Mastering ASP. NET with Visual C#

by Jones, A. Russell

• ISBN13: 9780782129892
• ISBN10: 0782129897
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-11
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

In recent years, creating dynamic, server-side web applications has become the most vital part of web development. Now, thanks to ASP.NET and Visual C#, you can build cleaner, more powerful web applications, and you can do it more quickly than ever before. Mastering ASP.NET with C# is an essential guide to harnessing the power of the .NET Framework to develop and consume Web Services of all kinds. This book is packed with the skills you need to get started creating ASP.NET applications, including using Web Forms, connecting to databases with ADO.NET, and working with XML. Coverage Includes: * Using the ASP.NET intrinsic objects * Employing the ASP.NET Server controls * Using HTML controls * Saving state data with cookies * Uploading files * Sending email * Retrieving and displaying data from databases * Building User and Composite controls * Building custom controls * Managing multiple ASP.NET configuration files * Building a custom configuration section handler * Creating Web Services * Consuming Web Services from Web Forms, Windows Forms, and COM applications

Author Biography

A. Russell Jones, Ph.D., a confessed former zookeeper and professional musician, now composes computer applications. He is the Executive Editor for DevX.com, the leading website for professional developers. He writes articles regularly and is the author of Sybex's Mastering ASP.NET with VB.NET, Mastering Active Server Pages 3, and the Visual Basic Developer's Guide to ASP and IIS.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxi
Part 1. Basic Web Programming	1	(90)
Behind the Scenes: How Web Applications Work	3	(16)
HTML Basics	19	(58)
Brief Guide to Dynamic Web Applications	77	(14)
Part 2. Server-Side Web Programming with Visual C#	91	(254)
Introduction to ASP.NET	93	(20)
Introduction to Web Forms	113	(26)
Introduction to the System. Web Namespace	139	(48)
The SessionState Object	187	(28)
The HttpServerUtility Object	215	(20)
Debugging ASP.NET and Error Handling	235	(32)
File and Event Log Access with ASP.NET	267	(44)
Sending and Receiving Messages with ASP.NET	311	(34)
Part 3. Accessing Data with ASP.NET	345	(138)
Introduction to Relational Databases and SQL	347	(22)
Introduction to ADO.NET	369	(30)
Accessing Data	399	(52)
Using XML in Web Applications	451	(32)
Part 4. C# Web Applications	483	(112)
Introduction to C# Web Applications	485	(28)
State Maintenance and Cacheing	513	(36)
Controlling Access and Monitoring	549	(30)
Planning Applications	579	(16)
Part 5. Advanced Visual C# Web Applications	595	(132)
Leveraging Browser Clients	597	(38)
Web Services	635	(32)
Web Services, COM Components, and the SOAP Toolkit	667	(16)
Build Your Own Web Controls	683	(28)
Efficiency and Scalability	711	(16)
Afterword	723	(4)
Appendices	727	(58)
Appendix A. Quick HTML Reference	729	(26)
Appendix B. JScript 5.5 Reference	755	(30)
Index	785