OData action parameter as type Dictionary<string, object>?

Question

User1263422540 posted

I am trying to define an action that takes two parameters one a string and one a Dictionary<string, object>. When I build an edm model I specify the type of the parameters like:

var createPresentationFromTemplate = templates.EntityType.Action("CreatePresentationFromTemplate");

createPresentationFromTemplate.Parameter<string>("PresentationId");
createPresentationFromTemplate.Parameter<Dictionary<string, object>>("PresentationProperties");

When I put a breakpoint in the server the ODataActionParameters parameters always comes back as null. Does anyone have an example of an OData action that takes a Dictionary<U,B> as a parameter type?

Thank you.

Answer 1

User1519735232 posted

ActionPayload holds the Parameter names and values provided by a client in a POST request to invoke a particular Action. The Parameter values are stored in the dictionary keyed using the Parameter name.

Answer 2

User1263422540 posted

This I know. "The Parameter values are stored in the dictionary keyed using the Parameter name." I want to know if the Parameter type can be something other than an int or string? I want the parameter type to be a Dictionary<string, object>. So say I have three parameters:

Name Type
---- ----
A    int
B    string
C    Dictionary<string, object>

Is this possible?