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
