API should return IEnum with array type wrapper-CodePudding

I want to transform my API return result

{"type":"animal" , "age":3}

into

{"myAnimal": ["type":"cat" , "age":3] }

I tried doing "var myAnimal = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new { MyAnimal = originalResult });" and return it

However,

The Api Return type is set up as <IEnumberable<AnimalModel> whereas Variable myAnimal is string type after JsonConvert. So there's conflict.

I still want to return IEnum, is there anyway for me to work on this?

Thank you in advance!

CodePudding user response：

The json you want is not valid. But if you want to convert an object to an array, IMHO , the easiest way is to parse your origional result

    var origAnimal = new { type = "animal", age = 3 };

    var newAnimal = new JObject();
    newAnimal["myAnimal"] = new JArray(JObject.FromObject(origAnimal).Properties()
                                                           .Select(jo => new JObject(jo)));

    var json = newAnimal.ToString();

valid json

{
  "myAnimal": [
    {
      "type": "animal"
    },
    {
      "age": 3
    }
  ]
}

or you could be needed this json

var newAnimal = new JObject();
    
newAnimal["myAnimal"] = new JArray( JObject.FromObject(origAnimal));
var json = newAnimal.ToString();

json

{
  "myAnimal": [
    {
      "type": "animal",
      "age": 3
    }
  ]
}

or you have acces to API you will have to change the input parameter to JObject. In this case you don need to parse

public IActionResult MyApi(JObject  myAnimal)
{
 var newAnimal = new JObject();
 newAnimal["myAnimal"] = new JArray(myAnimal.Properties().Select(jo => new JObject(jo)));
...
}