MVC WebAPI + Angular post = every param is null on the server side - angularjs

Question

I have the following class:
public class SomeArg
{
public int name { get; set; }
}
the POST request sends that data
var requestData = {};
requestData.items = [{ name: 1 }, { name: 2 }];
requestData.logic = "and";
$http.post('SomeAction/',
JSON.stringify(requestData),
{ headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }
)
.success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
}).
error(function (data, status, headers, config) {
});
and the WebApi controller's action
[HttPost]
public HttpResponseMessage SomeAction(string logic = null,
[FromUri]
SomeArg[] items = null) { ... }
I can see that all of the arguments are null. Why ?

Answer 1

The API controller POST method should look like this
[HttPost]
public HttpResponseMessage SomeAction(string logic = null,
[FromBody]SomeArg[] items = null) { ... }
And the angular call should not serialize the object. Angular will do it.
$http.post('SomeAction/',
requestData,
{ headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }
)
.success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
}).
error(function (data, status, headers, config) {
});
Update: I rechecked item passed to server, i think you should create a single object on the server that encapsulates the data being passed in POST such as
public class ActionData {
public string logic {get;set;}
public SomeArg[] items {get;set;}
}
and use this as a single argument to your Web API function
public HttpResponseMessage SomeAction(ActionData data) { ... }
Please read how parameter binding works in webapi http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/formats-and-model-binding/parameter-binding-in-aspnet-web-api