How to develop an ASP.NET Web API to accept a list object as GET parameter?

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I have read this link: How to develop an ASP.NET Web API to accept a complex object as parameter?

And implemented the code just fine. Now I want to convert the 'firstName' parameter to accept an IList<string> collection. I have modified the class like this:

public class MyApiParameters
{
    public IList<string> FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public DateTime BirthDate { get; set; }
}

I was hoping that the accepted URL would look like this:

http://localhost:58256/api/articles?firstName=matthew,andrew,philip,david&LastName=smith&birthDate=12-12-2012

But the parameter is only interpreted as a list if I pass it like this:

http://localhost:58256/api/articles?firstName=matthew&firstName=andrew&firstName=philip&firstName=david&LastName=smith&birthDate=12-12-2012

Could you show me Action declaration?

Rashmin Javiya
– Rashmin Javiya

2014-05-30 16:51:58 +00:00
Commented May 30, 2014 at 16:51 — Rashmin Javiya
– Rashmin Javiya, Commented May 30, 2014 at 16:51

Rashmin Javiya · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-30 16:57:00Z

1

Add [FromUri] attribute annotation before you parameter and pass the second way of passing values you have mentioned in your question.

public MyApiParameters GetTest([FromUri]MyApiParameters test)
{
    return test;
}

answered May 30, 2014 at 16:57

Rashmin Javiya

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