Understand HTTP endpoint

Understand HTTP endpoint

An HTTP endpoint:

• Is a targetable URL in the web application, such as https://localhost:5001/HelloWorld.

• It Combines:

  • The protocol used: HTTPS.

  • The network location of the web server, including the TCP port: localhost:5001.

  • The target URI: HelloWorld.

The first comment states this is an HTTP GET method that's invoked by appending /HelloWorld/ to the base URL.

The second comment specifies an HTTP GET method that's invoked by appending /HelloWorld/Welcome/ to the URL. Later on we will look into HTTP POST methods, which update data.

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Append "HelloWorld" to the path in the address bar. The Index method returns a string.

Browser window showing an app response of This is my default action

MVC invokes controller classes, and the action methods within them, depending on the incoming URL.

The default URL routing logic used by MVC, uses a format like this to determine what code to invoke:

/[Controller]/[ActionName]/[Parameters]