ajax POST int parameter in asp.net core - ajax

Question

I am migrating my MVC project to Core and I have been having a hard time fixing all the old ajax calls.
I can pass a model and string parameters into the controller, however, ints are not working for me.
I can wrap them into a JSON object as a string parameter such as [FromBody]string objId in the controller, but then I have to parse the int val from the Json {'objId' : 1}.
Is there a way I can avoid this and just pass an int?
below is the code I am trying.
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult PassIntFromView([FromBody]int objId)
{
//DO stuff with int here
}
here is the js.
var data = { "objId": 1};
$.ajax({
url: '#Url.Action("PassIntFromView", "ControllerName")',
data: JSON.stringify(data),
type: "POST",
dataType: 'JSON',
contentType: "application/json",
success: function(data) {
//do stuff with json result
},
error: function(passParams) {
console.log("Error is " + passParams);
}
});
The objId is always 0 in the controller.
I have tried this without doing JSON.stringify(data) as well with no result.
I have also tried all the different form attribute variations.

Answer 1

Try to use contentType as 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded':
var data = { objId: 1 };
$.ajax({
url: '#Url.Action("PassIntFromView", "ControllerName")',
type: "post",
contentType: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
data: data,
success: function (result) {
console.log(result);
}
});
Then remove the [FromBody] attribute in the controller
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult PassIntFromView(int objId)
{
//Do stuff with int here
}

Answer 2

I believe your issue could be that you are passing an object to the api, but trying to turn it into a primitive. I know there is already a chosen answer, but give this a whirl.
var data = { };
data["objId"] = 1; //I just wanted to show you how you can add values to a json object
$.ajax({
url: '#Url.Action("PassIntFromView", "ControllerName")',
data: JSON.stringify(data),
type: "POST",
dataType: 'JSON',
contentType: "application/json",
success: function(data) {
//do stuff with json result
},
error: function(passParams) {
console.log("Error is " + passParams);
}
});
You create a model class
public class MyModel {
public int ObjId {get;set;}
}
Your controller should expect one of these
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult PassIntFromView([FromBody] MyModel data)
{
//DO stuff with int here
}

Answer 3

JSON has a preference for strings not integers. You are better off to use JSON.stringify(data) to parse to your controller, convert that to a integer in the controller, then parse the string that was returned as:
var data = { objId: 1};
$.ajax({
url: '#Url.Action("PassIntFromView", "ControllerName")',//asp.net - url: 'api/controllerName/controllerFunction'
data: JSON.stringify(data),
type: "POST",
dataType: 'JSON',
contentType: "application/json",
success: function(data) {
var result = JSON.parse(data);
//do stuff with json result
},
error: function(passParams) {
console.log("Error is " + passParams);
}
});

Answer 4

Try this:
var data = { "objId": 1};
$.ajax({
url: '#Url.Action("PassIntFromView", "ControllerName")',
data: data,
type: "POST",
dataType: 'JSON',
contentType: "application/json",
success: function(data) {
//do stuff with json result
},
error: function(passParams) {
console.log("Error is " + passParams);
}
});
Your controller:
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult PassIntFromView(int objId)
{
//DO stuff with int here
}

Answer 5

Js
var data = { "objId": 1};
$.ajax({
url: "ControllerName/PassIntFromView",
data: data,
type: "POST",
dataType: 'JSON',
success: function(data.result!=null) {
console.log(data.result);
},
error: function(passParams) {
console.log("Error is " + passParams);
}
});

Answer 6

I got it working like this
let numberFour = JSON.stringify(4);
$.ajax({
.......
.......
data: numberFour,
type: "POST",
dataType: 'JSON',
contentType: "application/json",
......
........
});