// PUT api/Books/5
public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PutBook(int id, Book book)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
if (id != book.Id)
{
return BadRequest();
}
db.Entry(book).State = EntityState.Modified;
try
{
await db.SaveChangesAsync();
}
catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
{
if (!BookExists(id))
{
return NotFound();
}
else
{
throw;
}
}
return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
}
public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PostBook(Book book)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
db.Books.Add(book);
await db.SaveChangesAsync();
//return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id = book.Id }, book);
//New code:
// Load author name
db.Entry(book).Reference(x=>x.Author).Load();
var dto = new BookDTO() {
Id=book.Id,
Title = book.Title,
AuthorName=book.Author.Name
};
return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id=book.Id}, dto);
}