How to map a 1 or 0 in an ASP.Net MVC route segment into a Boolean action method input parameter

Question

We have some PHP and Javascript apps that call into some ASP.NET MVC endpoints. Let\'s say we have this endpoint:

public ActionResult DoSomething(bool flag)
         


        

Answer 1

This is a workaround but it's sample in ultimate instance if you don't want modify or create a model binder.

public ActionResult DoSomething(string flag)
{

      if(flag.Equals("true") || flag.Equals(1)) {
            //condition true, any else false
      }


}