WEB API解决方案的XMl响应

Question

I have a Web API solution which is configured to respond results always in JSON format as below

config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings.Formatting =
                Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented;

But now I have a requirement to respond only one of the API calls with XML Response . But if I add the XML formatter to the system

config.Formatters.XmlFormatter.UseXmlSerializer = true; 

then all the API calls get affected.

I have a XML string hardcoded which I want to give as reponse . How can I solve this problem ?

Answer 1

You have to use the Сonfiguration.Formatters.XmlFormatter at api level. Try below code

public IHttpActionResult ApiMethod()
{
  ...
  return Content(HttpStatusCode.OK, Model, Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter);
}

Answer 2

Write the below code in your action:

       Class1 c1 = new Class1();//Your Model class
       var content = new ObjectContent<Class1>(c1,
       GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter);
        return new HttpResponseMessage()
        {
            Content = content
        };