Missing request.CreateResponse in vb.net Webapi Projects

Question

I seem to have tracked down the problem but do not know how to fix it, or if I can.

When I create a new C# WebAPI project, and add an import for S

Answer 1

There is a workaround

I came up with the following solution:

1. Create extensions methods CreateResponse2 that call the original CreateResponse method
2. In your controllers, call the new custom method (Request.CreateResponse2(...))

Below is my solution:

Create a new module HttpRequestMessageExtensions

 Imports System.Net
 Imports System.Net.Http
 Imports System.Web
 Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
 Imports System.Web.Http

 Public Module HttpRequestMessageExtensions

     <Extension()> _
     Public Function CreateResponse2(Of T)(ByVal request As HttpRequestMessage,     statusCode As HttpStatusCode, value As T) As HttpResponseMessage
         Return request.CreateResponse(Of T)(statusCode, value)
     End Function

     <Extension()> _
     Public Function CreateResponse2(Of T)(ByVal request As HttpRequestMessage, statusCode As HttpStatusCode, value As T, Configuration As HttpConfiguration) As HttpResponseMessage
         Return request.CreateResponse(Of T)(statusCode, value, Configuration)
     End Function

     <Extension()> _
     Public Function CreateResponse2(Of T)(ByVal request As HttpRequestMessage, statusCode As HttpStatusCode, value As T, mediaType As String) As HttpResponseMessage
         Return request.CreateResponse(Of T)(statusCode, value, mediaType)
     End Function

     <Extension()> _
     Public Function CreateResponse2(Of T)(ByVal request As HttpRequestMessage, statusCode As HttpStatusCode, value As T, formatter As Formatting.MediaTypeFormatter) As HttpResponseMessage
         Return request.CreateResponse(Of T)(statusCode, value, formatter)
     End Function

     <Extension()> _
     Public Function CreateResponse2(Of T)(ByVal request As HttpRequestMessage, statusCode As HttpStatusCode, value As T, mediaType As Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue) As HttpResponseMessage
         Return request.CreateResponse(Of T)(statusCode, value, mediaType)
     End Function

     <Extension()> _
     Public Function CreateResponse2(Of T)(ByVal request As HttpRequestMessage, statusCode As HttpStatusCode, value As T, formatter As Formatting.MediaTypeFormatter, mediaType As String) As HttpResponseMessage
         Return request.CreateResponse(Of T)(statusCode, value, formatter, mediaType)
     End Function

     <Extension()> _
     Public Function CreateResponse2(Of T)(ByVal request As HttpRequestMessage, statusCode As HttpStatusCode, value As T, formatter As Formatting.MediaTypeFormatter, mediaType As Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue) As HttpResponseMessage
         Return request.CreateResponse(Of T)(statusCode, value, formatter, mediaType)
     End Function

 End Module

Usage in controllers:

 Return Request.CreateResponse2(Of SomeClass)(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, objSomeClass)

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