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C# 9 and .NET 5 – Modern Cross-Platform Development

You're reading from   C# 9 and .NET 5 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Build intelligent apps, websites, and services with Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and Entity Framework Core using Visual Studio Code

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800568105
Length 822 pages
Edition 5th Edition
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Preface 1. Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET! 2. Speaking C# FREE CHAPTER 3. Controlling Flow and Converting Types 4. Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions 5. Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming 6. Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes 7. Understanding and Packaging .NET Types 8. Working with Common .NET Types 9. Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization 10. Protecting Your Data and Applications 11. Working with Databases Using Entity Framework Core 12. Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ 13. Improving Performance and Scalability Using Multitasking 14. Introducing Practical Applications of C# and .NET 15. Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages 16. Building Websites Using the Model-View-Controller Pattern 17. Building Websites Using a Content Management System 18. Building and Consuming Web Services 19. Building Intelligent Apps Using Machine Learning 20. Building Web User Interfaces Using Blazor 21. Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps 22. Index

Building and Consuming Web Services

This chapter is about learning how to build web services using the ASP.NET Core Web API, and then consuming web services using HTTP clients that could be any other type of .NET app, including a website, a Windows desktop app, or a mobile app.

This chapter assumes knowledge and skills that you learned in Chapter 11, Working with Databases Using Entity Framework Core, and Chapters 14 to 16, about building websites using ASP.NET Core.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Building web services using the ASP.NET Core Web API
  • Documenting and testing web services
  • Consuming services using HTTP clients
  • Implementing advanced features
  • Understanding other communication technologies
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