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Microsoft® ASP.NET 2.0 Step By Step

by George Shepherd

October 2005

Beginner to intermediate

464 pages

11h 2m

English

Microsoft Press

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The Road to ASP.NET 2.0Classic ASPASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1ASP.NET 2.0A Word About the .NET RuntimeUsing This BookWho Is This Book For?Organization of This BookGetting StartedFinding Your Best Starting Point in This BookConventions and Features in This BookConventionsOther FeaturesSystem RequirementsUsing Microsoft AccessCode SamplesInstalling the C# Code SamplesInstalling the Visual Basic Code SamplesUsing the Code SamplesUninstalling the Code SamplesPrerelease SoftwareOnline Companion ContentSupport for This BookQuestions and Comments
HTTP RequestsHTTP Requests from a BrowserMaking HTTP Requests Without a BrowserBuild a Simple HTTP RequestorHyperText Markup Language (HTML)Dynamic ContentHTML FormsCommon Gateway InterfaceThe Microsoft Platform as a Web ServerInternet Information ServicesInternet Services Application Programming Interface DLLsInternet Information ServicesRunning IISClassic ASPWeb Development IssuesASP.NETChapter 1 Quick Reference
The Canonical Hello World ApplicationBuilding the HelloWorld Web ApplicationMixing HTML with Executable CodeAdding Executable Code InlineServer-Side Executable BlocksAdding Executable Code via a Script BlockThe ASP.NET Compilation ModelViewing the ASP.NET AssembliesCoding OptionsASP.NET 1.x StyleASP.NET 2.x StyleThe ASP.NET PipelineRequest PathThe HttpApplicationThe HttpContextHttpModulesHttpHandlersVisual Studio and ASP.NETKinds of Web SitesLocal IIS Web SitesFile System Web SitesFTP Web SitesRemote Web SitesHello World and Visual StudioConclusionChapter 2 Quick Reference
Rendering Controls as TagsPackaging UI as ComponentsThe Page Using ASP.NETThe Page’s Rendering ModelThe Page’s Control TreeAdding Controls Using Visual StudioBuilding a Page with Visual StudioLayout ConsiderationsConclusionChapter 3 Quick Reference
The Control ClassVisual Studio and Custom ControlsCreate a Custom ControlA Palindrome CheckerThe Palindrome Checker ControlControls and EventsAdding a PalindromeFound EventHtmlTextWriter and ControlsUse the HtmlTextWriterControls and View StateUsing View StateConclusionChapter 4 Quick Reference
Composite Controls versus Rendered ControlsCustom Composite ControlsThe Palindrome Checker as a Composite Custom ControlUser ControlsThe Palindrome Checker as a User ControlWhen to Use Each Type of ControlConclusionChapter 5 Quick Reference

ValidationCreating a page that employs validation controlsHow Page Validation WorksClient-Side ValidationServer-Side ValidationAdd Finer-grained ValidationOther ValidatorsValidator PropertiesTreeViewUsing the TreeView controlMultiViewUsing the MultiView and View controlsConclusionChapter 6 Quick Reference
A Brief History of Web PartsWhat Good Are Web Parts?Developing Web Parts ControlsWeb Parts Page DevelopmentWeb Parts Application DevelopmentThe Web Parts ArchitectureWebPartManager and WebZonesBuilt-in ZonesBuilt-in Web PartsUsing Web PartsDeveloping a Web PartDeveloping the HyperLinkWebPartConclusionChapter 7 Quick Reference
A Common Look and FeelASP.NET 2.0 Master PagesUsing a Master PageThemesCreating and Using a ThemeSkinsCreate a SkinConclusionChapter 8 Quick Reference
Windows Configuration.NET ConfigurationMachine.ConfigConfiguration Section HandlersWeb.ConfigConfiguration in ASP.NET 1.xConfiguration in ASP.NET 2.0Configuring Your ApplicationThe ASP.NET Administration ToolASP.NET MMC Snap-inUse the MMC Snap-inConclusionChapter 9 Quick Reference
Web-Based SecuritySecuring IISBasic Forms AuthenticationRun the Forms Authentication ExampleASP.NET Authentication ServicesThe FormsAuthentication ClassAn Optional Login PageRun the Optional Login PageManaging UsersManaging User AccessASP.NET Login ControlsWrite a Login PageAuthorizing UsersManaging AuthorizationConclusionChapter 10 Quick Reference
Representing Collections without DatabindingRepresenting Collections with DatabindingListControl-Based ControlsTreeViewMenuFormViewGridViewDetailsViewDataListRepeaterSimple DatabindingDatabinding with an ArrayListAccessing DatabasesThe .NET Database StoryConnectionsCommandsManaging ResultsDataReaderDataSetASP.NET Data SourcesUse a DataSource to Populate Controls in DataReader ModeOther Databound ControlsThe GridViewThe FormViewThe DetailsViewThe DataListConclusionChapter 11 Quick Reference
Personalizing Web VisitsPersonalization in ASP.NETUser ProfilesPersonalization ProvidersUsing PersonalizationDefining Profiles in Web.ConfigUse Profile InformationSaving Profile ChangesProfiles and UsersUsing ProfilesConclusionChapter 12 Quick Reference
Why Session State?ASP.NET and Session StateGetting a Taste of Session StateTrying Session StateSession State and More Complex DataSession State, ADO.NET Objects, and Databound ControlsConfiguring Session StateTurning Off Session StateStoring Session State InProcStoring Session State in a State ServerStoring Session State in a DatabaseTracking Session StateTracking Session State with CookiesTracking Session State with the URLUsing AutoDetectApplying Device ProfilesSession State TimeoutsOther Session Configuration SettingsThe Wizard Control: Alternative to Session StateUsing the Wizard ControlConclusionChapter 13 Quick Reference
Making an Application that Benefits from CachingUsing the Data CacheUsing the CacheImpact of CachingManaging the CacheDataSets in MemoryCache ExpirationsAbsolute ExpirationSliding ExpirationsCache DependenciesSetting Cache DependenciesThe SQL Server DependencyClearing the CacheRemoval CallbackConclusionChapter 14 Quick Reference
Caching ContentCreate a Cacheable PageManaging Cached ContentModifying the OutputCache DirectiveVarying Cached Content by Query String ParametersThe HttpCachePolicyCaching LocationsOutput Cache DependenciesCaching ProfilesSet Up a Cache ProfileCaching User ControlsUser Controls and Output CachingWhen Output Caching Makes SenseConclusionChapter 15 Quick Reference
Page TracingTurning on TracingTrace StatementsAdding Tracing StatementsApplication TracingApplication-level TracingEnabling Tracing ProgrammaticallyThe TraceFinished EventPiping Other Trace MessagesDebugging with Visual StudioDebug an ApplicationError PagesWork with Error PagesUnhandled ExceptionsConclusionChapter 16 Quick Reference
The Application: A Rendezvous PointOverriding HttpApplicationManaging Application StateApplication State CaveatsHandling EventsApplication_StartApplication_EndApplication_ErrorSession_StartSession_EndHttpApplication EventsTiming RequestsHttpModulesExisting ModulesImplementing a ModuleA Timing ModuleSee Active ModulesListing the ModulesStoring State in ModulesTracking Average Request DurationGlobal.asax versus HttpModulesConclusionChapter 17 Quick Reference
HandlersBuilt-in HandlersIHttpHandlerImplementing IHttpHandlerWriting a Custom HandlerThe CustomFormHandler Using VBHandlers and Session StateGeneric Handlers (ASHX Files)Writing a Generic HandlerConclusionChapter 18 Quick Reference
RemotingRemoting Over the WebSimple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)Transporting the Type SystemWeb Service Description LanguageIf You Couldn’t Use ASP.NET...A Web Service in ASP.NETWrite an ASP.NET Web ServiceConsuming Web ServicesUse the QuoteServiceAsynchronous ExecutionWeb Services in Visual BasicWhat Good Are Web Services?Other FeaturesConclusionChapter 19 Quick Reference
Visual Studio ProjectsHTTP ProjectFTP ProjectFile System ProjectPrecompilingPrecompiling for PerformancePrecompiling for DeploymentCreating a Web Site InstallerConclusionChapter 20 Quick Reference

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