Null parameter in controller from ajax

Question

When a user clicks a save button, a JavaScript function uses AJAX to call the Controller and send over JSON data about the objects.

JavaScript Function

$.ajax({
        url: "/Data/sendFridgeItems?items=" + JSON.stringify($scope.items.data),
        type: "POST",
        data: JSON.stringify($scope.items.data),
        dataType: "json",
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        success: function () {
            console.log("good!");
        },
        error: function () {
            console.log("error");
        }
    });

Controller

[HttpPost]
    public ActionResult SendFridgeItems(string items)
    {
        fridge[] fridgeItems = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<fridge[]>(items);
        foreach (fridge item in fridgeItems)
        {
            bool exists = cookDB.fridges.AsEnumerable()
                .Any(x => x.Name == item.Name && x.Purchased == item.Purchased && x.Count == item.Count);
            if (!exists)
            {
                cookDB.fridges.Add(item);
                cookDB.SaveChangesAsync();
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

It works, but I don't think the way of sending my data through the url parameter is correct in my situation, because the data will be big enough. I wanted to know if there is a better way to send my data to the controller?

I tried to send it this way, but the controller receives null value.

$.ajax({
        url: "/Data/sendFridgeItems",
        type: "POST",
        data: JSON.stringify($scope.items.data),
        dataType: "json",
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        success: function () {
            console.log("good!");
        },
        error: function () {
            console.log("error");
        }
    });

JSON of $scope.items.data

[{"id":2,"name":"Item1","count":2,"type":"pcs.","purchased":"12/09/2017","wasted":"15/10/2017","cam":"Freezer","comment":"no comment","$$hashKey":"object:38"},{"id":3,"name":"Item2","count":30,"type":"g.","purchased":"15/01/1880","wasted":"21/03/1882","cam":"Cooler","comment":"commented","$$hashKey":"object:39"}]

$scope.items

$scope.items = {
    "count": 2,
    "data": [
      {
          "name": "Item1",
          "count": 2,
          "type": "pcs.",
          "purchased": "12/09/2017",
          "wasted": "15/10/2017",
          "cam": "Freezer",
          "comment": "no comment"
      },
  {
          "name": "Item2",
          "count": 30,
          "type": "g.",
          "purchased": "15/01/1880",
          "wasted": "21/03/1882",
          "cam": "Cooler",
          "comment": "Commented"
      }
    ]
};

Fixed Controller For N.Ivanov's solution (this controller+ N.Ivanov's ajax = solution)

public ActionResult SendFridgeItems(fridge[] items)
    {
        fridge[] fridgeItems = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<fridge[]>(items.ToString());
        foreach (fridge item in items)
        {
            bool exists = cookDB.fridges.AsEnumerable()
                .Any(x => x.Name == item.Name && x.Purchased == item.Purchased && x.Count == item.Count);
            if (!exists)
            {
                cookDB.fridges.Add(item);
                cookDB.SaveChangesAsync();
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

Answer 1

The data field in ajax takes in an Object, you are giving it a string. Try and supply only your object, assuming that $scope.items.data is an object. If you give a bit more information on what $scope variable is, then I can give you a better answer.

Code:

$.ajax({ url: "/Data/sendFridgeItems", type: "POST", d̶a̶t̶a̶:̶ ̶$̶s̶c̶o̶p̶e̶.̶i̶t̶e̶m̶s̶.̶d̶a̶t̶a̶,̶ dataType: "json", contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", success: function () { console.log("good!"); }, error: function () { console.log("error"); } });

Hope this helps!

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EDIT:

Further inspection after you have provided the contents of $scope.items.data led me to notice that $scope.items.data is an array of objects. So in order for the ajax to work and actually supply valid JSON, try the following code: $.ajax({ url: "/Data/sendFridgeItems", type: "POST", data: { "items": $scope.items.data }, dataType: "json", contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", success: function () { console.log("good!"); }, error: function () { console.log("error"); } });

I have verified that { "item": $scope.items.data } is a valid JSON through JSONLint

Hope this solves your problem!

Answer 2

Try JSON Parse to parse data as Object and send it to controller

$.ajax({
    url: "/Data/sendFridgeItems",
    type: "POST",
    data: JSON.parse($scope.items.data),
    dataType: "json",
    contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
    success: function () {
        console.log("good!");
    },
    error: function () {
        console.log("error");
    }
});