Discover the most important features of Web Application Interfaces
There are instances during which ASP.NET MVC might satisfy your requirements. Since ASP.NET MVC is usually attached to single and specific web application, it is known to have the ability to uncover the entire type of application requirements instantly with the help of AJAX. Thus ASP MVC controller avoids the need to create a new API as the methodology has the potential to work quickly for uncovering the essential necessities for any given application while working with web applications. However if you are willing to make a comprehensive REST services that are not at all attached with any single application, then Web API would be the best choice to work with. Web API services serves the best if you are looking forward for a rich and flawless solution and also if the application functionalities are mostly information driven. However ASP.NET MVC is the best choice if you are about to work with UI/View driven programming methodologies that ranges from Ajax driven pages as well as stacking HTML sections etc.


Information Groups that needs to be managed
The output of an ASP.NET MVC would be displayed in the form of HTML mark-up or JSON form since ActionResult or JsonResult is returned by a model view controller. The essential working features could be uncovered by harnessing the potential of activity strategies whenever the information groups suffice the requirements during a specific event. However Webpage API will choose the information process wherein the form of Accept Header is taken in to consideration whereas the MVC controller indicates the working design in the form of ActionResult or JsonResult while comprising the action methods.


Content Transaction
The returning content in the Accept Header format are what content transaction is all about. The content could be sent in different formats such as images or documents to the clients while working along with Web API whereas in most of the instances the content information would be sent either as JSON or XML.


Functioning as a Self-Hosting
Internet Information Service has to be hosted for uncovering essential features available through a MVC controller. However Web API allows you to have an API within a custom hosting phase since Web API is considered to be a controlling system. This helps Webpage API to be hosted in a custom host that is lightweight as it allows Web API to avoid various overheads of Internet Information Service. This is utilized to the maximum especially with services that are quickly verified by several clients such as desktop applications, console applications and web applications etc.


How important are the marks for strategy?
HTTP verb based mapping for methods are often utilized by Web API. It has to be taken note that the same HTTP verb could not have various techniques and the only exception to mention would be the GET method which allows you to work with two methods. The knowledge of configuration confinements is also desirable to work with Web APIs. However there are no such limitations during an event of MVC Controller. The MVC model binding process often deals with the mapping procedure by making use of parameters of an action method. However both ASP.NET MVC as well as Web API could be used within a single web application depending on your requirements. Get more insights from this eBook!