ASP.NET 4.5 Unleashed

by Walther, Stephen; Dudek, Nate

• ISBN13: 9780672336881
• ISBN10: 067233688X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-12-29
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

The most comprehensive book on Microsoft's new ASP.NET 4.5 platform, ASP.NET 4.5 Unleashedcovers all facets of ASP.NET development, offering both an outstanding tutorial on core features and a "deep dive" for long-term reference. Former Microsoft ASP.NET program manager Stephen Walther and leading enterprise developer Nate Dudek begin by introducing ASP.NET Framework's essential controls, and show how to create common site-wide layouts and styles. Next, they cover all aspects of accessing, presenting, organizing, and editing data. You'll find thorough and practical sections on providing effective site navigation, securing sites and applications, and much more. This edition's extensive new coverage includes: * Building ASP.NET Web API applications * Building ASP.NET applications for mobile devices * Making the most of new asynchronous programming techniques * Building real-time multi-user applications with SignalR * Protecting sites from hacks and attacks * Using strongly-typed data controls and model binding * Leveraging JavaScript frameworks and modern techniques to build world-class AJAX solutions Following the same approach that has made previous editions of this book a best-seller, Walther and Dudek present hundreds of realistic, up-to-date, downloadable code examples that reflect their unsurpassed experience with the entire ASP.NET platform.

Table of Contents

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 Pages

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

15. Using the Chart Control

16. Using the QueryExtender Control

17. Using Strongly Typed Data Controls and Model Binding

 

Part IV. Building Components

18. Building Components

19. Using the ObjectDataSource Control

20. Building Data Access Components with ADO.NET

21. Data Access with LINQ to SQL

22. Data Access with WCF Data Services

 

Part V. Site Navigation

23. Using the Navigation Controls

24. Using Site Maps

25. Advanced Navigation

26. Using the ASP.NET URL Routing Engine

 

Part VI. Security

27. Using the Login Control

28. Using ASP.NET Membership

29. Protecting Your Site from Hacks and Attacks

 

Part VII. Building ASP.NET Web Applications

30. Maintaining Application State

31. Caching Application Pages and Data

32. Localizing Applications for Multiple Languages

33. Working with the HTTP Runtime

34. Using Asynchronous Programming

35. Building Dynamic Data Applications

36. Building ASP.NET MVC Applications

37. Building ASP.NET Web API Applications

38. Building ASP.NET Applications for Mobile Devices

39. Configuring Applications

40. Deploying ASP.NET Web Applications

 

Part VIII. AJAX and Advanced JavaScript in your ASP.NET Applications

41. Using Server-Side ASP.NET AJAX

43. Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

44. Using Client-Side JavaScript Frameworks with ASP.NET

45. Building Real-Time Multi-User Applications with SignalR