same question in the asp forums and I obtained an answer.
I would like to share it with all of you, check here -> http://forums.asp.net/p/1607452/4102675.aspx

Regards,

Christian.