SmartEnum not deserialized as path parameter

[BrianFreemanAtlanta]

I have a controller that uses SmartEnum as a path parameter:

[HttpGet]
        [Route("{clientApiIdentifier}/FilterListSmart/{columnId}")]
        public async Task<List<dynamic>> GetFilterListSmart(
            [FromRoute] string clientApiIdentifier,
            [FromRoute] FormsReportColumnsSmart columnId)

When I call my controller it doesn't deserialize the value for columnId. columnId is always "Unknown".
example call:
{{ReportingApiUrl}}/Forms/{{clientId}}/FilterListSmart/CandidateId

I tried a test case calling deseriallize on a string and "AssignedTo" works but AssignedTo doesn't. Am I missing something? or is this an issue?

Initially I got errors from MVC binding for abstract class and parameterless constructor needed. I ended up with this class:

    [JsonConverter(typeof(SmartEnumValueConverter<FormsReportColumnsSmart, int>))]
    public class FormsReportColumnsSmart : SmartEnum<FormsReportColumnsSmart>
    {
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart CandidateId = new CandidateIdCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart FormattedName = new FormattedNameCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart UserApiIdentifier = new UserApiIdentifierCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart ProcessFlowName = new ProcessFlowNameCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart FormName = new FormNameCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart FormType = new FormTypeCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart FormStatus = new FormStatusCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart FormStatusSort = new FormStatusSortCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart FormDueDate = new FormDueDateCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart CompletionDate = new CompletionDateCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart FormStatusIdentifier = new FormStatusIdentifierCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart AssignedTo = new AssignedToCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart AssignedToId = new AssignedToIdCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart RowId = new RowIdCol();
        public static readonly FormsReportColumnsSmart Unknown = new UnknownIdCol();
        private FormsReportColumnsSmart(string name, int value) : base(name, value)
        {
        }
        public FormsReportColumnsSmart() : base(nameof(Unknown), 1)
        {
        }
        public FormsReportColumnsSmart(string name) : base(name, 1)
        {
        }
        private sealed class UnknownIdCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart
        {
            public UnknownIdCol() : base(nameof(Unknown), 1)
            {
            }
        }

        private sealed class CandidateIdCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart
        {
            public CandidateIdCol() : base(nameof(CandidateId), 1)
            {
            }
        }
        private sealed class FormattedNameCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart
        { 
            public FormattedNameCol() : base(nameof(FormattedName), 2) 
            {
            } 
        }
        private sealed class UserApiIdentifierCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public UserApiIdentifierCol() : base(nameof(UserApiIdentifier), 3) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class ProcessFlowNameCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public ProcessFlowNameCol() : base(nameof(ProcessFlowName), 4) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class FormNameCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public FormNameCol() : base(nameof(FormName), 5) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class FormTypeCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public FormTypeCol() : base(nameof(FormType), 6) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class FormStatusCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public FormStatusCol() : base(nameof(FormStatus), 7) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class FormStatusSortCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { public FormStatusSortCol() : base(nameof(FormStatusSort), 8) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class FormDueDateCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public FormDueDateCol() : base(nameof(FormDueDate), 9) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class CompletionDateCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public CompletionDateCol() : base(nameof(CompletionDate), 10) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class FormStatusIdentifierCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public FormStatusIdentifierCol() : base(nameof(FormStatusIdentifier), 11) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class AssignedToCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public AssignedToCol() : base(nameof(AssignedTo), 12) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class AssignedToIdCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public AssignedToIdCol() : base(nameof(AssignedToId), 13) 
            { 
            } 
        }
        private sealed class RowIdCol : FormsReportColumnsSmart 
        { 
            public RowIdCol() : base(nameof(RowId), 14) 
            { 
            } 
        }


    }

[essuraj]

or FromQuery or FromHeader

[muratyuceer]

Yes, I have same question @ardalis ?