Hi,

I would like to create a webservice for processing an order and I would like to know what would be the best practice in passing an Order object through my web method.

Currently, I created a class called Order which consist of all of the variable I would need to pass.

Is it better to pass this object as an XML object? IF so, why and how?

This is what I currently have:

[Webmethod]

public void createOrder(Order order)

{

}

Entity: order.cs

private string _orderNumber;

public string OrderNumber

{ get; set; }

etc.

Thanks in advance for your response.  

Well, keep it as is, because if you want to send an xml object, then you are going to need write more code in UI to convert the object to xml.

Passing Object is a good idea.

Thanks for your response. But, what is the pros and cons between an object and xml. Which one is better and why?

Abdulla.AbdelHaq:

you are going to need write more code in UI to convert the object to xml

Can you give me sample code of how to convert an object to an xml?

Thanks in advance.

Well, it depend on your current case.

are you passing a herirarcy data ? if yes then XML will be a good choice. but if you are passing a single object, then passing a object will be a good idea than passing an xml.

at the end, webservice is converting your object into XML (serialization) behind the scenes.

Do you have an example or pointer to how passing an xml into webservice? Thanks. 

Is your object marked with a serializable attribute?