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Debugging Web API Hello World
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ASP.NET
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Web Services
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Thread ID:
01650768
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>2. Below is the code of the WebApiConfig class. Could someone please explain it - in English - as simply as possible (if possible).
>
>
>   public static class WebApiConfig
>    {
>        public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
>        {
>            // Web API configuration and services
>
>            // Web API routes
>            config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();
>
>            config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
>                name: "DefaultApi",
>                routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
>                defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
>            );
>        }
>    }
>
>

I have a questions regarding the the MapHttpRoute method (above). I read in a book that "the MapHttproute method simply adds a new entry in a dictionary that stores all the routes." Where is this 'dictionary'? In which format is it?
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