// GET: api/Authors/5
public IHttpActionResult GetAuthorById(int id)
{
var author = db.Authors.Select(a => new
{
Id = a.Id,
FirstName = a.FirstName,
LastName = a.LastName,
BookTitles = a.Books.Select(b => b.Title)
})
.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Id == id);
if (author == null)
{
return NotFound();
}
var authorView = new AuthorViewModel.AuthorBookViewModel()
{
FirstName = author.FirstName,
LastName = author.LastName,
BookTitles = author.BookTitles
};
return this.Ok(authorView);
}
public IHttpActionResult GetBooksForAuthorById(int id)
{
var author = db.Authors.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Id == id);
if (author == null)
{
return this.NotFound();
}
var authorView = new AuthorViewModel.AuthorBookViewModel()
{
BookTitles = author.Books.Select(b => b.Title)
};
return this.Ok(authorView);
}
