This article shows the walk through of how to use Web API with Entity Framework..
In this context we will see the Overview and Creating the Project.We will create a simple Bookstore application.
- Step 1 Create a New Project Open visual studio 2013 -> click on File -> New Project -> Create new ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Application -> Name it as
BooksStore
.
Select Internet Application Template and click ok
This template creates an ASP.NET MVC application which supports forms authentication. If we run the application now, we can notice some of the features
- Step 2 Open Site.css file and add the following styles as shown

html {
background-color: #e2e2e2;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
body {
background-color: #fff;
border-top: solid 10px #000;
color: #333;
font-size: .85em;
font-family: "Segoe UI", Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
a {
color: #333;
outline: none;
padding-left: 3px;
padding-right: 3px;
text-decoration: underline;
}
a:link, a:visited,
a:active, a:hover {
color: #333;
}
a:hover {
background-color: #c7d1d6;
}
header, footer, hgroup,
nav, section {
display: block;
}
mark {
background-color: #a6dbed;
padding-left: 5px;
padding-right: 5px;
}
.float-left {
float: left;
}
.float-right {
float: right;
}
.clear-fix:after {
content: ".";
clear: both;
display: block;
height: 0;
visibility: hidden;
}
h1, h2, h3,
h4, h5, h6 {
color: #000;
margin-bottom: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
}
h1 {
font-size: 2em;
}
h2 {
font-size: 1.75em;
}
h3 {
font-size: 1.2em;
}
h4 {
font-size: 1.1em;
}
h5, h6 {
font-size: 1em;
}
h5 a:link, h5 a:visited, h5 a:active {
padding: 0;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* main layout
----------------------------------------------------------*/
.content-wrapper {
margin: 0 auto;
max-width: 960px;
}
#body {
background-color: #efeeef;
clear: both;
padding-bottom: 35px;
}
.main-content {
background: url("../Images/accent.png") no-repeat;
padding-left: 10px;
padding-top: 30px;
}
.featured + .main-content {
background: url("../Images/heroAccent.png") no-repeat;
}
header .content-wrapper {
padding-top: 20px;
}
footer {
clear: both;
background-color: #e2e2e2;
font-size: .8em;
height: 100px;
}
/* site title
----------------------------------------------------------*/
.site-title {
color: #c8c8c8;
font-family: Rockwell, Consolas, "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
font-size: 2.3em;
margin: 0;
}
.site-title a, .site-title a:hover, .site-title a:active {
background: none;
color: #c8c8c8;
outline: none;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* login
----------------------------------------------------------*/
#login {
display: block;
font-size: .85em;
margin: 0 0 10px;
text-align: right;
}
#login a {
background-color: #d3dce0;
margin-left: 10px;
margin-right: 3px;
padding: 2px 3px;
text-decoration: none;
}
#login a.username {
background: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-decoration: underline;
}
#login ul {
margin: 0;
}
#login li {
display: inline;
list-style: none;
}
/* menu
----------------------------------------------------------*/
ul#menu {
font-size: 1.3em;
font-weight: 600;
margin: 0 0 5px;
padding: 0;
text-align: right;
}
ul#menu li {
display: inline;
list-style: none;
padding-left: 15px;
}
ul#menu li a {
background: none;
color: #999;
text-decoration: none;
}
ul#menu li a:hover {
color: #333;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* page elements
----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* featured */
.featured {
background-color: #fff;
}
.featured .content-wrapper {
background-color: #7ac0da;
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left, #7ac0da 0%, #a4d4e6 100%);
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, #7ac0da 0%, #a4d4e6 100%);
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, color-stop(0, #7ac0da), color-stop(1, #a4d4e6));
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, #7ac0da 0%, #a4d4e6 100%);
background-image: linear-gradient(left, #7ac0da 0%, #a4d4e6 100%);
color: #3e5667;
padding: 20px 40px 30px 40px;
}
.featured hgroup.title h1, .featured hgroup.title h2 {
color: #fff;
}
.featured p {
font-size: 1.1em;
}
/* page titles */
hgroup.title {
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
hgroup.title h1, hgroup.title h2 {
display: inline;
}
hgroup.title h2 {
font-weight: normal;
margin-left: 3px;
}
/* features */
section.feature {
width: 300px;
float: left;
padding: 10px;
}
/* ordered list */
ol.round {
list-style-type: none;
padding-left: 0;
}
ol.round li {
margin: 25px 0;
padding-left: 45px;
}
ol.round li.zero {
background: url("../Images/orderedList0.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.one {
background: url("../Images/orderedList1.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.two {
background: url("../Images/orderedList2.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.three {
background: url("../Images/orderedList3.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.four {
background: url("../Images/orderedList4.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.five {
background: url("../Images/orderedList5.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.six {
background: url("../Images/orderedList6.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.seven {
background: url("../Images/orderedList7.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.eight {
background: url("../Images/orderedList8.png") no-repeat;
}
ol.round li.nine {
background: url("../Images/orderedList9.png") no-repeat;
}
/* content */
article {
float: left;
width: 70%;
}
aside {
float: right;
width: 25%;
}
aside ul {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
}
aside ul li {
background: url("../Images/bullet.png") no-repeat 0 50%;
padding: 2px 0 2px 20px;
}
.label {
font-weight: 700;
}
/* login page */
#loginForm {
border-right: solid 2px #c8c8c8;
float: left;
width: 55%;
}
#loginForm .validation-error {
display: block;
margin-left: 15px;
}
#loginForm .validation-summary-errors ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#loginForm .validation-summary-errors li {
display: inline;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
}
#loginForm input {
width: 250px;
}
#loginForm input[type="checkbox"],
#loginForm input[type="submit"],
#loginForm input[type="button"],
#loginForm button {
width: auto;
}
#socialLoginForm {
margin-left: 40px;
float: left;
width: 40%;
}
#socialLoginForm h2 {
margin-bottom: 5px;
}
#socialLoginList button {
margin-bottom: 12px;
}
#logoutForm {
display: inline;
}
/* contact */
.contact h3 {
font-size: 1.2em;
}
.contact p {
margin: 5px 0 0 10px;
}
.contact iframe {
border: 1px solid #333;
margin: 5px 0 0 10px;
}
/* forms */
fieldset {
border: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
fieldset legend {
display: none;
}
fieldset ol {
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}
fieldset ol li {
padding-bottom: 5px;
}
label {
display: block;
font-size: 1.2em;
font-weight: 600;
}
label.checkbox {
display: inline;
}
input, textarea {
border: 1px solid #e2e2e2;
background: #fff;
color: #333;
font-size: 1.2em;
margin: 5px 0 6px 0;
padding: 5px;
width: 300px;
}
textarea {
font-family: inherit;
width: 500px;
}
input:focus, textarea:focus {
border: 1px solid #7ac0da;
}
input[type="checkbox"] {
background: transparent;
border: inherit;
width: auto;
}
input[type="submit"],
input[type="button"],
button {
background-color: #d3dce0;
border: 1px solid #787878;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 1.2em;
font-weight: 600;
padding: 7px;
margin-right: 8px;
width: auto;
}
td input[type="submit"],
td input[type="button"],
td button {
font-size: 1em;
padding: 4px;
margin-right: 4px;
}
/* info and errors */
.message-info {
border: 1px solid;
clear: both;
padding: 10px 20px;
}
.message-error {
clear: both;
color: #e80c4d;
font-size: 1.1em;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 20px 0 10px 0;
}
.message-success {
color: #7ac0da;
font-size: 1.3em;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 20px 0 10px 0;
}
.error {
color: #e80c4d;
}
/* styles for validation helpers */
.field-validation-error {
color: #e80c4d;
font-weight: bold;
}
.field-validation-valid {
display: none;
}
input.input-validation-error {
border: 1px solid #e80c4d;
}
input[type="checkbox"].input-validation-error {
border: 0 none;
}
.validation-summary-errors {
color: #e80c4d;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 1.1em;
}
.validation-summary-valid {
display: none;
}
/* tables
----------------------------------------------------------*/
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
margin-top: 0.75em;
border: 0 none;
}
th {
font-size: 1.2em;
text-align: left;
border: none 0px;
padding-left: 0;
}
th a {
display: block;
position: relative;
}
th a:link, th a:visited, th a:active, th a:hover {
color: #333;
font-weight: 600;
text-decoration: none;
padding: 0;
}
th a:hover {
color: #000;
}
th.asc a, th.desc a {
margin-right: .75em;
}
th.asc a:after, th.desc a:after {
display: block;
position: absolute;
right: 0em;
top: 0;
font-size: 0.75em;
}
th.asc a:after {
content: '?';
}
th.desc a:after {
content: '?';
}
td {
padding: 0.25em 2em 0.25em 0em;
border: 0 none;
}
tr.pager td {
padding: 0 0.25em 0 0;
}
/********************
* Mobile Styles *
********************/
@media only screen and (max-width: 850px) {
/* header
----------------------------------------------------------*/
header .float-left,
header .float-right {
float: none;
}
/* logo */
header .site-title {
margin: 10px;
text-align: center;
}
/* login */
#login {
font-size: .85em;
margin: 0 0 12px;
text-align: center;
}
#login ul {
margin: 5px 0;
padding: 0;
}
#login li {
display: inline;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#login a {
background: none;
color: #999;
font-weight: 600;
margin: 2px;
padding: 0;
}
#login a:hover {
color: #333;
}
/* menu */
nav {
margin-bottom: 5px;
}
ul#menu {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;
}
ul#menu li {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
/* main layout
----------------------------------------------------------*/
.main-content,
.featured + .main-content {
background-position: 10px 0;
}
.content-wrapper {
padding-right: 10px;
padding-left: 10px;
}
.featured .content-wrapper {
padding: 10px;
}
/* page content */
article, aside {
float: none;
width: 100%;
}
/* ordered list */
ol.round {
list-style-type: none;
padding-left: 0;
}
ol.round li {
padding-left: 10px;
margin: 25px 0;
}
ol.round li.zero,
ol.round li.one,
ol.round li.two,
ol.round li.three,
ol.round li.four,
ol.round li.five,
ol.round li.six,
ol.round li.seven,
ol.round li.eight,
ol.round li.nine {
background: none;
}
/* features */
section.feature {
float: none;
padding: 10px;
width: auto;
}
section.feature img {
color: #999;
content: attr(alt);
font-size: 1.5em;
font-weight: 600;
}
/* forms */
input {
width: 90%;
}
/* login page */
#loginForm {
border-right: none;
float: none;
width: auto;
}
#loginForm .validation-error {
display: block;
margin-left: 15px;
}
#socialLoginForm {
margin-left: 0;
float: none;
width: auto;
}
/* footer
----------------------------------------------------------*/
footer .float-left,
footer .float-right {
float: none;
}
footer {
text-align: center;
height: auto;
padding: 10px 0;
}
footer p {
margin: 0;
}
}
.content {
clear: both;
width: 90%;
}
li {
list-style-type: none;
}
#products li {
width: 300px;
background-color: #aaf;
font-size: 1.5em;
font-weight: bold;
color: #ff0;
margin: 0 0 5px 0;
padding: 0 5px 0 5px;
}
.price {
float: right;
color: #c00;
font-size: 0.75em;
}
.details thead td {
background-color: #CCCCCC;
color: #333333;
}
.details td {
padding: 6px;
}
.details td.qty {
text-align: center;
}
#cart a {
color: Blue;
font-size: .75em;
}
#update-products li {
padding: 5px;
color: #666;
border-style: dashed;
border-width: 2px;
border-color: #666;
}
#update-products li .item {
width: 120px;
display: inline-block;
text-align: right;
}
Conclusion
In this article we have learned about the overview and creation of project..In the Next Part we will see creation of Domain Models...Happy Coding
Reference
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff398049(VS.98).aspx