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ASP.NET Web API Essentials Using C#
Course Duration 2 days
Training Overview

This course provides a practical hands-on introduction to developing and consuming ASP.NET Web API services using C# and Visual Studio 2013. 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 4.5.1 and ASP.NET Web API 2.0/2.1.

Numerous programming examples and exercises are provided. The student will receive a comprehensive set of notes and all the programming examples.

Learning Objectives
  • Gain an understanding of what ASP.NET Web API is and why it is useful
  • Implement HTTP services using Web API and Visual Studio 2013
  • 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 and HTML is also required.

Training Outline
  • 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
  • Web API and HTTP
    • HTTP Response Codes
    • HttpResponseException
    • Implementing POST
    • Implementing PUT
    • Implementing DELETE
  • 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
  • JavaScript Clients
    • Document Object Model
    • jQuery
    • Sending AJAX Requests
    • Implementing a Client
  • .NET Clients
    • Web API Client Libraries
    • HttpClient
    • Issuing GET Requests
    • Issuing POST Requests
    • Other Requests
System Requirements

Required software is Visual Studio 2013, including the free Express versions. 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.