.NET Training : ASP.NET Web API Essentials Using C# Rev. 4.8

ASP.NET Web API Essentials Using C#
Rev. 4.8

.NET Training Overview

This course provides a practical hands-on introduction to developing and consuming ASP.NET Web API services using C# and Visual Studio 2017. 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.

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

.NET Training 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 2017

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

.NET Training 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.

.NET Training Course duration

2 days

.NET Training Course outline

1. 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 2017, including the free Visual Studio Community 2017. 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 2 GHz or equivalent CPU, 4 GB of RAM, and at least 10 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.