For studentname parameter add a class with poperty and set it as parameter for your Web API.
Refer below example.
WebApi Controller
public class AjaxAPIController : ApiController
{
[Route("api/AjaxAPI/AjaxMethod")]
[HttpPost]
public PersonModel AjaxMethod(MyClass person)
{
PersonModel personModel = new PersonModel();
personModel.Name = person.Name;
personModel.DateTime = DateTime.Now.ToString();
return personModel;
}
public class MyClass
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}
}
Controller
public class HomeController : Controller
{
// GET: Home
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
}
Model
public class PersonModel
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string DateTime { get; set; }
}
View
@{
Layout = null;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<input type="text" id="txtName" />
<input type="button" id="btnGet" value="Get Current Time" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
$("#btnGet").click(function () {
var person = '{Name: "' + $("#txtName").val() + '" }';
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "/api/AjaxAPI/AjaxMethod",
data: person,
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
success: function (response) {
alert("Hello: " + response.Name + ".\nCurrent Date and Time: " + response.DateTime);
},
failure: function (response) {
alert(response.responseText);
},
error: function (response) {
alert(response.responseText);
}
});
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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