Question

<HttpGet()>
Public Function Search(<FromUri()> ByVal name As Name) As HttpResponseMessage
  // get params from complex type
  // or check for model validation
  name.firstName;
  name.lastName;
End Function

Public Class Name
 <Required()>
 Public firstName As String
 <Required()>
 Public lastName As String
End Class

/api/abc/search?firstName=jack&lastName=daniels

I am trying to send a comlex type as a query parameter but name is always null even though I am using fromUri attribute. What am I missing?

EDIT: I am also using Required() attribute from System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations .

Answer 1

I found the problem. I was missing the Property keywords on my fields.

Public Class Name
 <Required()>
 Public firstName As String
 <Required()>
 Public lastName As String
End Class

So, it worked with the following change.

Public Class Name
 <Required()>
 Public Property firstName As String
 <Required()>
 Public Property lastName As String
End Class

The problem solved. I think, without properties, the class does not expose its fields, so I cant read them from uri.