Binding to a generic type through reflection.

ParameterModelsModelBinder.cs

namespace Adapt.SSRV.Web.Models {
    using Newtonsoft.Json;
    using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
    using System;
    using System.Web.Http.Controllers;
    using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
    public class ParameterModelsModelBinder : IModelBinder {
        public bool BindModel(HttpActionContext actionContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext) {
            if (bindingContext.ModelType != typeof(ParameterModels)) {
                return false;
            }
            var modelData = actionContext.Request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
            var model = new ParameterModels();


            var jObjectArray = JArray.Parse(modelData);
            foreach (dynamic token in jObjectArray) {
                string datatype = "System." + token.datatype.ToString();// +", System";
                Type genType = Type.GetType(datatype);
                object param = null;

                if (Convert.ToBoolean(token.MultiValue.ToString())){
                    param = Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(MultiValueParameterModel<>).MakeGenericType(genType));
                }else{
                    param = Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(ParameterModel<>).MakeGenericType(genType));
                }

                JsonConvert.PopulateObject(token.ToString(), param);

                model.Add(param);
            }

            bindingContext.Model = model;

            return true;
        }
    }
}