Dynamic frombody for XML

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I am using below code in web api .net core to get the request body content and it is working fine for JSON input ie., Content type - "application/json"

[HttpPost]
public void Post([FromBody] dynamic messages)
{}

But when I pass xml in request body ie., Content Type - "application/xml", exception was thrown 'Invalid Operation'. Is there any way we can get the request body content dynamically for XML input?

What I have tried:

Referred the below link

tps://www.hanselman.com/blog/TinyHappyFeatures2ASPNETWebAPIInVisualStudio2012.aspx

Quote:

Scott,

Do you know of anyway that a dynamic parameter will work for a request that contains XML?

For example:

POST http://localhost:52753/api/Test HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Fiddler
Host: localhost:52753
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8

<root>
<message>Hello

and have this bind into:

public dynamic Post([FromBody]dynamic xml)
{
return xml;
}

--------------------
Andy Cohen

Thursday, January 10, 2013 6:11:52 PM UTC

Andy - No, but this isn't a WebAPI issue. I don't think there are any XML parsers on .NET that use Dynamic. If there were, you could write a model binder quickly.

Posted 24-Jun-18 9:22am

Member 11906002

Updated 25-Jun-18 10:00am

v3

Add a Solution

Comments

David_Wimbley 25-Jun-18 23:33pm

You labeled .net core so I'm not sure if this is same fix, but this worked in web api for me in .net 4.6

GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter.UseXmlSerializer = true;

You put that into your Global.asx within the Application_Start() method. Again, not sure if it is applicable in .net core as Im not as familiar with that but this is what i had to do to get xml to work.

Also to note, when doing this, I didn't need to use dynamic i just used the class name in the Controller action method signature. Ex: public IHttActionResult MyMethod([FromBody] MyxmlClass value)

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)