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POWhy does ApiController require explicit Http verbs on methods?
 

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    <p>I'm using <code>ApiController</code>. I struggle to understand why ApiControllers differ from Controllers in certain ways. </p> <p>Take</p> <pre><code>public class QuestionCommentController : ApiController { QuestionCommentCRUD crud = new QuestionCommentCRUD(); // GET api/questioncomment/5 [HttpGet] public string Read(int id) </code></pre> <p>I'm accustomed to <code>Controller</code> types which allow me to create method without specifying the legal verbs via Attributes:</p> <pre><code>public class QuestionCommentController : Controller { QuestionCommentCRUD crud = new QuestionCommentCRUD(); // GET questioncomment/5 public string Read(int id) </code></pre> <p>In the latter case I can perform GET/POST without specifying <code>HttpGetAttribute</code>. I find this behavior confusing for a few reasons:</p> <ul> <li>There's now two <code>HttpGet</code>: <code>System.Web.Http.HttpGet</code> and <code>System.Web.Mvc.HttpGet</code></li> <li><code>System.Web.Http.HttpGe</code>t is required, <code>System.Web.Mvc.HttpGet</code> is <em>not</em> required for GET requests</li> <li><code>ApiController</code> requests require a unique route <code>/api/controller...</code></li> </ul> <p><code>Controller</code>'s allows me to fall into the pit of success. The newer <code>ApiController</code> requires hand holding. </p> <p>I noticed the default template has a syntax that I don't understand:</p> <pre><code> public void Post([FromBody]string value) { } </code></pre> <p>The verb is the method name along with some funky <code>[FromBody]</code> thing going on. Maybe this is why things are setup this way? What assumptions exist about the usage of <code>ApiController</code> that led to this design? </p>
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    1. COIs it because it's convention-based so you're supposed to call the actions `GetQuestionComment` and it infers that your creating a `GET` action?
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