[RESOLVED] Web API: Disable default XML and JSON formatters for a specific type ?

[OReubens]

I have a Web API 2 based webservice
it has a lot of API's returning various types that all get returned via the normal xml and json formatters.
ok so far.

I have a couple api's that return a type where the default xml/json doesn't do what I want,
That type has a custom formatter, which works if I set it to accept "text/mycustomformat".
If I ask for "application/xml" however, it appears the default formatter get prioritized.

So I was wondering if it is possible to
- disable the default xml/json formatters for that type only ?
- or make it pick my custom formatter over the more generic default ones


The type is returning an error at the moment because the default xml/json serializers can't handle it, and return a rather nasty error about that.

[OReubens]

issue resolved.

Instead of adding the new formatters tot the list of formatters in the config object, I am now inserting them at the front of the MediaTypeFormatterCollection.

in Global.asax.cs, at the end of Application_Start:

GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.Insert(0, new WebConnect.WebService.Helpers.MyFormatter());