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mvalle
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4 years ago

How to define a query parameter without value not using allowEmptyValue?

I have a query parameter for which only its presence is important. For example, I have a sort parameter that if present makes the returned list sorted, otherwise the list is unsorted one. For exampl...
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mhiggins
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4 years ago
You are right to not rely on: allowEmptyValue.

Best practice for this use case would be to use a standard name:value parameter. …/?sort=true

I have also seen this implemented as… /documents/sort (e.g. as a unique path)