ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed

ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashedis the most comprehensive book available on the Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5 Framework, covering all aspects of the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework--no matter how advanced. #xA0; This edition covers all the new features of ASP.NET 3.5. It explains Microsoft LINQ to SQL in detail. It includes a chapter on the two new data access controls introduced with the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework: ListView and DataPager. With its coverage of ASP.NET AJAX, this book shows you how to take advantage of Microsoft#x19;s server-side AJAX framework to retrofit existing ASP.NET applications with AJAX functionality. It also demonstrates how to use Microsoft#x19;s client-side AJAX framework to build the web applications of the future: pure client-side AJAX applications. All code samples are written in the C# programming language. (Visual Basic versions of all code samples are included on the CD-ROM that accompanies this book.) #xA0; Take advantage of Microsoft#x19;s new database query language, LINQ to SQL, to easily build database-driven web applications Learn how to use the new ListView and DataPager data access controls to build flexible user interfaces Take advantage of ASP.NET AJAX when building both server-side and client-side web applications Use the AJAX Control Toolkit to create auto-complete text fields, draggable panels, masked edit fields, and complex animations Design ASP.NET websites Secure your ASP.NET applications Create custom components Build highly interactive websites that can scale to handle thousands of simultaneous users Learn to build a complete ASP.NET 3.5 website from start to finish#x13;the last chapter of the book includes a sample ASP.NET 3.5 web application written with LINQ to SQL and ASP.NET AJAX #xA0; CD-ROMincludes all examples and source code presented in this book in both C# and Visual Basic. #xA0;

Stephen Walther has lived a year in Borneo, taught classes on metaphysics at Harvard and MIT, helped found two successful startups, and has run a training and consulting company. He currently is a Program Manager on the Microsoft ASP.NET team where he works on the Microsoft Ajax framework. He has spoken at numerous conferences including PDC, MIX, TechEd, ASP.NET Connections, and VSLive.

Introduction

 

Part I       Building ASP.NET Pages

1            Overview of the ASP.NET Framework 

2            Using the Standard Controls

3            Using the Validation Controls

4            Using the Rich Controls 

 

Part II     Designing ASP.NET Websites

5            Designing Websites with Master Pages

6            Designing Websites with Themes

7            Creating Custom Controls with User Controls

 

Part III   Performing Data Access

8            Overview of Data Access 

9            Using the SqlDataSource Control

10          Using List Controls

11          Using the GridView Control

12          Using the DetailsView and FormView Controls

13          Using the Repeater and DataList Controls

14        Using the ListView and DataPager Controls

 

Part IV    Building Components

15          Building Components

16          Using the ObjectDataSource Control

17          Building Data Access Components with ADO.NET

18          Data Access with LINQ to SQL

 

Part V      Site Navigation

19          Using the Navigation Controls 

20          Using Site Maps

21          Advanced Navigation

 

Part VI    Security

22          Using the Login Controls

23          Using ASP.NET Membership

 

Part VII   Building ASP.NET Applications

24          Maintaining Application State

25          Caching Application Pages and Data

26          Localizing Applications for Multiple Languages

27          Working with the HTTP Runtime

28          Configuring Applications

 

Part VIII Custom Control Building

29          Building Custom Controls

30          Building Templated Databound Controls

 

Part IX    ASP.NET AJAX

31          Using Server-Side ASP.NET AJAX

32          Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

33          Using Client-Side ASP.NET AJAX

 

Part X      Sample Application

34          Building a Code Sample Website

 

               Index