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How to use returned JSON.stringify array in C#

I have JavaScript function where I have an array and when I send that array to my C# controller, it should be in such way way that my controller should understand.
JavaScript function
function Check(obj) {
var eArray = $('..').map(function () {
return this.getAttribute("value");
}).get();
$.ajax({
url: "/Order/Check",
data: { GUID: JSON.stringify(eArray) },
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
cache: false,
});
My Controller
public ActionResult Check()
{
string guid = HttpContext.Request["GUID"];
var result = //send the result
return Json(result, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
I would like to get an array in my controller.

I'm not really sure what you are trying to achieve. From what I saw in your comments, you are sending an array of GUIDs to your controller, but that results in it being send as a string, and you want an array.
I tested your code and modified it a bit:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: /your url/,
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
cache: false,
data: JSON.stringify({GUID: eArray}),
});
Where eArray is let eArray = ['D5FAF478-CF43-40E1-BE79-BB90147A3194', '2E79B23E-D264-4901-A065-7E0B7032A5D8']
Then, in my controller, I receive it as a model:
public class Dto
{
public string[] GUID { get; set; }
}
Then, you can use it like this:
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult Post([FromBody] Dto dto)
{
var listOfGuids = dto.GUID.Select(guid => Guid.Parse(guid)).ToList();
var result = Services.CheckRecords(listOfGuids);
...
}

It seems that unfortunately the standard JavaScriptSerializer.Deserialize doesn't handle Guid type.
Therefore, I would go with something like
public ActionResult Check()
{
string guidsStr = HttpContext.Request["GUID"];
var guids = new List<Guid>();
foreach (var guid in Regex.Replace(guidsStr, "[\\[\\\"\\]]", "").Split(",")) {
Guid newGuid;
if (Guid.TryParse(guid, out newGuid)) {
guids.Add(newGuid);
} else {
// handle invalid guide value
}
}
// guids list now contains parsed Guid objects
// do here what you need to do with the list of guids
return Json(result, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
Please let me know if this helps.

Error while creating object to be consumed in in asp.net core controller

I'm having error when creating an object in javascript
I'm having this generic error:
Uncaught SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
That's why i can't solve it. it didn't have specific error message.
This is my model
[Serializable, JsonObject]
public class CompleteOrderRequest : BaseMessageRequest<CompleteOrderRequestDto>
{
}
[Serializable]
[JsonObject, Bind("RequestFrom,RequestBy")]
public abstract class BaseMessageRequest<T> : IBaseMessageRequest<T> where T : class, new()
{
protected BaseMessageRequest()
{
Request = new T();
}
[Required, StringLength(255, MinimumLength = 3)]
[BindProperty(SupportsGet = true), BindRequired]
[FromQuery]
public string RequestBy { get; set; }
[BindProperty(SupportsGet = true)]//, BindRequired]
[FromQuery]
public T Request { get; set; }
}
public class CompleteOrderRequestDto
{
public string OrderNo { get; set; }
}
This is my controller
public async Task<IActionResult> PayNow([FromBody] CompleteOrderRequest request)
{
return View();
}
And this is my javascript code.
var CompleteOrderRequest = {};
CompleteOrderRequest.RequestBy = 'test';
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: '/Orders/PayNow/${CompleteOrderRequest}',
success: function (data) {
if (data.success) {
}
}
});
The error is in this line. I'm encountering error before calling the controller.
CompleteOrderRequest.RequestBy = 'test';
So what's wrong with what Am i doing? And I'm receiving this error
Uncaught SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token

When creating your object in JavaScript, you can declare the properties inline like this:
var CompleteOrderRequest = {
RequestBy: "test"
};
You'd also need to ensure you provide that object as the data parameter when posting with ajax.

fix the ajax
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: '/Orders/PayNow',
data: { request: CompleteOrderRequest}
success: function (result) {
if (result.success) {
}
}
});
and when you use only one kind of data from ajax , you don't usually need [FromBody]. Try to change the action too
public async Task<IActionResult> PayNow(CompleteOrderRequest request)

Since you use [FromBody] in action,you need to change your contentType to application/json and convert CompleteOrderRequest to json type:
var CompleteOrderRequest = {};
CompleteOrderRequest.RequestBy = 'test';
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: '/Orders/PayNow',
data: JSON.stringify(CompleteOrderRequest),
contentType:"application/json",
success: function (data) {
if (data.success) {
}
}
});

MVC5 controller action not called from JSON AJAX Post

I am sending data from from a javascript app to a MVC5 controller, however when data is submitted to the Submit controller action, it is never called. I have some very simple mappers which create the following JSON object:
function mapContactDto(vm)
{
var contactDto = {};
contactDto.firstName = vm.firstName();
contactDto.lastName = vm.lastName();
contactDto.companyName = vm.companyName();
contactDto.emailAddress = vm.emailAddress();
contactDto.phonePrimary = vm.phonePrimary();
contactDto.phoneSecondary = vm.phoneSecondary();
contactDto.address1 = vm.address1();
contactDto.address2 = vm.address2();
contactDto.city = vm.city();
contactDto.postalCode = vm.postalCode();
contactDto.country = vm.country();
return contactDto;
}
function mapCartItems(vm)
{
var cartItemsDto = new Array();
$.each(vm.selectedOptions(), function (index, step, array) {
var sku = step.selection().sku;
if (sku !== "0") {
cartItemsDto.push(sku);
}
});
return cartItemsDto;
}
/* if i dump the object that is sent to the server with `console.log(JSON.stringify(item))` I get:
{
"skus": ["1001","8GB","201"],
"contact": {
"firstName":"Jon",
"lastName":"Doe",
"companyName":"Yup my company",
"emailAddress":"contact#me.com",
"phonePrimary":"012111 231",
"phoneSecondary":"",
"address1":"1 Billing Way",
"address2":"Navigation House",
"city":"London",
"postalCode":"112211",
"country":"GB"
}
}
*/
I then send the data with the following code:
var contactDto = mapContactDto(self.billingVm());
var cartItemsDto = mapCartItems(self.configurationVm());
var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
req.open('HEAD', document.location, false);
req.send(null);
var item = {
skus: mapCartItems(cartItemsVm()),
contact: mapContactDto(billingVm())
};
var url = '/Knockout/Submit';
$.ajax({
cache: false,
url: url,
contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
dataType: 'json',
data: item,
type: 'POST',
success: function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
},
error: function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
}
});
My controller code is below:
public JsonResult Submit(string[] Skus, ContactDto Contact)
{
return Json(new { success = true, message = "Some message" });
}
/* and MVC models are: */
public class ContactDto
{
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
public string CompanyName { get; set; }
public string EmailAddress { get; set; }
public string PhonePrimary { get; set; }
public string PhoneSecondary { get; set; }
public string Address1 { get; set; }
public string Address2 { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
public string PostalCode { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
}
I have the following questions please:
Submit is never called however, if I comment out the controller parameters so it becomes Submit() then it is called, why is this?
From the above, it seems like the controller framework cannot match up the parameters - any idea what I am doing wrong please?
How to enable debugging on the MVC controller so I can see what's going on?

Four things you must check using ajax calls,
1. If using javascript object you must stringify the object before passing.
2. The Action verb for the action method should be same as the type of your ajax call if POST then the action method should be decorated by action verb [HttpPost].
3. Always use the relative path for url's in ajax as #Url.Action("action", "controller").
4. The input parameters of your action method method should match the json object parameters (exactly i.e. case sensitive).
For debugging you may use firebug addon in your browser so that you can see what is sent over the network or press F12 for debugging tool in that check in network tab.

You will have to make two changes:
Stringify your Json as below:
$.ajax({
cache: false,
url: url,
contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
dataType: 'json',
data: JSON.stringify(item),
type: 'POST',
success: function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
},
error: function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
}
});
Second, Just Annotate your Method with [HttpPost] as below:
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult Submit(string[] Skus, ContactDto Contact)
{
return Json(new { success = true, message = "Some message" });
}

Create JSON string containing a List object

I am posting a JSON string to a controller method that accepts an object I created. The object has two properties: a List of ints, and a string. I want to create the JSON string in js to post to the controller via AJAX. I can't find a way to create the List dynamically in JSON though.
Here's where I want to build the JSON
var ApplicantIDs = [];
var RejectionReason = $("#SelectedRejectReason").val();
ApplicantIDs = $("#RejectIDs").val();
var Rejection;
jQuery.each(ApplicantIDs, function(i) {
//add ApplicantIDs to Rejection object
});
//add RejectionReason to Rejection object
RejectApplicants(Rejection);
Here's the AJAX post
function RejectApplicants(Rejection) {
jQuery.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: '#Url.Action("RejectApplicants", "Home")',
data: JSON.stringify(Rejection),
dataType: "json",
contentType: "application/json",
success: function (data) {
if (data.redirectTo == null) {
window.location.href = '#Url.Action("Error", "Home")';
} else {
alert("All selected applicants exported succesfully!");
window.location.href = data.redirectTo;
}
},
error: function () {
window.location.href = '#Url.Action("Error", "Home")';
}
});
}
Controller
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult RejectApplicants(Rejection myRejection)
And my Rejection Object
public class Rejection
{
public List<int> ApplicantIDs { get; set; }
public string RejectionReason { get; set; }
}

You can just declare the object, like this:
var Rejection = {
RejectionReason: $("#SelectedRejectReason").val(),
ApplicantIDs: $("#RejectIDs").val().split(',')
};
RejectApplicants(Rejection);

Why ModelBinding don't work with FormData but works with RequestPayload?

I have been working with Web API and found an interesting observation that I am not able to understand.
controller:
public class UserController: ApiController
{
public void Post(MyViewModel data)
{
//data is null here if pass in FormData but available if its sent through Request Payload
}
}
viewModel
public class MyViewModel{
public long SenderId { get; set; }
public string MessageText { get; set; }
public long[] Receivers { get; set; }
}
JS that is not working
var usr = {};
usr.SenderId = "10";
usr.MessageText = "test message";
usr.Receivers = new Array();
usr.Receivers.push("4");
usr.Receivers.push("5");
usr.Receivers.push("6");
$.ajax(
{
url: '/api/User',
type: 'POST',
data: JSON.stringify(usr),
success: function(response) { debugger; },
error: function(error) {debugger;}
});
JS that is working
var usr = {};
usr.SenderId = "10";
usr.MessageText = "test message";
usr.Receivers = new Array();
usr.Receivers.push("4");
usr.Receivers.push("5");
usr.Receivers.push("6");
$.post( "/api/User", usr)
.done(function( data ) {
debugger;
});
So, if I pass on $.ajax with lots of other configuration like type, contentType, accept etc, it still don't bind model correctly but in case of $.post it works.
Can anybody explain WHY?

Try looking at what gets POSTed when you try it with $.ajax (e.g. with Fiddler of F12 tools of your choice). It can very well be that jQuery passes the data as URL-encoded string rather that as JSON literal.
To fix the issue try specifying dataType together with contentType parameter. Also, I don't think you need JSON.stringify, just pass the JSON literal you're creating:
$.ajax({
data: usr,
dataType: 'json',
contentType: 'application/json',
/* The rest of your configuration. */
});
Here's the TypeScript method that we use in one of our projects (ko.toJSON returns a string representing a JSON literal passed as a method parameter):
public static callApi(url: string, type?: string, data?: any): RSVP.Promise {
return new RSVP.Promise((resolve, reject) => {
$.ajax('/api/' + url, {
type: type || 'get',
data: data != null ? ko.toJSON(data) : null,
dataType: 'json',
contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
success: () => {
resolve.apply(this, arguments);
},
error: () => {
reject.apply(this, arguments);
}
});
});
}
Hope this helps.