updated validation example for web api

Question

I tried the validation example code for web api on the latest mvc 4 download and I'm getting some errors. Does anyone have an updated example of the ValidationActionFilter class.

Here's the original code

public class ValidationActionFilter : ActionFilterAttribute 
{ 
    public override void OnActionExecuting(HttpActionContext context) 
    { 
        var modelState = context.ModelState; 
        if (!modelState.IsValid) 
        { 
            dynamic errors = new JsonObject(); 
            foreach (var key in modelState.Keys) 
            { 
                var state = modelState[key]; 
                if (state.Errors.Any()) 
                { 
                    errors[key] = state.Errors.First().ErrorMessage; 
                } 
            } 

            context.Response = new HttpResponseMessage<JsonValue>(errors, HttpStatusCode.BadRequest); 
        } 
    } 
}

I'm getting an error on HttpResponseMessage

The non-generic type 'System.Net.Http.HttpResponseMessage' cannot be used with type arguments

Also it looks like I need to add a Json reference, but should I be using JSON.net instead? An example of this using Json.net?

Check more answer in this: stackoverflow.com/questions/11686690/… — cuongle
– cuongle, Commented Oct 14, 2012 at 15:44

cuongle · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-14 15:33:39Z

2

HttpResponseMessage<T> is from version beta, it no longer exists in the version release, use below instead:

 actionContext.Response = actionContext.Request
                              .CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, errors);

answered Oct 14, 2012 at 15:33

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MonkeyBonkey Over a year ago

also do you know how this code would be updated for Json.net since it looks like they removed System.Json

cuongle Over a year ago

@MonkeyBonkey: for the release version, System.Json is no longer used, Newtonsoft.Json is used instead

MonkeyBonkey Over a year ago

for errors, what would I use instead of new JsonObject()? Would it just be new Dictionary<string, string>() and the json serializer will automatically serialize the response somewhere else in the flow?

cuongle Over a year ago

@MonkeyBonkey: Ah I got it, you can use JObject

cuongle Over a year ago

@MonkeyBonkey: remember adding using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq

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