Given the following simple Web API (not part of an MVC project, just an empty ASP.NET site) which I've taken from a tutorial:
Public Class AwesomeController
Inherits ApiController
Public Function [Get]() As String
Return "Hello. The time is " & DateTime.Now.ToString
End Function
Public Function Post(<FromBody> yourName As String) As String
Return String.Format("Hi {0}, you posted here at {1}", yourName, DateTime.Now.ToString)
End Function
End Class
I am creating the Route within global.asax like this:
Sub Application_Start(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Routes.Add("default", New HttpRoute("{controller}"))
End Sub
This works fine, but I've read that WebAPI Routing should preferably be created using MapHttpRoute so that the service can exist in isolation. Is this true?
If so, can anyone post the code to replace my global.asax version?
Update
I figured out the last bit, but would still appreciate knowing whether there is a 'correct' way?
RouteTable.Routes.MapHttpRoute("default", "{controller}")