Asp.NET Core json file or data path - where to put it

Question

I am in .NET MVC, I wish to read a JSON file like so:

 JSON = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("companyInfo.json");

However I can't get a path going. I don't care where I put the json file, so I am asking for both a recommended place to put it as well as the path string to use.

Answer 1

you can Try to use the following with asp.net core

 public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        private readonly IHostingEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;

        public HomeController(IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
        {
            _hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
        }

        public ActionResult Index()
        {

            string contentRootPath = _hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath;
               var   JSON = System.IO.File.ReadAllText( contentRootPath + "/companyInfo.json");
            return null; 
        }
    }

Update The contentrootPath will give you the base root of your application

Something like this ContentRoot: C:\MyApp\ note it depends on the OS you can create a data folder and use Path.Combine to build your absolute path

But you can use the WebRootPath

string webRootPath = _hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath; 

if you want it to be served from The web root which is the root directory from which static content is served,