public class Book
    {
        public int Code { get; set; }
        public string Title { get; set; }
        public string Category { get; set; }        
    }

    public class NoteBook
    {
        public int Code { get; set; }
        public string Title { get; set; }        
    }

public class Book
    {
        public int Code { get; set; }
        public string Title { get; set; }
        public string Category { get; set; }

        public static explicit operator NoteBook( Book book )
        {
            return new NoteBook()
            {
                Code = book.Code,
                Title = book.Title
            };
        }
    }

static void Main( string[] args )
        {
            Book book = new Book() 
            {
                Code = 1,
                Title = "Book1",
                Category = "Default"
            };

            NoteBook noteBook = new NoteBook();

            noteBook = (NoteBook)book;//Correct  
        }

public class Book
    {
        public int Code { get; set; }
        public string Title { get; set; }
        public string Category { get; set; }

        public static implicit operator NoteBook( Book book )
        {
            return new NoteBook()
            {
                Code = book.Code,
                Title = book.Title
            };
        }
    }

static void Main( string[] args )
        {
            Book book = new Book() 
            {
                Code = 1,
                Title = "Book1",
                Category = "Default"
            };

            NoteBook noteBook = new NoteBook();

            noteBook = book;//Correct  
        }

 PM> Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http;

namespace WebApiSelfHostTests
{
    public class UsersController : ApiController
    {
        public IEnumerable<User> GetAllUsers()
        {
            return new[]
            {
                new User{ Id = 1, Name = "User 1", Type = UserType.Admin },
                new User{ Id = 2, Name = "User 2", Type = UserType.User }
            };
        }

        public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Post(HttpRequestMessage request)
        {
            var jsonContent = await request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            Console.WriteLine("JsonContent (Server Side): {0}", jsonContent);
            return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Created);
        }
    }
}

namespace WebApiSelfHostTests
{
    public enum UserType
    {
        User,
        Admin,
        Writer
    }

    public class User
    {
        public int Id { set; get; }
        public string Name { set; get; }
        public UserType Type { set; get; }
    }
}

using System.Web.Http;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
using Owin;

namespace WebApiSelfHostTests
{
    /// <summary>
    /// PM> Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost
    /// </summary>
    public class Startup
    {
        public void Configuration(IAppBuilder appBuilder)
        {
            var config = new HttpConfiguration();
            config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
                name: "DefaultApi",
                routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
                defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
                );

            appBuilder.UseWebApi(config);
        }
    }
}

 var server = WebApp.Start<Startup>(url: BaseAddress);


Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to quit.");
Console.ReadLine();
server.Dispose();

 using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
   var response = client.GetAsync(BaseAddress + "api/users").Result;
   Console.WriteLine("Response: {0}", response);
   Console.WriteLine("JsonContent (Client Side): {0}", response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
}

 JsonContent (Client Side): [{"Id":1,"Name":"User 1","Type":1},{"Id":2,"Name":"User 2","Type":0}]

    public class Startup
    {
        public void Configuration(IAppBuilder appBuilder)
        {
            var config = new HttpConfiguration();
            config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
            {
                Converters = { new StringEnumConverter() }
            };

 JsonContent (Client Side): [{"Id":1,"Name":"User 1","Type":"Admin"},{"Id":2,"Name":"User 2","Type":"User"}]

var user = new User
{
   Id = 1,
   Name = "User 1",
   Type = UserType.Writer
};

var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));

var response = client.PostAsJsonAsync(BaseAddress + "api/users", user).Result;
Console.WriteLine("Response: {0}", response);

 JsonContent (Server Side): {"Id":1,"Name":"User 1","Type":2}

            var jsonMediaTypeFormatter = new JsonMediaTypeFormatter
            {
                SerializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
                {
                    Converters = { new StringEnumConverter() }
                }
            };
            var response = client.PostAsync(BaseAddress + "api/users", user, jsonMediaTypeFormatter).Result;
            Console.WriteLine("Response: {0}", response);

 JsonContent (Server Side): {"Id":1,"Name":"User 1","Type":"Writer"}

JSON: JavaScript Object Notation

document :{ 
   key: "Value",
   another_key: {
      name: "embedded object"
   },
   some_date: new Date(),
   some_number: 12
}

C# anonymous object

var Document = new { 
   Key= "Value",
   AnotherKey= new {
      Name = "embedded object"
   },
   SomeDate = DateTime.Now(),
   SomeNumber = 12
};

using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace RavenDBSample01.Models
{
    public class Question
    {
        public string By { set; get; }
        public string Title { set; get; }
        public string Content { set; get; }

        public List<Comment> Comments { set; get; }
        public List<Answer> Answers { set; get; }

        public Question()
        {
            Comments = new List<Comment>();
            Answers = new List<Answer>();
        }
    }
}

namespace RavenDBSample01.Models
{
    public class Comment
    {
        public string By { set; get; }
        public string Content { set; get; }
    }
}

namespace RavenDBSample01.Models
{
    public class Answer
    {
        public string By { set; get; }
        public string Content { set; get; }
    }
}

PM> Install-Package RavenDB.Client
PM> Install-Package RavenDB.Server

using Raven.Client.Document;
using RavenDBSample01.Models;

namespace RavenDBSample01
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (var store = new DocumentStore
                               {
                                   Url = "http://localhost:8080"
                               }.Initialize())
            {
                using (var session = store.OpenSession())
                {
                    session.Store(new Question
                    {
                        By = "users/Vahid",
                        Title = "Raven Intro",
                        Content = "Test...."
                    });

                    session.SaveChanges();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

<connectionStrings>
   <add name="ravenDB" connectionString="Url=http://localhost:8080"/>
</connectionStrings>

 The maximum number of requests (30) allowed for this session has been reached.

Raven is ready to process requests. Build 2700, Version 2.5.0 / 6dce79a Server started in 14,438 ms
Data directory: D:\Prog\RavenDBSample01\packages\RavenDB.Server.2.5.2700\tools\Database\System
HostName: <any> Port: 8080, Storage: Esent
Server Url: http://localhost:8080/
Available commands: cls, reset, gc, q
Request #   1: GET     -   514 ms - <system>   - 404 - /docs/Raven/Replication/Destinations
Request #   2: GET     -   763 ms - <system>   - 200 - /queries/?&id=Raven%2FHilo%2Fquestions&id=Raven%2FServerPrefixForHilo
Request #   3: PUT     -   185 ms - <system>   - 201 - /docs/Raven/Hilo/questions
Request #   4: POST    -   103 ms - <system>   - 200 - /bulk_docs
        PUT questions/1

 using (var session = store.OpenSession())
{
  var question1 = session.Load<Question>("questions/1");
  Console.WriteLine(question1.By);
}

using System;
using Raven.Client.Document;
using RavenDBSample01.Models;

namespace RavenDBSample01
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (var store = new DocumentStore
                               {
                                   Url = "http://localhost:8080"
                               }.Initialize())
            {
                using (var session = store.OpenSession())
                {
                    var question = new Question
                    {
                        By = "users/Vahid",
                        Title = "Raven Intro",
                        Content = "Test...."
                    };                 
                    question.Answers.Add(new Answer
                    {
                         By = "users/Farid",
                         Content = "بررسی می‌شود"
                    });
                    session.Store(question);

                    session.SaveChanges();
                }

                using (var session = store.OpenSession())
                {
                    var question1 = session.Load<Question>("questions/1");
                    Console.WriteLine(question1.By);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

public class Page
    {
        public virtual int Id { get; set; }
        public virtual string Title { get; set; }
        public virtual DateTime? CreatedDate { get; set; }
        public virtual DateTime? ModifiedDate { get; set; }
        public virtual string Body { get; set; }
        public virtual string Keyword { get; set; }
        public virtual string Description { get; set; }
        public virtual string Status { get; set; }
        public virtual bool? CommentStatus { get; set; }
        public virtual int? Order { get; set; }
        public virtual User User { get; set; }
        public virtual User EditedByUser { get; set; }
        public virtual ICollection<Comment> Comments { get; set; }
        public virtual int? ParentId { get; set; }
        public virtual Page Parent { get; set; }
        public virtual ICollection<Page> Children { get; set; }
    }

this._pages.ToList().Where(page => page.Parent == null).ToList();

SELECT 
[Extent1].[Id] AS [Id], 
[Extent1].[Title] AS [Title], 
[Extent1].[CreatedDate] AS [CreatedDate], 
[Extent1].[ModifiedDate] AS [ModifiedDate], 
[Extent1].[Body] AS [Body], 
[Extent1].[Keyword] AS [Keyword], 
[Extent1].[Description] AS [Description], 
[Extent1].[Status] AS [Status], 
[Extent1].[CommentStatus] AS [CommentStatus], 
[Extent1].[Order] AS [Order], 
[Extent1].[ParentId] AS [ParentId], 
[Extent2].[Id] AS [Id1], 
[Extent2].[Title] AS [Title1], 
[Extent2].[CreatedDate] AS [CreatedDate1], 
[Extent2].[ModifiedDate] AS [ModifiedDate1], 
[Extent2].[Body] AS [Body1], 
[Extent2].[Keyword] AS [Keyword1], 
[Extent2].[Description] AS [Description1], 
[Extent2].[Status] AS [Status1], 
[Extent2].[CommentStatus] AS [CommentStatus1], 
[Extent2].[Order] AS [Order1], 
[Extent2].[ParentId] AS [ParentId1], 
[Extent2].[User_Id] AS [User_Id], 
[Extent2].[EditedByUser_Id] AS [EditedByUser_Id], 
[Extent1].[User_Id] AS [User_Id1], 
[Extent1].[EditedByUser_Id] AS [EditedByUser_Id1]
FROM  [dbo].[Pages] AS [Extent1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN [dbo].[Pages] AS [Extent2] ON [Extent1].[ParentId] = [Extent2].[Id

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace BlazorWasmUpload.Shared
{
    public class User
    {
        [Required]
        public string Name { get; set; }

        [Required]
        [Range(18, 90)]
        public int Age { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace BlazorWasmUpload.Server.Controllers
{
    [ApiController]
    [Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
    public class FilesController : ControllerBase
    {
        [HttpPost]
        public async Task<IActionResult> CreateUser(
            [FromForm] User userModel,
            [FromForm] IList<IFormFile> inputFiles = null)

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms;

namespace BlazorWasmUpload.Client.Services
{
    public interface IFilesManagerService
    {
        Task<HttpResponseMessage> PostModelWithFilesAsync<T>(string requestUri,
            IEnumerable<IBrowserFile> browserFiles,
            string fileParameterName,
            T model,
            string modelParameterName);
    }

    public class FilesManagerService : IFilesManagerService
    {
        private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;

        public FilesManagerService(HttpClient httpClient)
        {
            _httpClient = httpClient;
        }

        public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> PostModelWithFilesAsync<T>(
            string requestUri,
            IEnumerable<IBrowserFile> browserFiles,
            string fileParameterName,
            T model,
            string modelParameterName)
        {
            var requestContent = new MultipartFormDataContent();
            requestContent.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data");

            if (browserFiles?.Any() == true)
            {
                foreach (var file in browserFiles)
                {
                    var stream = file.OpenReadStream(maxAllowedSize: 512000 * 1000);
                    requestContent.Add(content: new StreamContent(stream, (int)file.Size), name: fileParameterName, fileName: file.Name);
                }
            }

            requestContent.Add(
                content: new StringContent(JsonSerializer.Serialize(model), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"),
                name: modelParameterName);

            var result = await _httpClient.PostAsync(requestUri, requestContent);
            result.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
            return result;
        }
    }
}

namespace BlazorWasmUpload.Client
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static async Task Main(string[] args)
        {
            var builder = WebAssemblyHostBuilder.CreateDefault(args);
            // ...

            builder.Services.AddScoped<IFilesManagerService, FilesManagerService>();

            // ...
        }
    }
}

@code
{
    IReadOnlyList<IBrowserFile> SelectedFiles;
    User UserModel = new User();
    bool isProcessing;
    string UploadErrorMessage;

@page "/"

@using System.IO
@using BlazorWasmUpload.Shared
@using BlazorWasmUpload.Client.Services

@inject IFilesManagerService FilesManagerService

<h3>Post a model with files</h3>

<EditForm Model="UserModel" OnValidSubmit="CreateUserAsync">
    <DataAnnotationsValidator />
    <div>
        <label>Name</label>
        <InputText @bind-Value="UserModel.Name"></InputText>
        <ValidationMessage For="()=>UserModel.Name"></ValidationMessage>
    </div>
    <div>
        <label>Age</label>
        <InputNumber @bind-Value="UserModel.Age"></InputNumber>
        <ValidationMessage For="()=>UserModel.Age"></ValidationMessage>
    </div>
    <div>
        <label>Photos</label>
        <InputFile multiple disabled="@isProcessing" OnChange="OnInputFileChange" />
        @if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(UploadErrorMessage))
        {
            <div>
                @UploadErrorMessage
            </div>
        }
        @if (SelectedFiles?.Count > 0)
        {
            <table>
                <thead>
                    <tr>
                        <th>Name</th>
                        <th>Size (bytes)</th>
                        <th>Last Modified</th>
                        <th>Type</th>
                    </tr>
                </thead>
                <tbody>
                    @foreach (var selectedFile in SelectedFiles)
                    {
                        <tr>
                            <td>@selectedFile.Name</td>
                            <td>@selectedFile.Size</td>
                            <td>@selectedFile.LastModified</td>
                            <td>@selectedFile.ContentType</td>
                        </tr>
                    }
                </tbody>
            </table>
        }
    </div>
    <div>
        <button disabled="@isProcessing">Create user</button>
    </div>
</EditForm>

    private void OnInputFileChange(InputFileChangeEventArgs args)
    {
        var files = args.GetMultipleFiles(maximumFileCount: 15);
        if (args.FileCount == 0 || files.Count == 0)
        {
            UploadErrorMessage = "Please select a file.";
            return;
        }

        var allowedExtensions = new List<string> { ".jpg", ".png", ".jpeg" };
        if(!files.Any(file => allowedExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(file.Name), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
        {
            UploadErrorMessage = "Please select .jpg/.jpeg/.png files only.";
            return;
        }

        SelectedFiles = files;
        UploadErrorMessage = string.Empty;
    }

    private async Task CreateUserAsync()
    {
        try
        {
            isProcessing = true;
            await FilesManagerService.PostModelWithFilesAsync(
                        requestUri: "api/Files/CreateUser",
                        browserFiles: SelectedFiles,
                        fileParameterName: "inputFiles",
                        model: UserModel,
                        modelParameterName: "userModel");
            UserModel = new User();
        }
        finally
        {
            isProcessing = false;
            SelectedFiles = null;
        }
    }

using System.IO;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using BlazorWasmUpload.Shared;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using System.Text.Json;
using BlazorWasmUpload.Server.Utils;
using System.Linq;

namespace BlazorWasmUpload.Server.Controllers
{
    [ApiController]
    [Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
    public class FilesController : ControllerBase
    {
        private const int MaxBufferSize = 0x10000;

        private readonly IWebHostEnvironment _webHostEnvironment;
        private readonly ILogger<FilesController> _logger;

        public FilesController(
            IWebHostEnvironment webHostEnvironment,
            ILogger<FilesController> logger)
        {
            _webHostEnvironment = webHostEnvironment;
            _logger = logger;
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public async Task<IActionResult> CreateUser(
            //[FromForm] string userModel, // <-- this is the actual form of the posted model
            [ModelBinder(BinderType = typeof(JsonModelBinder)), FromForm] User userModel,
            [FromForm] IList<IFormFile> inputFiles = null)
        {
            /*var user = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<User>(userModel);
            _logger.LogInformation($"userModel.Name: {user.Name}");
            _logger.LogInformation($"userModel.Age: {user.Age}");*/

            _logger.LogInformation($"userModel.Name: {userModel.Name}");
            _logger.LogInformation($"userModel.Age: {userModel.Age}");

            var uploadsRootFolder = Path.Combine(_webHostEnvironment.WebRootPath, "Files");
            if (!Directory.Exists(uploadsRootFolder))
            {
                Directory.CreateDirectory(uploadsRootFolder);
            }

            if (inputFiles?.Any() == true)
            {
                foreach (var file in inputFiles)
                {
                    if (file == null || file.Length == 0)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }

                    var filePath = Path.Combine(uploadsRootFolder, file.FileName);
                    using var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath,
                                                            FileMode.Create,
                                                            FileAccess.Write,
                                                            FileShare.None,
                                                            MaxBufferSize,
                                                            useAsync: true);
                    await file.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
                    _logger.LogInformation($"Saved file: {filePath}");
                }
            }

            return Ok();
        }
    }
}

[ModelBinder(BinderType = typeof(JsonModelBinder)), FromForm] User userModel,

using System;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;

namespace BlazorWasmUpload.Server.Utils
{
    public class JsonModelBinder : IModelBinder
    {
        public Task BindModelAsync(ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
        {
            if (bindingContext == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bindingContext));
            }

            var valueProviderResult = bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue(bindingContext.ModelName);
            if (valueProviderResult != ValueProviderResult.None)
            {
                bindingContext.ModelState.SetModelValue(bindingContext.ModelName, valueProviderResult);

                var valueAsString = valueProviderResult.FirstValue;
                var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(valueAsString, bindingContext.ModelType);
                if (result != null)
                {
                    bindingContext.Result = ModelBindingResult.Success(result);
                    return Task.CompletedTask;
                }
            }

            return Task.CompletedTask;
        }
    }
}

[HttpPost]
public async Task<IActionResult> CreateUser(
            [FromForm] string userModel, // <-- this is the actual form of the posted model
            [FromForm] IList<IFormFile> inputFiles = null)
{
  var user = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<User>(userModel);