Mastering ASP.NET Web API

Types of route constraints

The ASP.NET Core team has created a bunch of widely used route constraint scenarios based on different data types. The following table lists different route constraints:

Constraint Name	Usage	Remark
Int	{id:int}	The parameter should be an integer
Bool	{isExists:bool}	The parameter should be either TRUE or FALSE
Datetime	{eventdate:datetime}	Accepts only date time as a parameter
Decimal	{amount:decimal}	Accepts only decimal as a parameter
Double	{weight:double}	Accepts only double as a parameter
Float	{distance:float}	Matches only float as a parameter
Guid	{id:guid}	Accepts only GUID as a parameter
Long	{ticks:long}	The parameter should be long ...