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Part 4 - How to post data with validation in the ASP.NET Web API using Http Client



Introduction

In this post, I am going to explain How to post data with validation in the ASP.NET Web API using Http Client

This post is 4th part of a series called Getting Started with ASP.NET WEB API
  1. Part1 - How to retrieve data from the database in the ASP.NET Web API using Jquery
  2. Part 2 - How to retrieve data from the database in the ASP.NET Web API using Http Client
  3. Part 3 - How to post data with validation in the ASP.NET Web API using Jquery
  4. Part 4 - How to post data with validation in the ASP.NET Web API using Http Client
  5. Part 5 - How to upload files in the ASP.NET Web API using Jquery
  6. Part 6 - How to upload files in the ASP.NET Web API using Http Client
  7. Part 7 - How to retrieve and display data With Paging in the ASP.NET Web API using Jquery

Steps for Web Application (Client Application)

Here in this example, the client application is "WebApiClient.Web".

Step-1: Add a new Action to the HomeController (in MVC Client application) for get view for Post data

    public ActionResult Part4()
    {
        return View();
    }
                

Step-2: Add view for the Action & design.

Right Click on Action Method (here right click on form action) > Add View... > Enter Name > Add.
View
@model Entities.Employee
@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Part4";
}
<style>span.field-validation-error {
    color: red;
}</style>
<h2>Part4 - Post data to Web API using HTTP Client (in MVC client application)</h2>
<div style="max-width:600px;">
    @using (Html.BeginForm("Part4","Home", FormMethod.Post, new{ role="form"}))
    {
        @Html.ValidationSummary(true)

        <div class="form-group">
            @if (ViewBag.Result != null)
            {
                <div style="color:red">@ViewBag.Result</div>
            }
        </div>
        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(a=>a.FirstName)
            @Html.TextBoxFor(a=>a.FirstName, new{@class="form-control"})
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(a=>a.FirstName)
        </div>
        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(a=>a.LastName)
            @Html.TextBoxFor(a=>a.LastName, new{@class="form-control"})
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(a=>a.LastName)
        </div>
        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(a=>a.EmailID)
            @Html.TextBoxFor(a=>a.EmailID, new{@class="form-control"})
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(a=>a.EmailID)
        </div>
        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(a=>a.City)
            @Html.TextBoxFor(a=>a.City, new{@class="form-control"})
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(a=>a.City)
        </div>
        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(a=>a.Country)
            @Html.TextBoxFor(a=>a.Country, new{@class="form-control"})
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(a=>a.Country)
        </div>
        <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-default" />
    }
</div>

@section Scripts{
    @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")
}
                

Step-3: Add an another Action to the HomeController (in MVC Client application) for Post data using HTTP Client

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Part4(Employee emp)
{
    if (ModelState.IsValid)
    {
        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
        var result = client.PostAsJsonAsync("http://localhost:1963/api/Example", emp).Result;
        if (result.IsSuccessStatusCode)
        {
            emp = result.Content.ReadAsAsync<Employee>().Result;
            ViewBag.Result = "Successfully saved!";
            ModelState.Clear();
            return View(new Employee());
        }
        else
        {
            ViewBag.Result = "Error! Please try with valid data.";
        }
    }
    return View(emp);
}
                

Step-4: Run Application.

Here we need to start both application as the client application will consume services from web api application.

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Hello ! My name is Sourav Mondal. I am a software developer working in Microsoft .NET technologies since 2010.

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