can there be 2 webmethods with same name inside a web service in c#

I was asked a question in interview

can there be 2 webmethods with same name inside a web service in c#.

With function overloading it is possible but interviewer wanted an answer without using function overloading.

My answer was No. IS it correct.Please comment.

It can be done as you can read here: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/webservices/OverloadingInWebService.aspx

The reason why you need to do this "special" stuff is just because WSDL does't support the same method names...

Edit: I see the link forgot about the WebServiceBinding:

[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")] 
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.None)]
public class TestService : System.Web.Services.WebService  {

}

Actually, it is possible with a little bit of work. The key is changing the message name:

(taken from the link below)

[WebMethod(MessageName="Add_TwoNumbers")]

http://scottwhite.blogspot.com/2005/09/overloading-web-service-methods-in-net.html

No, you can't have two methods with the same name and same signature. That doesn't make much sense.

I guess you can if you expose them as different external names (if that is possible).