Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “In minimal APIs, we define the route patterns using the Map* methods of the WebApplication object.”

A block of code is set as follows:

app.MapGet("/hello-get", () => "[GET] Hello World!"); 
app.MapPost("/hello-post", () => "[POST] Hello World!"); 
app.MapPut("/hello-put", () => "[PUT] Hello World!"); 
app.MapDelete("/hello-delete", () => "[DELETE] Hello World!");

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment()) 
{
    app.UseSwagger(); 
    app.UseSwaggerUI(); 
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

dotnet new webapi -minimal -o Chapter01

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in bold. Here is an example: “Open Visual Studio 2022 and from the main screen, click on Create a new project.”

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