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user6824563
user6824563

Reputation: 815

asp.net ApiController wait for request?

I built an ApiController application. My tests are running fine, the only problem is that I can't make it wait for a request. I want to run the application in Visual Studio and try an external AJAX request. However, when I run the application in Visual Studio, it run the whole application.

Here is my controller:

public class PostController : ApiController
{
    [HttpPost]
    [Route("api/test")]
    public string Post([FromBody] Data m)
    {
        PostingToCL post = new PostingToCL();
        string postReturn = post.Post();
        return string.Format(postReturn);
    }
}

Now, I want to make it wait I run an external html file that will call this API. Does it make sense? How can I do it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 470

Answers (1)

The Net Master
The Net Master

Reputation: 146

Check you route. I like to put route on the whole controller:

[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class MyController: Controller{
    [HttpPost]  
    public string Post([FromBody] Data m)
    {
        PostingToCL post = new PostingToCL();
        string postReturn = post.Post();
        return string.Format(postReturn);
    }
}

Give me a more specific example and use case. I'm thinking this is what you you are looking for: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-api/overview/security/enabling-cross-origin-requests-in-web-api

I highly suggest to look at an example application: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-api/overview/getting-started-with-aspnet-web-api/tutorial-your-first-web-api

Download the source code and run it: https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Sample-code-of-Getting-c56ccb28

Then debug the application on the back end: Your controllers would be under Controllers folder. See the project structure and data flow. Let me know if you have questions.

Upvotes: 1

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