About the Book
Visual Studio .NET is
the premier development environment for creating .NET applications. The
environment includes specialized tools for working with databases, XML
files, and XML Web services. Building applications with Visual Studio .NET
is a very different experience than building ASP.NET applications with
a standard text editor. Visual Studio .NET performs a lot of invisible
work in the background, and the environment makes a number of assumptions
about the best way to build applications. It is difficult for even an experienced
ASP.NET developer to use Visual Studio .NET effectively without any guidance.
This book helps readers understand and begin using this complicated environment.
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Table of Contents
Introduction.
I. BUILDING WEB FORM PAGES.
1. Getting Familiar with the Development
Environment.
Creating a Simple Web Forms Page.
Working with Solutions and Projects.
Overview of Visual Studio .NET Windows.
Using the Visual Studio .NET Designer.
Using the Visual Studio .NET Code
and Text Editor.
Automatically Documenting Your Code.
2. Using the Visual Studio .NET
Designer.
Creating a New HTML Page.
Working with HTML Pages in Design
View.
Working with HTML Pages in HTML View.
Using the Document Outline.
Adding Client-Side Scripts.
Adding Style Sheets.
3. Creating Basic Web Form Pages.
Overview of Web Form Pages.
Adding Server Controls.
Handling Events.
4. Validating Web Form Pages.
Overview of the Validation Controls.
Using Validation Controls.
Performing Data Type Checks.
Performing Custom Validation.
5. Creating Web User Controls.
Creating a Simple Web User Control.
Handling Events in a Web User Control.
Building Form Elements with Web User
Controls.
Dynamically Loading Web User Controls.
6. Debugging Your Web Form Pages.
Building Your Project.
Using the Visual Studio .NET Debugger.
Page and Application Tracing.
II. WORKING WITH DATABASE DATA.
7. Using the Visual Database Tools.
Visual Database Tools Support in Different
Editions of Visual Studio .NET.
Working with Database Objects in Server
Explorer.
Designing Databases with Database
Diagrams.
Working with Database Projects.
8. Overview of ADO.NET.
The Three Dualities of ADO.NET.
Creating Database Connections.
Using DataSets, DataAdapters, and
DataViews.
Using DataReaders and Commands.
Caching Data for Better Performance.
9. Saving Form Data.
Overview of the Command Object.
Executing Commands with Parameters.
Executing Commands with Stored Procedures.
Creating a Pizza Order Form.
10. Using List Controls.
Overview of the List Controls.
Displaying Database Data in a List
Control.
Working with Multi-Select List Controls.
Advanced List Control Topics.
11. Displaying Data with the Repeater
Control.
Binding the Repeater Control to Database
Data.
Using Templates with the Repeater
Control.
Formatting the Output of a Databinding
Expression.
Loading Templates from an External
File.
Adding Child Controls to the Repeater
Control.
12. Displaying Data with the DataList
Control.
Binding the DataList Control to Database
Data.
Using Templates with the DataList
Control.
Formatting the Appearance of a DataList.
Formatting the Borders in a DataList
Control.
Using Auto Formatting with the DataList
Control.
Creating a Multicolumn DataList.
Creating a Menu with a DataList.
Using the DataKeys Collection.
Creating a Single-Page Master/Detail
Form.
13. Displaying Data with the DataGrid
Control.
Automatically Displaying the Contents
of a Database Table.
Customizing the Appearance of the
DataGrid Control.
Applying Auto Formatting to a DataGrid.
Specifying Columns in a DataGrid.
Displaying HyperLink Columns in a
DataGrid.
Sorting Data in a DataGrid.
Using Caching with Sorting.
Performing Ascending and Descending
Sorts.
Paging Through Records in a DataGrid.
Customizing the Paging User Interface.
Using Caching with Paging.
Editing Database Records in a DataGrid.
Editing with Bound Columns.
Adding a Delete Button to the DataGrid
Control.
Using Smart Navigation with a DataGrid.
Editing with Template Columns.
III. WORKING WITH ASP.NET APPLICATIONS.
14. Improving Application Performance
with Caching.
Using Page Output Caching.
Using the VaryByParam Attribute.
Using Controls in a Cached Page.
Using the VaryByHeader Attribute.
Using the VaryByCustom Attribute.
Specifying the Cache Location.
Using Partial Page Caching.
Using Controls in a Cached Web User
Control.
Using Properties in a Cached User
Control.
Using Data Caching.
Adding and Removing Items from the
Cache.
Using File Dependencies.
Using Expiration Policies.
Setting Item Priorities.
15. Configuring Your Application.
Overview of the Machine.Config and
Web.Config Files.
Configuration Sections.
Adding Custom Configuration Information.
Advanced Configuration Topics.
16. Securing Your Application.
Overview of Forms Authentication.
Enabling Forms Authentication.
Storing Usernames and Passwords in
the Web.Config File.
Storing Usernames and Passwords in
a Database Table.
Implementing Custom Roles with Forms
Authentication.
17. Maintaining Application State.
Using View State.
Using Session State.
Using Application State.
18. Handling Application-Wide Events.
Using the Global.asax File.
Using Custom HttpModules.
19. Deploying Your Application.
Web Application Deployment Overview.
Creating Web Setup Projects.
IV. COMPONENTS, WEB SERVICES, AND
CUSTOM CONTROLS.
20. Building Business Components.
Why Use Components?
Components Versus Classes.
Creating a Simple Component.
Creating a Database Component.
Creating Multi-Tiered Applications.
Creating a Library of Components.
Accessing the Current HttpContext
in a Component.
21. Building XML Web Services.
What Is a Web Service?
Creating a Simple ASP.NET Web Service.
Exposing Database Data Through a Web
Service.
Exposing a Custom Object Through a
Web Service.
Advanced Web Service Topics.
22. Creating Custom Web Form Controls.
Custom Web Form Controls Versus Web
User Controls.
Overview of Custom Web Form Controls.
Creating a Simple Non-Composite Control.
Creating a Simple Composite Control.
Adding Designer Support to a Custom
Web Form Control.
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