Getting the Result of ASP.NET Web API in XML Format

Introduction

In this article, we will define the process of displaying the Web API output in Notepad in XML form.

Now we will define the procedure for displaying the output in XML form.

Step 1

First we create the project:

Open the Visual Studio 2012 click on "File" -> "New" -> "Project..."
In the template Window select "Visual C#" -> "Web"
Select ASP. NET MVC4 Application
And then change the name of the application to "hello" and click on the "OK" button

From the next ("New ASP. NET MVC 4 Project") window select "Web API" and then click on the "OK" button.

Step 2

In the second step we add the model class to our project using the following:

Step 3

Write this code in the "Detail.cs" class:

Step 4

Now we add the controller to our project using the following:

Step 5

Now add this code to the DetailController.cs Class:

Step 6

Select the Index.cshtml file using the following:

Now add the following code to this file:

Step 7

Debug the Application and in the URL write the http://localhost:32266/api/detail.

Then it shows the result on browser in XML form.