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Exploring Validation and Mapping

In this chapter of the book, we will discuss how to perform data validation and mapping with minimal APIs, showing what features we currently have, what is missing, and what the most interesting alternatives are. Learning about these concepts will help us to develop more robust and maintainable applications.

In this chapter, we will be covering the following topics:

  • Handling validation
  • Mapping data to and from APIs

Technical requirements

To follow the descriptions in this chapter, you will need to create an ASP.NET Core 6.0 Web API application. Refer to the Technical requirements section in Chapter 2, Exploring Minimal APIs and Their Advantages, for instructions on how to do so.

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