Learning ASP.NET Web API (Video 16)

The video tutorial covers adding features to a Web API, focusing on associations and URI mapping. It explains the relationship between resources like books and authors, and how to implement these associations in a Web API. The tutorial also demonstrates how to handle multiple URLs pointing to the same method and how to return all authors using a repository. The video concludes with a brief mention of upcoming topics like sorting, paging, and filtering.

What is the primary focus of the section on associations and URI mapping?

• Implementing HTTP verbs

• Understanding relationships between resources

• Designing a user interface

• Creating a new database

In the context of Web APIs, what does URI mapping refer to?

• Mapping user inputs to database fields

• Mapping resources to multiple URIs

• Mapping HTTP verbs to methods

• Mapping data types to variables

What is the purpose of adding a new controller named 'authors controller'?

• To manage book data

• To retrieve author information

• To process payment transactions

• To handle user authentication

How can multiple URLs point to the same method in a Web API?

• By using a single static URL

• By creating separate methods for each URL

• By defining multiple routes for the method

• By using different HTTP verbs

What happens when a request is sent to the URL 'API authors 2'?

• The book with ID 2 is returned

• The author with ID 2 is returned

• All books are returned

• All authors are returned

What is the result of sending a request to retrieve all authors?

• A single author is returned

• No data is returned

• An error message is displayed

• All authors in the system are returned

What is the next topic to be covered after associations and URI mapping?

• Filtering

• Sorting

• Data validation

• Authentication