How to get Json Post Values with asp.net webapi

Question

i'm making a request do a asp.net webapi Post Method, and i'm not beeing able to get a request variable.

Request

jQuery.ajax({ url: sURL, type: 'POST', data: {var1:"mytext"}, async: false, dataType: 'json', contentType: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8' })
    .done(function (data) {
        ...
    });

WEB API Fnx

    [AcceptVerbs("POST")]
    [ActionName("myActionName")]
    public void DoSomeStuff([FromBody]dynamic value)
    {
        //first way
        var x = value.var1;

        //Second way
        var y = Request("var1");

    }

i Cannot obtain the var1 content in both ways... (unless i create a class for that)

how should i do that?

Answer 1

First way:

    public void Post([FromBody]dynamic value)
    {
        var x = value.var1.Value; // JToken
    }

Note that value.Property actually returns a JToken instance so to get it's value you need to call value.Property.Value.

Second way:

    public async Task Post()
    {        
        dynamic obj = await Request.Content.ReadAsAsync<JObject>();
        var y = obj.var1;
    }

Both of the above work using Fiddler. If the first option isn't working for you, try setting the content type to application/json to ensure that the JsonMediaTypeFormatter is used to deserialize the content.