RouteAttribute
RouteAttribute is an ASP.NET Core attribute that associates a controller or action with a route template.
Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
The Route attribute declares URL route information on an ASP.NET Core controller or action.
- How it is used
- Sets a web-service controller’s base URL for matching HTTP requests to actions.
- How deep it goes
- Explains controller-token substitution and composition with action routes, but does not detail routing internals.
- Examples
- Uses a ProductsController with GET routes for `/api/products` and `/api/products/{id}`.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via ASP.NET Core MVC to give a controller a base URL and distinguish GET endpoints.
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ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
RouteAttribute is an ASP.NET Core attribute that associates a controller action with a route template.
- How it is used
- Maps explicit URL templates to web API controller actions and controls the URLs exposed by an API.
- How deep it goes
- Explains literal segments, parameters, multiple templates, controller prefixes, absolute routes, and HTTP-verb constraints.
- Examples
- Uses HomeController, CarController, appointment endpoints, multiple URLs, route parameters, and shared api/car prefixes.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via ASP.NET Core attributes to build explicit API URLs and constrain actions to required HTTP verbs.
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Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core
A route attribute is an ASP.NET Core attribute that associates a controller or action with a route template.
- How it is used
- Configures controller and action URL patterns in an ASP.NET Core web API.
- How deep it goes
- Explains controller-level prefixes and route-template choices, while deferring broader API status-code conventions.
- Examples
- Uses SampleController routes for collection, identifier, and delete requests, plus SeedController’s [controller] route.
- What you can do after
- Configure controller URL patterns and combine them with HTTP verb attributes to expose API actions.
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Related concepts
- controllerconfigures · A controller is a software component or architectural role that receives inputs or requests and coordinates their handling by other parts of an application.
- route templateconfigures · A route template is a URL or URI path pattern containing fixed segments and parameters that determines which requests an endpoint matches.
- explicit routingused by · Explicit routing is a routing approach in which each endpoint is assigned a specific URL pattern directly, often through route templates or attributes.
- routingused by · Routing is the selection of a path, destination, or processing component to direct an item, request, or flow toward an intended endpoint.
- web API action methodconfigures · A web API action method is a controller method associated with a matched HTTP request that processes it and produces a response.
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