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Formats and Model Binding

In this chapter, you'll learn:
How ASP.NET Web API binds HTTP messages to domain models, and how to work with media formats in Web API.

  1. Media-Type Formatters

    By Mike Wasson|

    This tutorial shows how support additional media formats in ASP.NET Web API.

  2. JSON and XML Serialization

    By Mike Wasson|

    Describes the built-on support for JSON and XML serialization.

  3. Content Negotiation

    By Mike Wasson|

    Describes how ASP.NET Web API implements HTTP content negotiation.

  4. Model Validation in ASP.NET Web API

    By Mike Wasson|

Web API Books

Microsoft's Jon Galloway recommends these books for learning ASP.NET MVC:

Pro ASP.NET Web API

Pro ASP.NET Web API

by Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler

Designing Evolvable Web APIs with ASP.NET

Designing Evolvable Web APIs with ASP.NET

by Glenn Block, Pablo Cibraro, Pedro Felix, Howard Dierking, Darrel Miller

ASP.NET MVC 4 and the Web API: Building a REST Service from Start to Finish

ASP.NET MVC 4 and the Web API: Building a REST Service from Start to Finish

by Jamie Kurtz