Currently, I am attempting to send a complex object to my WCF REST service. Utilizing this method seems to be the most straightforward way to upload a Stream type object along with other parameters to an endpoint simultaneously.
Service:
[OperationContract]
[WebInvoke(Method = "POST",
BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare,
RequestFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json,
ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json,
UriTemplate = "Upload")]
public string upload(UploadObject uploadObject)
{
return uploadObject.stream.ToString() + " " + uploadObject.guid;
}
[DataContract]
public class UploadObject
{
[DataMember]
public Stream stream { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public string guid { get; set; }
}
JQuery
var guid = getParameterByName("guid"); //<--retrieves value from query string parameter
var file = $('#btnUpload').val(); //<--value obtained from a file input box
var uploadObject = { stream: file, guid: guid };
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json",
url: "localhost/service/Upload",
data: uploadObject,
datatype: "jsonp",
processData : false,
success: function(data){
alert(data);
},
error: function (xhr, status, error) {
alert("fail");
}
});