Best Way To Access Web Service In Android

In this article, we discus about easiest web to access web service in android. First of all I will tell you how to create web service(SQL database) in Visual Studio with in 5 steps

Step 1: File—>web Site(click) —>ASP .Net web Service

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Step 2 : Create a Table: If Server Explorer is not appear ,then press ctrl + alt + s.Then add your data connection according to your database. Then add new table to your database.

Input some sample data as following

Step 3 : add a new class call ConnectionManager

Double Click Your connectionManager.Class class @ solution Explore .Then type this code using System;


using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

public class ConnectionManager
{
    public static SqlConnection NewCon;
    public static string ConStr ="Data Source=TechAid24-PC;Initial Catalog=SimpleLife;Integrated Security=True";

    public static SqlConnection GetConnection()
    {
        NewCon = new SqlConnection(ConStr);
        return NewCon;
    }
}

using System.Data;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Security;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using System.Data.SqlClient;

public class ConnectionManager

{

public static SqlConnection NewCon;

public static string ConStr ="Data Source=TechAid24-PC;Initial Catalog=SimpleLife;Integrated Security=True";

public static SqlConnection GetConnection()

{

NewCon = new SqlConnection(ConStr);

return NewCon;

}

Iin here you have to change your ConStr according to your database connection

Step 4 : add a new web method

Double click Service.cs –>Then type following code(copy & paste)using System;


using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data;

[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]

public class Service : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
    public Service () {
    }

    [WebMethod]
    public string findContact(string eid) {
        return getContact(eid);
    }

    public String getContact(String eid)
    {
        SqlConnection conn;
        conn = ConnectionManager.GetConnection();
        conn.Open();

        SqlCommand newCmd = conn.CreateCommand();

        newCmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
        newCmd.CommandText = "select Name from dbo.StudentContact where studentNo='" + eid + "'";
        SqlDataReader sdr = newCmd.ExecuteReader();
        String address=null;
        if (sdr.Read())
        {
            address = sdr.GetValue(0).ToString();
        }

        conn.Close();
        return address;
    }
}

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Services;

using System.Web.Services.Protocols;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using System.Data.SqlClient;

using System.Data;

[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]

[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]

public class Service : System.Web.Services.WebService

{

public Service () {

}

[WebMethod]

public string findContact(string eid) {

return getContact(eid);

}

public String getContact(String eid)

{

SqlConnection conn;

conn = ConnectionManager.GetConnection();

conn.Open();

SqlCommand newCmd = conn.CreateCommand();

newCmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;

newCmd.CommandText = "select Name from dbo.StudentContact where studentNo='" + eid + "'";

SqlDataReader sdr = newCmd.ExecuteReader();

String address=null;

if (sdr.Read())

{

address = sdr.GetValue(0).ToString();

}

conn.Close();

return address;

}

Step 5 : Run your web service

Now you can see your findContact( ) WEB METHOD will appear on webs service
Now we can check this web service is work correctly, there for click findContact(light blue color) on web service.

type student no according to your insert data to the table.

now this web service is work properly. according to the student no it will appear student name.

Now I will tell you how to access this web service in Android

Step 1 : create your android project and create this main XML file


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent">

     <EditText
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:text="Type Student no"
          android:id="@+id/editText1">
     </EditText>

     <Button
          android:text="Get Name"
          android:id="@+id/button1"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content">
     </Button>

     <TextView
          android:text="from Web service"
          android:id="@+id/textView1"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content">
     </TextView>

</LinearLayout>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

android:orientation="vertical"

android:layout_width="fill_parent"

android:layout_height="fill_parent">

<EditText

android:layout_width="match_parent"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:text="Type Student no"

android:id="@+id/editText1">

</EditText>

<Button

android:text="Get Name"

android:id="@+id/button1"

android:layout_width="wrap_content"

android:layout_height="wrap_content">

</Button>

<TextView

android:text="from Web service"

android:id="@+id/textView1"

android:layout_width="wrap_content"

android:layout_height="wrap_content">

</TextView>

</LinearLayout>

Step 2 : Download (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ksoap2/) KSOAP from the internet and locate on your hard disk.And add to the to your Android Project

download link :- http://www.4shared.com/file/uOhx5aoj/ksoap2-android-assembly-24-jar.html

Step 3 :Then Type following code in main activity .java class (according to your Main Activity class(.java) )which class you decide to display data.


package com.webservice;
import org.ksoap2.SoapEnvelope;
import org.ksoap2.serialization.PropertyInfo;
import org.ksoap2.serialization.SoapObject;
import org.ksoap2.serialization.SoapSerializationEnvelope;
import org.ksoap2.transport.HttpTransportSE;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class Main extends Activity
{
     /** Called when the activity is first created. */
     private static final String SOAP_ACTION = "http://tempuri.org/findContact";

     private static final String OPERATION_NAME = "findContact";// your webservice web method name

     private static final String WSDL_TARGET_NAMESPACE = "http://tempuri.org/";

     private static final String SOAP_ADDRESS = "http://10.0.2.2:1506/WebSite3/Service.asmx";

     // for the SOAP_ADDRESS, run your web service & see 
     //your web service Url :1506/WebSite3/Service.asmx ,1052 will be change according to your PC

     TextView tvData1;
     EditText edata;
     Button button;
     String studentNo;
     //http://localhost:1827/WebSite1/Service.asmx/HelloWorld

     //http://10.0.2.2:1827/WebSite1/Service.asmx

     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
          super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
          setContentView(R.layout.main);

          tvData1 = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);

          button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);

          button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {}
     }

     public void onClick(View v) {
          SoapObject request = new SoapObject(WSDL_TARGET_NAMESPACE,     OPERATION_NAME);
          PropertyInfo propertyInfo = new PropertyInfo();
          propertyInfo.type = PropertyInfo.STRING_CLASS;
          propertyInfo.name = "eid";

          edata =(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);
          studentNo=edata.getText().toString();

          request.addProperty(propertyInfo, studentNo);

          SoapSerializationEnvelope envelope = new SoapSerializationEnvelope(
          SoapEnvelope.VER11);
          envelope.dotNet = true;

          envelope.setOutputSoapObject(request);

          HttpTransportSE httpTransport = new HttpTransportSE(SOAP_ADDRESS);

          try  {
                    httpTransport.call(SOAP_ACTION, envelope);
                    Object response = envelope.getResponse();
                    tvData1.setText(response.toString());
               }  
          catch (Exception exception)   {
               tvData1.setText(exception.toString()+"  Or enter number is not Available!");
          }

          tvData1 = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);

          }
     });

          //client = new DefaultHttpClient();
          //new Read().execute("text");
     }
}

package com.webservice;

import org.ksoap2.SoapEnvelope;

import org.ksoap2.serialization.PropertyInfo;

import org.ksoap2.serialization.SoapObject;

import org.ksoap2.serialization.SoapSerializationEnvelope;

import org.ksoap2.transport.HttpTransportSE;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.content.Intent;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.view.View;

import android.view.View.OnClickListener;

import android.widget.Button;

import android.widget.EditText;

import android.widget.TextView;

public class Main extends Activity

{

/** Called when the activity is first created. */

private static final String SOAP_ACTION = "http://tempuri.org/findContact";

private static final String OPERATION_NAME = "findContact";// your webservice web method name

private static final String WSDL_TARGET_NAMESPACE = "http://tempuri.org/";

private static final String SOAP_ADDRESS = "http://10.0.2.2:1506/WebSite3/Service.asmx";

// for the SOAP_ADDRESS, run your web service & see

//your web service Url :1506/WebSite3/Service.asmx ,1052 will be change according to your PC

TextView tvData1;

EditText edata;

Button button;

String studentNo;

//http://localhost:1827/WebSite1/Service.asmx/HelloWorld

//http://10.0.2.2:1827/WebSite1/Service.asmx

@Override

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

setContentView(R.layout.main);

tvData1 = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);

button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);

button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {}

}

public void onClick(View v) {

SoapObject request = new SoapObject(WSDL_TARGET_NAMESPACE, OPERATION_NAME);

PropertyInfo propertyInfo = new PropertyInfo();

propertyInfo.type = PropertyInfo.STRING_CLASS;

propertyInfo.name = "eid";

edata =(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);

studentNo=edata.getText().toString();

request.addProperty(propertyInfo, studentNo);

SoapSerializationEnvelope envelope = new SoapSerializationEnvelope(

SoapEnvelope.VER11);

envelope.dotNet = true;

envelope.setOutputSoapObject(request);

HttpTransportSE httpTransport = new HttpTransportSE(SOAP_ADDRESS);

try {

httpTransport.call(SOAP_ACTION, envelope);

Object response = envelope.getResponse();

tvData1.setText(response.toString());

}

catch (Exception exception) {

tvData1.setText(exception.toString()+" Or enter number is not Available!");

}

tvData1 = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);

}

});

//client = new DefaultHttpClient();

//new Read().execute("text");

}

Step 4 : Add User Permission to Manifest

Step 5 : Run your App

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The article was published on January 18, 2015 @ 10:48 AM

Access web service in android

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