Issue at hand is that the initial Get method gets triggered by this particular HTTP request: http://localhost:56690/api/testelements/?name=aeg
One would anticipate the second (string overload) method to be invoked due to the presence of a string parameter. How can I ensure that the second (string overload) method is executed?
This snippet showcases my C# Web API controller:
// GET api/<controller>
public IEnumerable<TestElement> Get()
{
return testelements;
}
// GET api/<controller>/searchString
//[HttpGet, Route("api/testelements/{name=name}")]
public IEnumerable<TestElement> Get(string searchString)
{
return Array.FindAll(testelements, s => s.name.Contains(searchString));
}
The TypeScript code for my Angular service is as follows:
search(term: string): Observable<testelement[]> {
return this.http
.get(`api/testelements/?name=${term}`)
.map(response => response.json() as testelement[]);
}
Here is a glimpse into my WepApiConfig.cs file:
public static class WebApiConfig
{
public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
{
// Web API configuration and services
// Web API routes
config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);
}
}
I do not wish for this function to be overwritten:
public IHttpActionResult Get(int id)
{
var testelement = testelements.FirstOrDefault((p) => p.id == id);
if (testelement == null)
{
return NotFound();
}
return Ok(testelement);
}