• The init() function assigns a short name to the Web service URL
• A function to call the Web service with the appropriate parameters
• A function to display the results

The init() function can be shared among Web services. It is invoked upon loading of the page, onload=init(). We call the behavior's useService() method to assign short identifiers to the Web service's rather-long URL. We call the Add Web service by simpleCalcWebService and the isPrime Web service by isPrimeNumberWebService:

function init() {
  myWebService.useService("
    http://www.dev1.eraserver.net/D2S/WebServiceSample/isPrime.asmx?WSDL",
    "isPrimeNumberWebService");
  myWebService.useService("http://63.210.240.215/d2s/20011205/add.asmx?WSDL",  
    "simpleCalcWebService");
}

To learn more on consuming multiple Web services, go to Column 106, Web services Part XI: Consuming Multiple Web Services.

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