HTTP GET method parameter format for object

Question

Can I set my request object by http parameters with GET method, if request contains not primitive object. I can do it for POST method with json, but does exist some GET alternative?

[DataContract]
[RestService("/foo")]    
public class FooRequest  
{
    [DataMember]
    public string Color1 { get; set; }


    [DataMember]
    public FooDto Dto { get; set; }

}

public class FooDto
{
    public string Color2 { get; set;}
}

In this example Color1 is set but how can I set Dto.color2?

http://server/fooservice/servicestack/foo?Color1=blue&Dto.Color2=red 

Answer 1

In ServiceStack, you can set complex type properties on a QueryString by using the JSV Format. See this earlier answer for an example.

So to set the Complex Type Dto property your queryString would look like:

http://server/fooservice/servicestack/foo?Color1=blue&Dto={Color2:red}