Registering the OData Service

When you create any Web API service, Visual Studio 2015 generates a file called WebApiConfig.vb, which is located in the App_Start folder. By default, the code in this file defines a template for routing HTTP requests to web pages in the application. This works fine in a Web API normal service, but it must be changed when working with an OData service. For this reason, replace the default code with the following:

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Imports System.Web.HttpImports System.Web.OData.BuilderImports System.Web.OData.ExtensionsPublic Module WebApiConfig    Public Sub Register(ByVal config As HttpConfiguration)        Dim builder As New ODataConventionModelBuilder()        builder.EntitySet(Of Customer)("Customers") ...

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