Create the first Web API project using a template

Software Environment

VS Update3

This section explains how to create a Web API project by using an example

The first step, open vs, through the File menu, the new Project command, the approximate steps such as:

2nd, in the pop-up dialog, select the Web under the C # template on the left, and then choose the first selection based on the traditional Framework4.5.2, roughly as follows:

The 3rd step, based on the previous step, selects the WebAPI template, which automatically references the core references of MVC and WebAPI, roughly as follows:

After successful creation, the approximate directory structure is as follows:

The above directory structure is very similar to the MVC organizational structure,

App_start: Once the routing configuration is initialized,

areas: Module folder, note defining each module.

Content:CSS style files are already picture resource files.

fonts: defines a font resource

Controllers: controller.

Models: Business Entities

Views: View Page

Scripts: JavaScript files

Results: The Ihttpactionresult interface has been encapsulated with a common logic Httpresponsemessage implementation Class (later chapters will be described, see the Web API Operation return result type section for details)

Here we generate a complete API project, which runs directly by F5 and generates a WPI help page as follows:

In this section, you'll end up with a template for building a Web API project. Introduction to the directory structure

If you do not understand, please refer to the following documents:

Getting Started with Web APIs

Create the first Web API project using a template