Complex object in ASP.NET WEB API 2

Question

Got an app that makes Get requests with some parameters to my old api now I want to make a new api using .Net MVC6 but I cannot change all the clients for them to use a different Uri.

I need to make my new api compatible with those kind of requests.The query style is this: localhost/api/locations?location[lat]=12&location[lng]=21

public class Location
{
    public string lat;
    public string lng;
}

[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class LocationsController : Controller
{        
    [HttpGet]
    public ActionResult Get(Location loc)
    { 
        var av=   new CreatedAtActionResult("","",null,null);
        return av;
    }
}

My question is, how can I bind this "kind" of query to the parameter?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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The easy thing to do would be to override the parameters names:

public ActionResult Get([FromUri(Name = "location[lat]")]string lat, [FromUri(Name = "location[lng]")]string lng)
{
}

Alternativelly you could implement a custom TypeConverter or ModelBinder.

You could find a nice overview of all the different possibilities here: http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/formats-and-model-binding/parameter-binding-in-aspnet-web-api

Update: I've found a similar question on Changing the parameter name Web Api model binding

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:58

AleFranz

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Does it work with asp.net core 1.0? (I'm still a bit lost with all this versions) – Miguel de Sousa Mar 11 '16 at 16:15
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If you use .Net Core you should use MVC 6 instead of Web Api 2 – AleFranz Mar 11 '16 at 17:20
After doing some research and talk with some colleagues this is the best option. this actually worked out so thank you. – Miguel de Sousa Mar 17 '16 at 11:38

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:48

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You can call your api by doing this:

api/locations?lat=xxx&lng=zzz

answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:48

Ric

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made an edit to my question. but the problem is that I cannot change how the request is made. – Miguel de Sousa Mar 11 '16 at 15:53
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You may need to implement a custom `IModelBinder` – Ric Mar 11 '16 at 15:57

Complex object in ASP.NET WEB API 2

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