ASP.NET Web API POST parameter is null When Properties of Class Defined as Auto-Implemented

Question

Anyone have any idea why the auto-implemented version of the class does not come through on a Post to the Web API?

namespace N_EWA
{
    public class testMe
    {
        public bool Pending { get; set; }
    }
}

However.... if I define the class and property as below.... it recognizes the incoming object and it works....

namespace N_EWA
{
    public class testMe
    {
        private bool pending { get; set; }

        public bool Pending
        {
            get { return pending; }
            set { pending = value; }
        }
    }
}

What you are saying makes no sense. It is very unlikely to be the cause of your issue — Dalorzo
– Dalorzo, Commented May 29, 2014 at 4:09

Haney · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-29 04:36:39Z

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Not possible. The two are identical in function. Show more context of your code - I assure you there's a problem elsewhere.

answered May 29, 2014 at 4:36

Haney

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UncleJohnsBand · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-29 14:03:41Z

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I was going to put this in comments but I think it warrents its own answer entry.

I thought about this overnight.... since auto-implemented properties are created by the compiler itslef could it be that since I am running this as a standard website and not a web application that Web API is not able to work with the auto-implemented class/properties since the generated private fields used to manage the get/set of the property exist only in compiled code like you get when you have a web application?

answered May 29, 2014 at 14:03

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UncleJohnsBand · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-30 14:09:14Z

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The offical answer is user error on my part.... :-)

For some unknown reason the complex object that I was trying to post had the booleans set to True and False (capital T and F)..... simply changing the values to true and false (all lowers) corrected the issue.

answered May 30, 2014 at 14:09

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