While Web API complains that Multiple actions were found that match the request
when overriding the Get
method with a single parameter, you can "trick" the default model binder into binding the model you want by adding another parameter.
public class House
{
public string Color { get; set; }
public double SquareFeet { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return "Color: " + Color + ", Sq. Ft.:" + SquareFeet;
}
}
public class Car
{
public string Color { get; set; }
public double EngineSize { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return "Color: " + Color + ", cc: " + EngineSize;
}
}
public class ValuesController : ApiController
{
public string Get([FromUri] bool house, [FromUri] House model)
{
return model.ToString();
}
public string Get([FromUri] bool car, [FromUri] Car model)
{
return model.ToString();
}
}
Using the above code, the following URLs produce the respective output:
~/api/values?house=true&color=white&squarefeet=1500
<string>Color: white, Sq. Ft.:1500</string>
~/api/values?car=true&color=black&enginesize=2500
<string>Color: black, cc: 2500</string>