Asp.net Web Api set response status code to number

Question

In Asp.net Web Api, how do I set the status code of my response using an int or string, not the StatusCode enum?

In my case, I\'d like to return validation errors with

Answer 1

You can cast any int to a HttpStatusCode.

response.StatusCode = (HttpStatusCode)422;

You can also:

HttpResponseMessage response = Request.CreateResponse((HttpStatusCode)422, "Unprocessable Entity");