Returning single object and string from web api controller method

Question

I am in a situation where i need to return the single object along with string .. I am very new to web api and just could not be able to figure it out how to return multiple parameters ..

below is the code what i have tried so far ..

    public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PostAuthenticationData(long id, string password)
    {
        Consumer consumer = await db.Consumers.FindAsync(id);

        if (consumer == null)
        {
            return NotFound();
        }

        if(consumer.ConsumerPassword != password)
        {
            return BadRequest();
        }

        ConsumerSessionTokenLog consumerSessionTokenLog = await db.ConsumerSessionTokenLogs.FindAsync(id);

        if(consumerSessionTokenLog == null)
        {
            return NotFound(); 
        }
        else
        {
            string sessionToken = consumerSessionTokenLog.SessionToken;
        }

  /// here i need to return "sessionToken" and "consumer" object 
        return Ok(consumer);
    }

Could any one please help on this query..

Many thanks in advance

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 29 '17 at 06:51

3

Create a class which wraps both values, or you can return an anonymous type like so:

return Ok(new { consumer, sessionToken });

Note that you'll need to hoist sessionToken out of your if-statement scope.

answered May 29 '17 at 06:51

Rob

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Thanks rob for the help :) – Glory Raj May 29 '17 at 07:39

Romano Zumbé · Answer 2 · 2017-05-29T07:56:19.087

Joust define a struct to return:

struct MyReturType
{
   object obj;
   string str;

   public MyReturType(object o, string s)
   {
      obj = o;
      str = s;
   }
}

And then return that:

    public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PostAuthenticationData(long id, string password)
    {
        Consumer consumer = await db.Consumers.FindAsync(id);

        if (consumer == null)
        {
            return NotFound();
        }

        if(consumer.ConsumerPassword != password)
        {
            return BadRequest();
        }

        ConsumerSessionTokenLog consumerSessionTokenLog = await db.ConsumerSessionTokenLogs.FindAsync(id);

        if(consumerSessionTokenLog == null)
        {
            return NotFound(); 
        }
        else
        {
            string sessionToken = consumerSessionTokenLog.SessionToken;
        }

  /// here i need to return "sessionToken" and "consumer" object 
        return Ok(new MyReturType(consumer,sessionToken));
    }

Returning single object and string from web api controller method

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