IHttpActionResult return Json object

Question

I have created one method in mvc api which returns string. But instead of returning string, I want to return Json Object. Here is my code.

    [AllowAnonymous]
    [HttpPost]
    [Route("resetpassword")]
    public IHttpActionResult ResetPassword(string email)
    {
        CreateUserAppService();
        string newPassword =_userAppService.ResetPassword(email);

        string subject = "Reset password";
        string body = @"We have processed your request for password reset.<br/><br/>";
        string from = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[Common.Constants.FromEmailDisplayNameKey];
        body = string.Format(body, newPassword, from);

        SendEmail(email, subject, body, string.Empty);
        return Ok<string>(newPassword);
    }

Here it returns Ok<string>(newPassword); Now I want to return Json object. How can I return Json object?

Answer 1

You need to return it as CLR object so Web API serialize it to JSON, you can create your own POCO class or do it like this:

 var passResponse =  new
              {
                  newPassword= yourNewPassword
              };

But from security standpoint what you are doing is not correct, you should NEVER send plain passwords by email, you should reset user password by providing them a reset email link to your portal with some token and they should enter the new password. What you are doing here is not secure.

Answer 2

Try that:

[AllowAnonymous]
[HttpPost]
[Route("resetpassword")]
public IHttpActionResult ResetPassword(string email)
{
    //...
    return Json(newPassword);
}

Answer 3

You are actually already using the key thing...

[HttpGet]
public IHttpActionResult Test()
{
     return Ok(new {Password = "1234"});
}