ASP.NET Web API Essentials Using C# – 2 Days
Course Description
This two-day ASP.NET Web API Essentials Using C# course provides a practical hands-on introduction to developing and consuming ASP.NET Web API services using C# and Visual Studio 2015. This Web development framework from Microsoft makes it easy to create HTTP services that can reach a broad range of clients. It is an excellent platform for creating RESTful Web applications. The course is current to .NET Framework 4.5.2/4.6 and ASP.NET Web API 2.
What You Will Learn
- Gain an understanding of what ASP.NET Web API is and why it is useful
- Implement HTTP services using Web API and Visual Studio 2015
- Consume HTTP services using both jQuery and the ASP.NET Web API client library
- Handle different media formats and content variations in Web API services
- Understand routing and binding in Web API
- Perform validation of request data
Prerequisites
The student should have a good working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework. Basic knowledge of ASP.NET, HTML and JavaScript is also required.
Outline
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Introduction to ASP.NET Web API
ASP.NET Web API
Representational State Transfer
REST and Web API
HTTP Services Using Web API
Using Fiddler
Web API vs. WCF
2. Web API and HTTP
HTTP Response Codes
HttpResponseException
Implementing POST
Implementing PUT
Implementing DELETE
3. Media Formatters and Content Negotiation
Internet Media Types
Media Formatters
JSON and XML Formatters
Content Negotiation
Accept and Content-Type Headers
Using the Query String
Custom Request Headers
Serialization
BSON Serialization
4. JavaScript Clients
Document Object Model
jQuery
Sending AJAX Requests
Implementing a Client
5. Binding, Validation and Routing
Reading Raw HTTP Requests
Route Data, Query String and Request Body
Binding to Simple Types
Binding to Complex Types
Validation Using Data Annotations
Routing in ASP.NET Web API
Using Default Routes
6. .NET Clients
Web API Client Libraries
HttpClient
Issuing GET Requests
Issuing POST Requests
Other Requests
Appendix A. Learning Resources
System Requirements
Required software is Visual Studio 2015, including the free Visual Studio Community 2015. The preferred operating system is Windows 7. The free Fiddler HTTP tool is also used. This can be downloaded from the Web. See the course Setup Notes for details.
A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a 1.8 GHz or equivalent CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and at least 10 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.
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