ASP. NET 1. 1 Insider Solutions

by Homer, Alex; Sussman, Dave; Wahlin, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780672326745
• ISBN10: 0672326744
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

Practical ASP.NET insight and advice from the experts.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Web Form User Interfaces

Web Forms Tips and Tricks

Getting More from ASP

NET Validation Controls

Taking Control of Content Layout in a DataGrid Control

Loading Controls Dynamically at Runtime

Summary

Cross-Page Posting

Techniques for Passing Values Between Pages

Client-Side Versus Server-Side Redirection

Exposing Values to Another Page via References

The Server

Execute Method

Summary

Loading Progress and Status Displays

Displaying a "Please Wait" Page

Displaying a Progress Bar Graphic

Implementing a Staged Page Load Process

Summary

Working with Nested List Controls

Displaying Related Data in Nested DataGrid Controls

A Master/Detail Display with DataList and DataGrid Controls

Summary

Reusability

Creating Reusable Content

Techniques for Creating Reusable Content

Building a ComboBox User Control

Using the ComboBox Control

Populating the ComboBox Control

Summary

Client-Side Script Integration

Client-Side Interaction on the Web

Useful Client-Side Scripting Techniques

Summary

Design Issues for User Controls

The Effect of User Controls on Design and Implementation

Building a SpinBox User Control

Integrating Client-Side Script Dialogs

Browser-Adaptive Script Dialogs

Integrating Internet Explorer Dialog Windows

Browser-Adaptive Dialog Windows

Summary

Building Adaptive Controls

The Advantages of Server Controls

The Basics of Building Server Controls

Building a MaskedEdit Server Control

Building a SpinBox Server Control

Making the SpinBox Control Adaptive

Installing a SpinBox Control in the GAC

Summary

Page Templates

Designing for Consistency

Templating Solutions

A Simple Layout Server Control

A Server Control That Uses Templates

Creating Default Content for Templates

Creating Dynamic Regions for Page Content

Using a Custom Page Class for a Page Template

Using Custom Controls in Visual Studio .NET

Summary

Data Techniques

Relational Data-Handling Techniques

Using Parameters with SQL Statements and Stored Procedures

Filling a DataSet Instance With and Without a Schema

Writing Provider-Independent Data Access Code

Updating Multiple Rows by Using Changed Events

Summary

Working with XML Data

The Role of XML in ASP.NET

XML API Pros and Cons

Combining the XmlTextReader and XmlTextWriter Classes

Parsing XML Strings

Accessing XML Resources by Using the XmlResolver Class

Searching, Filtering, and Sorting XML Data

Creating a Reusable XML Validation Class

Converting Relational Data to XML

Simplifying Configuration by Using XML

Summary

Hosting And Security

Side-by-Side Execution in ASP.NET

How Version 1.1 of the .NET Framework Is Distributed

How Installing a New Version of the .NET Framework Affects Existing Applications

How ASP.NET Selects the Runtime Version

How to Specify the ASP.NET Version for Individual Applications

ASP.NET and IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003

Summary

Taking Advantage of Forms Authentication

Building a Reusable Sign-in Control

Hashing Passwords

Helping Users Who Forget Their Passwords

Persistent Authentication Cookies

Using Forms Authentication in Web Farms

Cookieless Forms Authentication

Protecting Non-ASP.NET Content

Supporting Role-Based Authorization with Forms Authentication

Using Multiple Sign-in Pages

Dealing with Failed Authorization

Listing Signed-in Users

Forcibly Signing Out a User

Summary

Customizing Security

Building a Custom Authentication Module

Building a Custom Authorization Module

Trust Levels

Summary

Index

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