What is the correct way to pass an object to WebApi RC controller
- by Diver Dan
I have a webapi project running rc
I have a very basic controlller like
[System.Web.Http.HttpPost]
public void Update(Business business)
{
//if (business.Id == Guid.Empty)
//{
// throw new HttpResponseException("Business ID not provided", HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
//}
_repository.Update(business);
//if (!isUpdated)
//{
// throw new HttpResponseException("Business not found", HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
//}
}
I found an example using HttpClient however it doesnt work with rc
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
try
{
string url = string.Format("{0}{1}", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ApiBaseUrl"].ToString(),apiMethod);
HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage();
MediaTypeFormatter[] formatter = new MediaTypeFormatter[] { new JsonMediaTypeFormatter() };
var content = request.CreateContent<Business>(
business,
MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("application/json"),
formatter, new FormatterSelector());
HttpResponseMessage response = client.PostAsync(url, content).Result;
return response.Content.ToString();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return null;
}
}
I get an error
Method not found: 'Void System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpHeaders.AddWithoutValidation(System.String, System.String)'.
Passing the data from jquery is a piece of cake however I need call the api from code behind vs client side.
Can someone point me in the right direction for calling the webapi?
Thank you
