I’m trying to POST a JsonObject using HttpClient from Web API. I’m not quite sure how to go about this and can’t find much in the way of sample code. Here’s what I have so far: var myObject = (dynamic)new JsonObject(); myObject.Data = “some data”; myObject.Data2 = “some more data”; HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient(“myurl”); … Read more
I’ve been playing around with ASP.NET MVC 4 beta and I see two types of controllers now: ApiController and Controller. I’m little confused at what situations I can choose a particular controller. For ex: If I want to return a view then I’ve to use ApiController or the ordinary Controller? I’m aware that the WCF … Read more
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question I want to build a RESTful web service using ASP.NET Web API that third-party developers … Read more
I have concerns on the way that we returns errors to client. Do we return error immediately by throwing HttpResponseException when we get an error: public void Post(Customer customer) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(customer.Name)) { throw new HttpResponseException(“Customer Name cannot be empty”, HttpStatusCode.BadRequest) } if (customer.Accounts.Count == 0) { throw new HttpResponseException(“Customer does not have any account”, … Read more
This question already has answers here: How do we control web page caching, across all browsers? (29 answers) Closed 5 years ago. I read that when you don’t have access to the web server’s headers you can turn off the cache using: <meta http-equiv=”Cache-Control” content=”no-store” /> But I also read that this doesn’t work in … Read more
I have an ASP.NET Web API (version 4) REST service where I need to pass an array of integers. Here is my action method: public IEnumerable<Category> GetCategories(int[] categoryIds){ // code to retrieve categories from database } And this is the URL that I have tried: /Categories?categoryids=1,2,3,4 17 s 17 You just need to add [FromUri] … Read more
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 4 years ago. Improve this question I’ve spent a few months trying to grasp the concepts behind WCF and recently I’ve … Read more
When you have server-side code (i.e. some ApiController) and your functions are asynchronous – so they return Task<SomeObject> – is it considered best practice that any time you await functions that you call ConfigureAwait(false)? I had read that it is more performant since it doesn’t have to switch thread contexts back to the original thread … Read more
Closed. This question does not meet Stack Overflow guidelines. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question I recently found a movie organizer application which fetches its data from the IMDB database. Does IMDB provide an … Read more
This question’s answers are a community effort. Edit existing answers to improve this post. It is not currently accepting new answers or interactions. Using the newer ASP.NET Web API, in Chrome I am seeing XML – how can I change it to request JSON so I can view it in the browser? I do believe … Read more
