Add NextPageLink and $count for collection property

Applies To: # OData WebApi v7 for aspnet webapi supported OData AspNet WebApi V7# OData Webapi for Webapi supported OData AspNet WebApi V6

In OData WebApi V5.7, it supports to add the NextPageLink and $count for collection property.

Enable NextPageLink and $count

It's easy to enable the NextPageLink and $count for collection property in controller. Users can only put the [EnableQuery(PageSize=x)] on the action of the controller. For example:

[EnableQuery(PageSize = 2)]  
public IHttpActionResult GetColors(int key)  
{  
  IList<Color> colors = new[] {Color.Blue, Color.Green, Color.Red};  
  return Ok(colors);
}  

Sample Requests & Response

Request: GET https://localhost/Customers(5)/Colors?$count=true

Response content:

{  
  "@odata.context":"https://localhost/$metadata#Collection(NS.Color)",
  "@odata.count": 3,  
  "@odata.nextLink":"https://localhost/Customers(5)/Colors?$count=true&$skip=2",
  "value": [  
    "Blue",  
    "Green"  
  ]  
}