Yes, jquery tries to interpret it as JSON data, but that is XML and not JSON, thus the 'parserror'. XML that contains JSON in its "string" node.
You should set your datatype to xml, but even then I'm not sure if that will work quite well. In best case you can extract the value of xml string node as a STRING, and then you'll have to parse/interpret that to JSON yourself. (http://json.org/js.html) I'd say, you better decide if you want to use XML or JSON, and not both. On Jan 30, 2:45 pm, graphicsxp <graphic...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Well the reponseText property of the XHR object contains : > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <string xmlns="http://tempuri.org/";>{"results": [ > { > "id": "4", > "value": "guardian.co.uk" > } > ]}</string> > > that's what the webservice returns. Since dataType of my jquery ajax > method is set to 'json', this should be interpreted as json data. > > On 30 jan, 11:14, Beres Botond <boton...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So the AJAX call actually returns some result now? > > > If you alert() the result, before trying to do anything with it, what > > do you get? > > > On Jan 30, 11:35 am, graphicsxp <graphic...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > >This should only be set if your webservice expects the input parameter > > > >in JSON format as well, and not only the response is JSON. > > > >Is this the case? > > > > Yes, I thought that too. I've removed the contentType parameter. In > > > this case the webservice is reached. > > > But when the AJAX call returns I get the error 'parseerror' . > > > > The webservice method looks like : > > > > [WebMethod] > > > public string GetPublication(String pText) { > > > String result = ""; > > > > result = @"{""results"": [ > > > { > > > ""id"": ""4"", > > > ""value"": ""guardian.co.uk"" > > > } > > > ]}"; > > > > return result; > > > } > > > > On 30 jan, 09:30, Beres Botond <boton...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > A parameter has to be key=>value, in some form, otherwise how is it > > > > identified? > > > > > contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", > > > > > This should only be set if your webservice expects the input parameter > > > > in JSON format as well, and not only the response is JSON. > > > > Is this the case? > > > > > How does the code of your webservice look like? (the part which gets > > > > the input parameter) > > > > > On Jan 29, 6:50 pm, graphicsxp <graphic...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks.. I tried that but I'm getting an error before the webservice > > > > > is reached : "Invalid JSON primitive: pText." > > > > > > Like I said, my webservice's method expects a string, not a JSON key- > > > > > value pair. I'd be surprised if we can't pass a simple string to a > > > > > webservice ? > > > > > > On 29 jan, 16:24, MorningZ <morni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Right from the docshttp://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.ajax#options > > > > > > > "Object must be Key/Value pairs" > > > > > > > something that > > > > > > > data: "pText=some text" > > > > > > > is not (it's a string) > > > > > > > so with that pointed out, try > > > > > > > $.ajax({ > > > > > > url: "Publication.asmx/GetPublication", > > > > > > data: { pText: "some text" }, > > > > > > type: "POST", > > > > > > contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", > > > > > > dataType: "json", > > > > > > > }); > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 10:58 am, graphicsxp <graphic...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to send a string to my webservice. The method I call > > > > > > > expects a string parameter and returns a string of JSON data. > > > > > > > > I've tried this way : > > > > > > > > $.ajax({ > > > > > > > url: "Publication.asmx/GetPublication", > > > > > > > data: "pText=some text", > > > > > > > type: "POST", > > > > > > > contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", > > > > > > > dataType: "json", > > > > > > > > }); > > > > > > > > in which case I get the following error and the webservice is not > > > > > > > even > > > > > > > reached : > > > > > > > > Invalid JSON primitive: pText > > > > > > > > and this way : > > > > > > > > $.ajax({ > > > > > > > url: "Publication.asmx/GetPublication", > > > > > > > data: "pText=some text", > > > > > > > type: "POST", > > > > > > > dataType: "json", > > > > > > > > }); > > > > > > > > in which case the webservice is reached but then when the ajax > > > > > > > call > > > > > > > returns I get the following error : > > > > > > > > parseerror > > > > > > > > What do i need to do to fix this ? > > > > > > > > Thanks
