c# - How to force ASP.NET Web API to return JSON or XML data based on my input?

Question

I try to get the output XML or JSON data based on my input. I used the below WEB API code but not able to exact output.

public string Get(int id)
{
    if (GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter == null)
    {
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.Add(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter);
    }
    if (GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter == null)
    {
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.Add(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
    }
    if (id == 1)
    {
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.Remove(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter);                
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter.UseXmlSerializer = true;                
    }
    else
    {
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.Remove(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter);
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter.UseDataContractJsonSerializer = true;
    }
    return "value";
}

Answer 1

Add the below code app_start event in global.asax file. In API Url add the query string:

GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter.MediaTypeMappings.Add(
    new QueryStringMapping("type", "json", new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json")));

GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter.MediaTypeMappings.Add(
    new QueryStringMapping("type", "xml", new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/xml")));

e.g.:

for xml : http://localhost:49533/api/?type=xml

for json: http://localhost:49533/api/?type=json