How do I convert an HttpRequestBase into an HttpRequest object?

Question

inside my ASP.NET MVC controller, I've got a method that requires an HttpRequest object. All I have access to is an HttpRequestBase object.

Is there anyway I can somehow convert this?

What can/should I do??

Solution 1

Is it your method, so you can re-write it to take HttpRequestBase? If not, you can always get the current HttpRequest from HttpContext.Current.HttpRequest to pass on. However, I often wrap access to the HttpContext inside a class like mentioned in ASP.NET: Removing System.Web Dependencies for better unit testing support.

Solution 2

You should always use HttpRequestBase and HttpResponseBase in your application as opposed to the concrete versions which are impossible to test (without typemock or some other magic).

Simply use the HttpRequestWrapper class to convert as shown below.

var httpRequestBase = new HttpRequestWrapper(Context.Request);

Solution 3

You can just use

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request

The key here is that you need the full namespace to get to the "correct" HttpContext.

I know it's been 4 years since this question was asked, but if this will help somebody, then here you go!

(Edit: I see that Kevin Hakanson already gave this answer...so hopefully my response will help those people who just read answers and not comments.) :)

Solution 4

To get HttpRequest in ASP.NET MVC4 .NET 4.5, you can do the following:

this.HttpContext.ApplicationInstance.Context.Request

Solution 5

Try to use/create a HttpRequestWrapper using your HttpRequestBase.

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Comments

[Pure.Krome]

Totally agreed! problem is, I can't modify the current class library we're required to use .. so this doesn't help me much :(

[Pure.Krome]

Embarassingly, I also thought of this and it doesn't work. The HttpContext is the MVC context .. so there is no 'Current' property exposed on it. I'm not sure how to get access to 'oldschool' HttpContext.Current ... ???

[Sunil486]

To be sure you are grabbing the HttpContext class instead of the controller member, try and use System.Web.HttpContext.Current.

[Pure.Krome]

I needed to use the full namespace because it was taking the current MVC namespace property. cheers. Note to others: don't do what i'm doing. it's a VeryBadThing(tm).

[Chris Moschini]

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[Sunil486]

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[CountZero]

Not true.var httpRequest = Context.Request; var httpRequestBase = new HttpRequestWrapper(Context.Request);

[Junle Li]

Another note that, not only use HttpRequestBase and HttpResponseBase, also HttpContextBase. :)

[Krisztián Balla]

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request

[Suncat2000]

That's converting in the wrong direction. The question was: if I have a HttpRequestBase, how do I get an actual HttpRequest from it?