Web API 2 return simple string without quotation mark when return type is IHttpActionResult

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My question is referring to this question.

The answer shows only solutions where you would have to change the type of the method to HttpResponseMessage or string.

This is my method:

public IHttpActionResult Get()
{
    return Ok("I am send by HTTP resonse");
}

It returns:

"I am send by HTTP resonse"

I expect:

I am send by HTTP response

Is there a way to return a simple string without quotation mark where the return type of the method is IHttpActionResult?

asp.net-web-api2 asp.net-web-api asp.net c#
3 Answers

You can use ApiController.ResponseMessage(HttpResponseMessage) Method

Creates a ResponseMessageResult with the specified response.

ResponseMessageResult is derived from IHttpActionResult

public IHttpActionResult Get() {
    var message = "I am send by HTTP response";
    var httpResponseMessage = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) {
        Content = new StringContent(message, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "text/plain")
    };
    return ResponseMessage(httpResponseMessage);
}
user_52334100

Change it to:

public IHttpActionResult Get()
{
    return Content("I am send by HTTP resonse");
}
user_85496460

The IHttpActionResult is WebApi2 way, you can also use 

public HttpResponseMessage Get()
{
    return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, "I am send by HTTP response");
}

Also if you expect without double quotes please refer to the link you specified in your question.

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