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Microsoft® ASP.NET 4 Step by Step

by George Shepherd

May 2010

Beginner

608 pages

17h 41m

English

Microsoft Press

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Who This Book Is ForGetting StartedFinding Your Best Starting Point in This BookConventions and Features in This BookConventionsOther FeaturesPrerelease SoftwareHardware and Software RequirementsCode SamplesDigital Content for Digital Book ReadersInstalling the C# Code SamplesUsing the Code SamplesUninstalling the Code SamplesSupport for This BookWe Want to Hear from You
HTTP RequestsHTTP Requests from a BrowserMaking HTTP Requests Without a BrowserHypertext Markup LanguageDynamic ContentHTML FormsCommon Gateway Interface: Very RetroThe Microsoft Environment as a Web ServerInternet Information ServicesInternet Services Application Programming Interface DLLsRunning Internet Information ServicesClassic ASP: Putting ASP.NET into PerspectiveWeb Development ConceptsASP.NETChapter 1 Quick Reference
The Canonical Hello World ApplicationMixing HTML with Executable CodeAdding executable code inlineServer-Side Executable BlocksAdding executable code using a script blockA Trip Through the ASP.NET ArchitectureThe ASP.NET Compilation ModelCoding OptionsASP.NET 1.x StyleModern ASP.NET StyleThe ASP.NET HTTP PipelineThe IIS 5.x and IIS 6.x PipelineThe IIS 7.x Integrated PipelineTapping the PipelineThe HttpApplicationThe HttpContextHttpModulesHttpHandlersVisual Studio and ASP.NETLocal IIS Web SitesFile System–Based Web SitesFTP Web SitesRemote Web SitesHello World and Visual StudioGenerating the HelloWorld Web applicationChapter 2 Quick Reference
Rendering Controls as TagsPackaging the UI as ComponentsThe Page Using ASP.NETThe Page’s Rendering ModelThe Page’s Control TreeAdding Controls Using Visual StudioLayout ConsiderationsChapter 3 Quick Reference
The Control ClassVisual Studio and Custom ControlsA Palindrome CheckerControls and EventsHtmlTextWriter and ControlsControls and ViewStateChapter 4 Quick Reference
Composite Controls versus Rendered ControlsCustom Composite ControlsUser ControlsWhen to Use Each Type of ControlChapter 5 Quick Reference

ValidationHow Page Validation WorksClient-Side ValidationServer-Side ValidationOther ValidatorsValidator PropertiesImage-Based ControlsTreeViewMultiViewChapter 6 Quick Reference
Managing User Interface ConsistencyASP.NET Master PagesThemesSkinsChapter 7 Quick Reference
Windows Configuration.NET ConfigurationMachine.ConfigConfiguration Section HandlersWeb.ConfigManaging Configuration in ASP.NET 1.xManaging Configuration in Later Versions of ASP.NETConfiguring ASP.NET from IISChapter 8 Quick Reference
Web-Based SecuritySecuring IISBasic Forms AuthenticationASP.NET Authentication ServicesThe FormsAuthentication ClassAn Optional Login PageManaging UsersASP.NET Login ControlsAuthorizing UsersChapter 9 Quick Reference
Representing Collections Without Data BindingRepresenting Collections with Data BindingListControl-Based ControlsTreeView ControlMenu ControlFormView ControlGridView ControlDetailsView ControlDataList ControlRepeater ControlSimple Data BindingAccessing DatabasesThe .NET Database StoryConnectionsCommandsManaging ResultsIDataReaderDataSetASP.NET Data SourcesOther Data-Bound ControlsLINQChapter 10 Quick Reference
ASP.NET Navigation SupportNavigation ControlsXML Site MapsThe SiteMapProviderThe SiteMap ClassThe SiteMapNodeUsing Navigation ControlsThe Menu and TreeView ControlsThe SiteMapPath ControlSite Map ConfigurationBuilding Navigable Web SitesTrapping the SiteMapResolve EventDefining Custom Attributes for Each NodeSecurity TrimmingURL MappingURL RewritingChapter 11 Quick Reference
Personalizing Web VisitsPersonalization in ASP.NETUser ProfilesPersonalization ProvidersUsing PersonalizationDefining Profiles in Web.ConfigUsing Profile InformationSaving Profile ChangesProfiles and UsersChapter 12 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 PartsDeveloping a Web PartChapter 13 Quick Reference
Why Session State?ASP.NET and Session StateIntroduction to Session StateSession State and More Complex DataConfiguring 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: An Alternative to Session StateChapter 14 Quick Reference
Getting Started with CachingUsing the Data CacheImpact of CachingManaging the CacheDataSets in MemoryCache ExpirationsCache DependenciesThe SQL Server DependencyClearing the CacheChapter 15 Quick Reference
Caching Page ContentManaging Cached ContentModifying the OutputCache DirectiveThe HttpCachePolicyCaching LocationsOutput Cache DependenciesCaching ProfilesCaching User ControlsWhen Output Caching Makes SenseOther Cache ProvidersChapter 16 Quick Reference
Page TracingTracingTrace StatementsApplication TracingEnabling Tracing ProgrammaticallyThe TraceFinished EventPiping Other Trace MessagesDebugging with Visual StudioError PagesUnhandled ExceptionsChapter 17 Quick Reference
The Application: A Rendezvous PointOverriding HttpApplicationApplication State CaveatsHandling EventsApplication_StartApplication_EndApplication_ErrorApplication_BeginRequestApplication_AuthenticateRequestSession_StartSession_EndHttpApplication EventsHttpModulesExisting ModulesImplementing a ModuleSeeing Active ModulesStoring State in ModulesGlobal.asax vs. HttpModulesChapter 18 Quick Reference
ASP.NET Request HandlersThe Built-in HandlersHandlers and IHttpHandlerHandlers and Session StateGeneric Handlers (ASHX Files)Chapter 19 Quick Reference
Dynamic Data ControlsDynamic Data DetailsChapter 20 Quick Reference
Improving Perceived Performance by Reducing Round-TripsWhat Is WPF?How Does WPF Relate to the Web?Loose XAML FilesXBAP ApplicationsWPF Content and Web ApplicationsWhat About Silverlight?Chapter 21 Quick Reference
The Model-View-Controller (MVC) ArchitectureASP.NET and MVCASP.NET MVC vs. Web FormsMVC and TestingHow MVC Plays with ASP.NETFollowing the Request PathChapter 22 Quick Reference
Rich Internet ApplicationsWhat Is AJAX?ASP.NET and AJAXReasons to Use AJAXReal-World AJAXAJAX in PerspectiveASP.NET Server-Side Support for AJAXScriptManager ControlScriptManagerProxy ControlUpdatePanel ControlUpdateProgress ControlTimer ControlAJAX Client SupportASP.NET AJAX Control ToolkitAJAX Control Toolkit PotpourriGetting Familiar with AJAXThe TimerUpdating ProgressExtender ControlsThe AutoComplete ExtenderA Modal Pop-up Dialog-Style ComponentChapter 23 Quick Reference
Web Applications MatureWhat Is Silverlight?Creating a Silverlight ApplicationArchitectureXAMLConstructing the Visual TreeXAML and NamespacesCompiling the Silverlight ApplicationAdding Silverlight Content to a Web PageUsing the Object TagUsing the ASP.NET Silverlight Server-Side ControlUsing the JavaScript FunctionControls and EventsRouted EventsSilverlight Controls and Class MembersSilverlight and LayoutIntegrating with HTMLAnimationsWCF Services and SilverlightChapter 24 Quick Reference
Distributed Computing ReduxA Fragmented Communications APIWCF for Connected SystemsWCF Constituent ElementsEndpointsAddressBindingContractChannelsBehaviorsMessagesHow WCF Plays with ASP.NETSide-by-Side ModeASP.NET Compatibility ModeWriting a WCF ServiceBuilding a WCF ClientChapter 25 Quick Reference
Visual Studio Web SitesHTTP Web SitesFTP Web SitesFile System Web SitesPrecompilingPrecompiling for PerformancePrecompiling for DeploymentVisual Studio 2010 Deployment SupportChapter 26 Quick Reference

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About the Author

George Shepherd is an expert on the Microsoft .NET Framework and develops some of the industry's leading third-party .NET-based tools. He is the coauthor of several popular programming books, an instructor for DevelopMentor, a speaker at industry conferences, and has served as a contributing editor for MSDN® Magazine. He's been programming with Windows since version 2.0, in the 1980s.