Beginning Visual Web Programming with C#

by Cazzulino, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9781590593615
• ISBN10: 1590593618
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-04
• Publisher: Apress

Summary

This book explains fundamentals of the web environment, and how Visual Studio .NET makes that environment accessible to C# programmers. Step-by-step, a reader will learn to build a working website that demonstrates all elements of a C# web application. This book aids in creating secure applications via ASP.NET, and explains effective debugging. Furthermore, the book explores the helping role of VS.NET, for creating dynamic, attractive, and high-performing web applications.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xv
About the Technical Reviewer	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
Environment and Architecture	1	(30)
Web Application Considerations	1	(1)
The Web Model	2	(5)
Desktop Applications vs. Web Applications	3	(1)
Web Servers and Web Clients	4	(3)
System Configuration for Web Development	7	(11)
Installing and Configuring IIS for .NET Web Applications	8	(2)
Administering IIS	10	(7)
Configuring Virtual Directories	17	(1)
Dynamic Web Applications	18	(8)
Client-Side Processing and Server-Side Processing	19	(6)
An Introduction to State Management	25	(1)
Web Application Architecture	26	(3)
Summary	29	(2)
Web Development in .NET	31	(30)
An Introduction to ASP.NET	31	(1)
Web Form Construction in VS .NET	32	(20)
Understanding Web Form Structure: Presentation and Processing	33	(9)
Using the Properties Browser	42	(5)
Using Code-Behind	47	(5)
A Brief Tour of an ASP.NET Application	52	(7)
ASP.NET Application Files	52	(1)
The Class View	53	(1)
Object Orientation in ASP.NET	54	(1)
Reusability and Encapsulation	55	(1)
Compilation	56	(1)
The Lifecycle of a Page	57	(2)
Summary	59	(2)
User Interfaces and Server Controls	61	(60)
Server Controls	62	(34)
HTML Controls	64	(11)
HTML Server Controls	75	(5)
Web Server Controls	80	(10)
Validation Controls	90	(6)
User Controls	96	(9)
Custom Controls	105	(7)
Dynamic Content	112	(4)
Avoiding Code Duplication	116	(3)
Summary	119	(2)
ADO.NET	121	(42)
The Architecture of ADO.NET	121	(4)
The Data Reader Object	122	(2)
Data Providers	124	(1)
Programmatic Use of ADO.NET	125	(22)
Adding Data to a Database	125	(6)
Retrieving Data from a Database	131	(7)
Changing the Data in a Database	138	(9)
The Rest of the Picture: The DataSet and Data Adapter Objects	147	(13)
Dealing with Disconnected Data	147	(2)
Using a DataSet Object	149	(11)
Summary	160	(3)
Data Binding	163	(54)
Introduction to Components	163	(5)
Placing a Component on a Form	164	(2)
Configuring Dynamic Properties	166	(2)
Data Binding	168	(18)
Using Binding Expressions	169	(1)
Formatting with the DataBinder Class	170	(1)
Using Data Binding	171	(8)
Binding to Sets of Data	179	(7)
Working Visually with Data	186	(9)
Working with Data Components	186	(2)
Using Typed Datasets	188	(7)
Advanced Data Binding	195	(19)
Paging	198	(2)
Freestyle Data Binding and Editing---The DataList	200	(14)
Summary	214	(3)
ASP.NET State Management	217	(54)
State Storage and Scope	217	(1)
Session State	218	(20)
Controlling the Session State	231	(4)
Configuring the Session State	235	(3)
Application State	238	(7)
Using Application Object and Events	244	(1)
View State	245	(10)
Using View State As a Datastore	249	(6)
Transient State	255	(6)
Cookies	261	(9)
Passing Data with Query Strings	269	(1)
Passing Data with Hidden Form Fields	269	(1)
Summary	270	(1)
Markup Languages and XML	271	(32)
Markup Languages	272	(6)
Hypertext Markup Language	273	(1)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)	274	(4)
XML Data Exchange	278	(6)
XML Schemas and Validation	280	(2)
Markup Languages, Schemas, and Validation	282	(2)
XML Schema Creation	284	(18)
Using XML Namespaces	286	(2)
Building an XML Schema	288	(4)
Defining Complex Types	292	(6)
Defining Custom Simple Types	298	(2)
Restricting Element Occurrence	300	(1)
Viewing the Entire Schema	301	(1)
Summary	302	(1)
XML and Web Development	303	(54)
XML Document Creation in VS .NET	304	(6)
Creating XML Documents Visually	304	(4)
Creating XML Documents in the Data View	308	(2)
Programmatic Manipulation of XML in .NET	310	(23)
Reading and Validating XML	311	(7)
Receiving the Uploaded File	318	(15)
XML Queries with XPath	333	(19)
Querying Document Object Model (DOM) Documents	337	(5)
Understanding the XPath Data Model	342	(5)
Building XPath Expressions Dynamically	347	(5)
XML APIs Comparison	352	(2)
Summary	354	(3)
Web Services in Web Applications	357	(48)
Overview of Web Services	357	(3)
Web Services Relationship to the Browser/Server Model	358	(1)
VS .NET Support for Web Services	359	(1)
Web Service Implementation	360	(12)
Implementing Web Methods	360	(4)
Testing the Web Service	364	(3)
Using Complex Data Types	367	(5)
Web Service Consumption	372	(7)
An Introduction to SOAP	379	(3)
Understanding the SOAP Message Format	380	(1)
Viewing a SOAP Request and Response	381	(1)
Error Handling in Web Services	382	(5)
Web Service Efficiency	387	(15)
Caching in Web Services	387	(1)
Reducing the Amount of Data Involved	388	(5)
Using Custom Data Types for Optimization	393	(8)
Adding State to Web Services	401	(1)
Third-Party Web Services	402	(1)
Summary	403	(2)
ASP.NET Authentication, Authorization, and Security	405	(32)
Security Overview	405	(5)
Security Architecture	406	(1)
Essential Terminology	406	(4)
The ASP.NET Security Infrastructure	410	(4)
Application Security Configuration	414	(3)
Authentication Configuration	414	(1)
Authorization Configuration	415	(1)
Location Configuration	416	(1)
Authentication Modes	417	(9)
Windows Authentication	417	(1)
Passport Authentication	418	(1)
Forms Authentication	418	(8)
Customized Authentication and Role-based Security	426	(10)
Implementing Custom Authentication	426	(8)
Securing Folders	434	(2)
Summary	436	(1)
Debugging and Exception Handling	437	(56)
Types of Errors	438	(4)
Syntax Errors	438	(2)
Semantic Errors	440	(2)
Input Errors	442	(1)
Debugging Web Applications	442	(34)
ASP.NET Tracing	443	(11)
Tracing and Assertions in .NET	454	(4)
The VS .NET Debugger	458	(18)
Exceptions	476	(16)
Exception Handling	477	(10)
Unhandled Exceptions	487	(5)
Summary	492	(1)
Caching and Performance Tuning	493	(46)
What Is Good Performance?	493	(1)
Performance Monitoring	494	(8)
Configuring the System Monitor in PerfMon	495	(6)
Avoiding External Overhead	501	(1)
Performance Testing an Application	502	(10)
Installing the Web Application Stress Tool	503	(1)
Generating a Realistic Set of Data	504	(1)
Preparing a Performance Test with a Simulated Load	505	(4)
Running the Performance Test	509	(3)
Caching	512	(17)
Caching Overview	512	(3)
ASP.NET Caching	515	(14)
Monitoring the Cache API	529	(1)
Controlling the Viewstate	529	(3)
Disabling the Viewstate for Controls	529	(2)
Disabling the Viewstate at the Page and Application Levels	531	(1)
Checking the Viewstate Encryption Features	532	(1)
Deciding What to Put in Viewstate	532	(1)
More ASP.NET Performance Tips	532	(4)
Server-side Redirection Using Server.Transfer	532	(2)
Using Web Controls Conservatively	534	(1)
Disabling Session State	535	(1)
Improving Database Access	535	(1)
Summary	536	(3)
Publishing Web Applications in .NET	539	(48)
Methods for Deploying .NET Applications	540	(1)
XCopy Deployment	540	(1)
Deployment Projects	540	(1)
Manual Web Application Deployment	541	(6)
Setup Projects in VS .NET	547	(12)
Creating Web Setup Projects	548	(6)
Including the dotnetfx.exe File with Your Installation	554	(1)
Viewing Application Dependencies and Outputs	555	(1)
Using the Setup Project	556	(2)
Uninstalling a Project	558	(1)
Customized Deployment	559	(24)
Adding a Custom File	559	(1)
Editing the User Interface	560	(5)
Building the Project	565	(2)
Adding Custom Actions	567	(2)
Using Installer Classes	569	(10)
Deploying Application Configuration Settings	579	(1)
Using Launch Conditions	580	(3)
Summary	583	(1)
Web Applications---An Overview	584	(3)
APPENDIX A The Friends Reunion Application	587	(6)
Friends Reunion Database Design	587	(1)
How to Set Up the Code Download Package	588	(3)
Setting Up the Database	588	(1)
Setting Up the Code Samples	589	(2)
How to Create GUIDs for Database Keys	591	(2)
APPENDIX B Management of IIS and MSDE	593	(24)
IIS Configuration	593	(11)
Configuring Site-wide Settings	594	(5)
Configuring ASP.NET Applications in IIS	599	(4)
Locking Down IIS	603	(1)
Impersonation Configuration	604	(5)
An Introduction to IIS 6	609	(2)
MSDE Management	611	(6)
Using MSDE	611	(1)
Administering Data via the Server Explorer	611	(6)
Index	617