How to return to another MVC view or MVC action from web API controller ?

Question

User-1846805900 posted

Hi

i have use web api controller to save data into database throw knocoutjs and it works fine, but i need to redirect to other view after inserting data on database and i can't use return view or redirect to action in web api

as example i need to redirect to MVC action "Index" on MVC controller "Doctors"

so please how can i do that ?

        readonly GPSContext db = new GPSContext();

        public IHttpActionResult AddLoc(Maps_Pos postoadd)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                // save to database
                db.Maps_Pos.Add(postoadd);
                db.SaveChanges();
                return Ok();
            }
            else
            {
                return BadRequest(ModelState);
            }
        }

Answer 1

User1293388710 posted

Check ou this thread...

http://forums.asp.net/t/2009161.aspx?Redirect+to+a+page+from+Web+API+APIController

Answer by Fuxiang Zhang - MSFT

Answer 2

User-1846805900 posted

Check ou this thread...

http://forums.asp.net/t/2009161.aspx?Redirect+to+a+page+from+Web+API+APIController

Answer by Fuxiang Zhang - MSFT

hi

i see it, but i don't understand how can i make it redirect to "/doctors/Index" as example ?

Answer 3

User1644755831 posted

Hello a.amin,

Assuming you are calling this from javascript using knockout js code. in the success call of your ajax call just use window.location to redirect to index page.

Please see: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_window_location.asp

Example:

$.ajax({
            url: 'http://localhost:8080/api/AddLoc',
            type: 'GET',
            dataType: 'json',            
            success: function (data) {                
              window.location = '@Url.Action("Inndex", "Doctors")' 
              //or just use url directly if this is external js like http://localhost/Doctors/Index
            },
            error: function (x, y, z) {
                alert(x + '\n' + y + '\n' + z);
            }
        });        

Hope this helps.

With Regards,

Krunal Parekh