SimpleInjector verifies OK, but throws Parameterless constructor error on first request

Question

I've created a .NET 4.5 WebApi app and I'm attempting to use SimpleInjector.

Everything seems to register OK - when I do container.Verify(), my WebApi controller loads with the relevant objects injected into the constructor.

However, when I hit my endpoint, I get the infamous "An error occurred when trying to create a controller of type 'XxxController'. Make sure that the controller has a parameterless public constructor.

My IoC configuration is below:

Startup.IoC.cs

public Container ConfigureIoC(IAppBuilder app)
{
    var container = new Container();
    container.Options.DefaultScopedLifestyle = new AsyncScopedLifestyle();

    RegisterInstances(container);

    GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.DependencyResolver = 
        new SimpleInjectorWebApiDependencyResolver(container);

    app.Use(async (context, next) =>
    {
        using (AsyncScopedLifestyle.BeginScope(container))
        {
            await next();
        }
    });

    return container;
}

private void RegisterInstances(Container container)
{
    RegisterWebApiControllers(container);
    // Other registrations here

    container.Verify();
}

private void RegisterWebApiControllers(Container container)
{
    container.RegisterWebApiControllers(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);
}

Exception

An error occurred when trying to create a controller of type 'LocationController'. Make sure that the controller has a parameterless public constructor.

at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.DefaultHttpControllerActivator.Create(HttpRequestMessage request, HttpControllerDescriptor controllerDescriptor, Type controllerType)
at System.Web.Http.Controllers.HttpControllerDescriptor.CreateController(HttpRequestMessage request)
at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerDispatcher.<SendAsync>d__1.MoveNext()

InnerException

Type 'IP2LocationAPI.Web.Controllers.v1.LocationController' does not have a default constructor

at System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.New(Type type)
at System.Web.Http.Internal.TypeActivator.Create[TBase](Type instanceType)
at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.DefaultHttpControllerActivator.GetInstanceOrActivator(HttpRequestMessage request, Type controllerType, Func`1& activator)
at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.DefaultHttpControllerActivator.Create(HttpRequestMessage request, HttpControllerDescriptor controllerDescriptor, Type controllerType)

Answer 1

This answer fixed it for me: https://stackoverflow.com/a/28231437/397852

Basically setting the dependency resolver against the HttpConfiguration instance rather than the GlobalConfiguration.Configuration method works;

HttpConfiguration config = new HttpConfiguration
    {
        DependencyResolver = new SimpleInjectorWebApiDependencyResolver(container);
    };