Attaching the WebMethod attribute to a Public method indicates that you want the method exposed as part of the XML Web service. The WebMethod attribute tells .NET that a particular public method should be exposed as a web-callable method. The WebMethod attribute has SIX associated properties to DOCUMENT and change the BEHAVIOR of your web method. They are:

• Description
• MessageName
• EnableSession
• CacheDuration
• TransactionOption
• BufferResponse

The FIRST two properties are used to document a web method, while the others affect its behavior.

Attaching the WebMethod attribute to a Public method indicates that you want the method exposed as part of the XML Web service. The WebMethod attribute tells .NET that a particular public method should be exposed as a web-callable method. The WebMethod attribute has six associated properties to document and change the behavior of your web method. They are:

The first two properties are used to document a web method, while the others affect its behavior.