Pro ASP. NET 1. 1 in VB . NET : From Professional to Expert

by Moroney, Laurence

• ISBN13: 9781590593523
• ISBN10: 1590593529
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781430200222
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-25
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

Pro ASP.NET 1.1 in VB.NETaims to be the definite reference for working developers in the field. Its compendium format covers every topic you are likely to come across in your day-to-day work, from handling data through to configuration and deployment.The books goal is to act firstly as a tutorial guide that can be read from cover-to-cover, then secondly as a reference book that you can scan quickly to retrieve the answer to a specific problem as you work.This comprehensive reference is ideal for seasoned ASP.NET developers who perform real work on a daily basis. This book puts to use hard-won, real-world VB .NET experience, and demonstrates it clearly through numerous diagrams, screenshots, and working code samples.

Table of Contents

About the Author	xxiii
About the Editor	xxv
About the Technical Reviewer	xxvii
Acknowledgments	xxix
Introduction	xxxi
PART 1 Core Concepts
Introducing ASP.NET	3	(28)
The Evolution of Web Development	4	(3)
Why Do We Need a New Version of ASP?	4	(3)
Seven Important Facts about ASP.NET	7	(10)
ASP.NET Is Integrated with the .NET Framework	7	(2)
ASP.NET Is Compiled, Not Interpreted	9	(2)
ASP.NET Is Multilanguage	11	(2)
ASP.NET Runs Inside the Common Language Runtime	13	(1)
ASP.NET Is Multidevice and Multibrowser	14	(1)
ASP.NET Is Object-Oriented	15	(1)
ASP.NET Is Easy to Deploy and Configure	15	(2)
A Quick Tour of ASP.NET	17	(10)
HTML Server Controls	17	(1)
ASP.NET Controls	18	(2)
Web Forms	20	(3)
Data-Bound Controls	23	(1)
Web Services	24	(3)
ASP.NET and Classic ASP Compared	27	(2)
Summary	29	(2)
Internet Information Services	31	(22)
The ASP.NET Architecture	31	(8)
The URL Request	31	(1)
Processing Requests	32	(3)
Account Security with the Worker Process	35	(1)
Process Recycling	35	(3)
The ASP.NET Execution Model	38	(1)
Installing IIS	39	(3)
Installing IIS 5	40	(1)
Installing IIS 6	41	(1)
Managing Websites	42	(8)
Creating a Virtual Directory	43	(2)
Virtual Directories and Web Applications	45	(1)
Folder Settings	46	(4)
Verifying the ASP.NET Installation	50	(2)
Summary	52	(1)
Visual Studio .NET	53	(40)
Understanding .NET Development Tools	53	(2)
The .NET Compilers	54	(1)
The Visual Studio .NET IDE	54	(1)
Creating a Website in Visual Studio .NET	55	(7)
Visual Studio .NET and Virtual Directories	56	(1)
Projects and Solutions	57	(1)
Designing a Web Page	58	(4)
The Visual Studio .NET IDE	62	(13)
Solution Explorer	63	(4)
Document Window	67	(1)
Toolbox	67	(2)
Dynamic Help and Search	69	(1)
Task List	70	(1)
Server Explorer	71	(1)
IntelliSense and Outlining	72	(3)
The Code-Behind Model	75	(5)
How Code-Behind Files Are Connected to Pages	76	(1)
How Control Tags Are Connected to Page Variables	77	(1)
How Events Are Connected to Event Handlers	78	(1)
Project Settings	78	(2)
Visual Studio .NET Debugging	80	(6)
Single-Step Debugging	80	(3)
Variable Watches	83	(1)
Resource Checking	84	(1)
Debugging Problems	85	(1)
Extending Visual Studio .NET	86	(6)
Creating Macros	86	(3)
Extending Dynamic Help	89	(1)
Customizing VS .NET Using Template Policy	90	(2)
Summary	92	(1)
The ASP.NET Page	93	(40)
Page Processing	93	(11)
HTML Forms	94	(2)
Dynamic Interfaces	96	(1)
The ASP.NET Event Model	97	(1)
Automatic Postbacks	98	(2)
View State	100	(4)
Web Forms Processing Stages	104	(6)
Page Framework Initialization	105	(1)
User Code Initialization	105	(1)
Validation	105	(1)
Event Handling	106	(1)
Cleanup	106	(1)
A Page Flow Example	107	(3)
The Page as a Control Container	110	(8)
Showing the Control Tree	110	(5)
Dynamic Control Creation	115	(3)
The Page Class	118	(14)
Session, Application, and Cache	118	(1)
Request	119	(1)
Response	120	(1)
Server	121	(3)
User	124	(1)
Trace	124	(5)
Accessing the HTTP Context in Another Class	129	(1)
Script Injection Attacks	129	(1)
Request Validation	129	(2)
Disabling Request Validation	131	(1)
Summary	132	(1)
ASP.NET Controls	133	(50)
ASP.NET Server Controls	133	(3)
The Server Control Hierarchy	134	(2)
HTML Server Controls	136	(12)
The HtmlControl Class	136	(1)
The HtmlContainerControl Class	137	(1)
The HtmllnputControl Class	137	(1)
The HTML Server Control Classes	138	(1)
Setting Style Attributes and Other Properties	139	(2)
Programmatically Creating Server Controls	141	(1)
Handling Server-Side Events	142	(6)
ASP.NET Web Form Controls	148	(9)
The Web Control Base Class	149	(1)
Basic Web Control Classes	149	(2)
Units	151	(1)
Enumerated Values	152	(1)
Colors	152	(1)
Fonts	153	(1)
Handling Web Control Events	154	(3)
The ASP.NET List Controls	157	(4)
The ListControl Class	158	(1)
Using the ASP.NET List Controls	159	(2)
The ASP.NET Input Validation Controls	161	(13)
The Validation Controls	162	(1)
The Validation Process	163	(1)
The BaseValidator Class	164	(1)
The RequiredFieldValidator Control	165	(1)
The RangeValidator Control	166	(1)
The CompareValidator Control	166	(1)
The RegularExpressionValidator Control	167	(3)
The CustomValidator Control	170	(1)
The ValidationSummary Control	171	(1)
Using the Validators Programmatically	172	(2)
The ASP.NET Rich Controls	174	(7)
The Calendar Control	174	(2)
The AdRotator Control	176	(2)
The Xml Control	178	(3)
Summary	181	(2)
ASP.NET Applications	183	(48)
Anatomy of an ASP.NET Application	183	(3)
Application Lifetime	185	(1)
Application Updates	185	(1)
The Global.asax Application File	186	(6)
Application Events	188	(3)
Demonstrating Application Events	191	(1)
ASP.NET Configuration	192	(13)
The Machine.config File	192	(2)
The Web.config File	194	(3)
Configuration Settings	197	(8)
.NET Components	205	(5)
Creating a Component	206	(2)
Using a Component	208	(2)
Extending the HTTP Pipeline	210	(17)
HTTP Handlers and HTTP Modules	211	(2)
Creating a Custom HTTP Handler	213	(1)
Configuring a Custom HTTP Handler	214	(2)
Registering HTTP Handlers Without Configuring IIS	216	(1)
Creating an Advanced HTTP Handler	217	(3)
Creating a Custom HTTP Module	220	(3)
Extending the Configuration File Structure	223	(4)
Deploying ASP.NET Applications	227	(3)
Deploying a Visual Studio .NET Project	228	(1)
Other Configuration Steps	229	(1)
Summary	230	(1)
State Management	231	(42)
ASP.NET State Management	231	(2)
View State	233	(9)
A View State Example	234	(2)
Storing Objects in View State	236	(2)
Retaining Member Variables	238	(1)
Assessing View State	239	(2)
Making View State Secure	241	(1)
Transferring Information with the Query String	242	(2)
Using the Query String	243	(1)
URL Encoding	243	(1)
Custom Cookies	244	(1)
Session State	245	(8)
Session Architecture	245	(2)
Using Session State	247	(2)
Configuring Session State	249	(4)
Application State	253	(1)
Caching	254	(1)
Data Caching	255	(9)
A Simple Cache Test	258	(1)
Cache Priorities	258	(1)
Caching with Dependencies	259	(2)
The Item Removed Callback	261	(3)
Output Caching	264	(6)
Caching and the Query String	265	(1)
Caching with Specific Query String Parameters	266	(1)
Custom Caching Control	267	(2)
Caching with the HttpCachePolicy Class	269	(1)
Fragment Caching	269	(1)
Summary	270	(3)
PART 2 Data Access
ADO.NET Fundamentals	273	(38)
The ADO.NET Architecture	273	(7)
ADO.NET Data Providers	274	(2)
Fundamental ADO.NET Classes	276	(1)
ADO vs. ADO.NET?	276	(2)
Standardization in ADO.NET	278	(2)
The ADO.NET Connection-Based Classes	280	(21)
The Connection Class	281	(4)
The Command and DataReader Classes	285	(16)
A Database Component	301	(9)
A Sample Database Component	302	(6)
Testing the Component	308	(2)
Summary	310	(1)
Disconnected Data	311	(38)
The DataSet Classes	312	(4)
The DataTable Class	314	(1)
The DataRow Class	314	(1)
The DataView Class	315	(1)
The DataAdapter Class	316	(8)
Filling a DataSet	316	(2)
The Repeater Control	318	(2)
Working with Multiple Tables and Relationships	320	(3)
Searching for Specific Rows	323	(1)
The DataView Class	324	(8)
Data Sorting with a DataView	324	(2)
Data Filtering with a DataView	326	(3)
Advanced Data Filtering with Relationships	329	(1)
Calculated Columns	329	(3)
Modifying the DataSet	332	(4)
Editing Rows	332	(1)
Adding Rows	332	(1)
Deleting Rows	333	(1)
DataRow Versioning	333	(3)
Updating the Data in the Data Source	336	(12)
Autogenerating Update Commands	337	(4)
Data Conflicts and Update Events	341	(1)
Using Custom Commands and Stored Procedures	342	(4)
Testing the Component	346	(2)
Summary	348	(1)
Data Binding	349	(58)
Data Binding Fundamentals	349	(9)
Data Structures Supported for Data Binding	350	(1)
Controls That Support Repeated Binding	350	(1)
Single Value Binding	351	(3)
Simple Controls for Repeated-Value Binding	354	(2)
Binding to a DataReader	356	(2)
The Repeater Control	358	(11)
The ItemTemplate	359	(2)
The DataBinder.Eval() Method	361	(2)
Other Templates	363	(2)
The Repeater's Events	365	(4)
The DataList Control	369	(13)
Selecting Items	371	(3)
Editing Items	374	(6)
Deleting Items	380	(1)
Loading Templates Dynamically	380	(2)
The DataGrid Control	382	(24)
Defining Columns	383	(4)
Sorting Rows	387	(3)
Selecting Rows	390	(2)
Paging Records	392	(6)
Templated Columns	398	(2)
Editing and Deleting Rows	400	(4)
Advanced Customization	404	(2)
Summary	406	(1)
Advanced ADO.NET	407	(46)
Transactions	407	(9)
Transactions and ASP.NET Applications	408	(4)
Isolation Levels	412	(2)
Savepoints	414	(1)
Nested Transactions	415	(1)
Using Transactions with a DataAdapter	415	(1)
Serving Images from a Database	416	(5)
Displaying Binary Data	416	(2)
Reading Binary Data Efficiently	418	(1)
Integrating Images with Other Content	419	(2)
DataSet Mapping	421	(3)
Typed DataSets	424	(9)
Creating a Typed DataSet in Visual Studio .NET	426	(2)
Creating a Typed DataSet with XSD.exe	428	(1)
Dissecting the Typed DataSet	428	(3)
Using the Typed DataSet	431	(2)
Advanced Grids	433	(10)
A Parent/Child View	433	(4)
A Parent/Child/Detail View	437	(1)
Summaries in the DataGrid	438	(2)
A Parent/Child View in a Single Table	440	(3)
Building a Shopping Cart	443	(8)
The Shopping Cart Classes	444	(3)
The Test Page	447	(4)
Multiple Selection	451	(1)
Summary	451	(2)
XML	453	(40)
When Does XML Make Sense?	453	(1)
An Introduction to XML	454	(6)
The Advantages of XML	455	(1)
Well-Formed XML	456	(1)
XML Namespaces	457	(1)
XML Schemas	458	(2)
Working with XML in ASP.NET	460	(24)
Writing XML Files	461	(3)
Reading and Navigating XML Files	464	(10)
Searching an XML Document	474	(4)
Validating XML Files	478	(2)
Transforming XML Files	480	(4)
XML and ADO.NET	484	(8)
Converting the DataSet to XML	485	(3)
Accessing a DataSet as XML	488	(2)
Executing an XML Query	490	(2)
Summary	492	(1)
Files and Streams	493	(34)
File and Directory Classes	493	(17)
The Directory and File Classes	494	(2)
The Directorylnfo and Filelnfo Classes	496	(2)
Working with Attributes	498	(2)
Filter Files with Wildcards	500	(1)
Retrieving File Version Information	500	(1)
Determining Space Usage	501	(2)
The Path Class	503	(2)
A File Browser	505	(5)
Streams	510	(9)
Text Files	512	(2)
Binary Files	514	(1)
Making Files Safe for Multiple Users	515	(4)
Serialization	519	(4)
Summary	523	(4)
PART 3 Security
The ASP.NET Security Infrastructure	527	(18)
ASP.NET Security Processes	527	(5)
Authentication	528	(1)
Authorization	529	(1)
Impersonation	530	(1)
Encryption	530	(1)
Pulling It All Together	531	(1)
ASP.NET Security Events	532	(5)
Authentication	533	(2)
Authorization	535	(2)
Secure Sockets Layer	537	(6)
Understanding Certificates	537	(1)
Understanding SSL	538	(2)
Installing Certificates in IIS	540	(1)
Encoding Information with SSL	541	(2)
Summary	543	(2)
Forms Authentication	545	(38)
Introducing Forms Authentication	545	(17)
Why Use Forms Authentication?	546	(2)
Why Would You Not Use Forms Authentication?	548	(1)
Why Not Implement Forms Authentication Yourself?	549	(1)
The Ingredients of Forms Authentication	550	(1)
Implementing Forms Authentication	550	(1)
Configuring Forms Authentication	551	(2)
Denying Access to Anonymous Users	553	(1)
Creating the Login Page	553	(9)
Advanced Credential Storage	562	(15)
Hashing Passwords for Storage	562	(3)
Using Other Credentials Stores	565	(8)
Adding Information to the Authentication Ticket	573	(4)
Cookieless Forms Authentication	577	(4)
Summary	581	(2)
Windows Authentication	583	(18)
Introducing Windows Authentication	583	(5)
Why Use Windows Authentication?	583	(2)
Why Would You Not Use Windows Authentication?	585	(1)
Mechanisms for Windows Authentication	585	(3)
Implementing Windows Authentication	588	(6)
Configuring IIS	588	(2)
Configuring ASP.NET	590	(1)
Denying Access to Anonymous Users	590	(1)
Accessing Windows User Information	591	(3)
Impersonation	594	(5)
Impersonation in Windows 2000	595	(1)
Configured Impersonation	596	(1)
Programmatic Impersonation	596	(3)
Summary	599	(2)
Authorization	601	(20)
URL Authorization	601	(7)
Authorization Rules	602	(6)
File Authorization	608	(1)
Authorization Checks in Code	609	(3)
Using the IslnRole() Method	609	(1)
Using the PrincipalPermission Class	610	(2)
Role-Based Authorization with Forms Authentication	612	(5)
Creating the Data Store	612	(1)
Retrieving the Role Information	613	(1)
Attaching the Roles	614	(3)
Protecting Non-Web-Page Resources	617	(2)
Adding a File Type Mapping	617	(2)
Summary	619	(2)
Advanced Security	621	(30)
Encrypting Data	621	(18)
Understanding the .NET Cryptography Classes	622	(4)
Encrypting Sensitive Data	626	(8)
Encrypting the Query String	634	(5)
Tracking Logged-On Users	639	(4)
Reacting to Application Events	640	(2)
Creating a Test Page	642	(1)
Extending ASP.NET Authentication	643	(5)
Custom Identity and Principal Objects	644	(2)
Custom Authentication	646	(2)
Summary	648	(3)
PART 4 Advanced User Interface
User Controls	651	(22)
User Control Basics	652	(3)
User Controls in Visual Studio .NET	653	(1)
Converting a Page to a User Control	654	(1)
Adding Code to a User Control	655	(11)
Handling Events	655	(2)
Adding Properties	657	(1)
Sequence of Events	658	(1)
Using Custom Objects	659	(3)
Adding Events	662	(3)
Exposing the Inner Web Control	665	(1)
Dynamically Loading User Controls	666	(4)
Portal Frameworks	666	(4)
Partial Page Caching	670	(1)
Summary	671	(2)
Custom Server Controls	673	(54)
Custom Server Control Basics	673	(14)
Creating a Bare-Bones Custom Control	674	(2)
Using a Custom Control	676	(1)
Custom Controls in Visual Studio .NET	676	(3)
Creating a WebControl That Supports Style Properties	679	(4)
The Rendering Process	683	(1)
Adaptive Rendering	684	(3)
Control State and Events	687	(7)
ViewState Data	687	(3)
Postback Data and Change Events	690	(2)
Triggering a Postback	692	(2)
Extending Existing Web Controls	694	(9)
Composite Controls	694	(4)
Derived Controls	698	(5)
Templated Controls	703	(11)
Creating a Templated Control	703	(3)
Using Customized Templates	706	(5)
Styles	711	(3)
Creating Data Bound Controls	714	(12)
The Data Items	716	(2)
The Data Source	718	(2)
The Data Binding Process	720	(3)
Rendering the Control	723	(1)
Dealing with Postbacks	724	(2)
Summary	726	(1)
Design-Time Support	727	(30)
Design-Time Attributes	727	(7)
The Properties Window	728	(4)
Attributes and Inheritance	732	(1)
The Toolbox Icon	732	(2)
Code Serialization	734	(18)
Type Converters	734	(8)
Serialization Attributes	742	(7)
Type Editors	749	(3)
Control Designers	752	(3)
A Basic Control Designer	753	(2)
Summary	755	(2)
JavaScript	757	(28)
JavaScript Essentials	757	(14)
JavaScript Events	758	(2)
Script Blocks	760	(9)
Rendering Script Blocks	769	(2)
Custom Controls with JavaScript	771	(8)
Pop-Up Windows	771	(5)
Rollover Buttons	776	(3)
Frames	779	(4)
Frame Navigation	780	(2)
Inline Frames	782	(1)
Summary	783	(2)
Dynamic Graphics with GDI+	785	(32)
GDI+ Basics	785	(13)
Simple Drawing	786	(2)
Image Format and Quality	788	(2)
The Graphics Class	790	(2)
Using a GraphicsPath	792	(2)
Pens	794	(2)
Brushes	796	(2)
Embedding Dynamic Graphics in a Web Page	798	(10)
Passing Information to a Dynamic Graphic	799	(3)
Custom Controls That Use GDI+	802	(6)
Charting with GDI+	808	(5)
Summary	813	(4)
PART 5 Web Services
Creating Web Services	817	(50)
Web Services Overview	817	(1)
The History of Web Services	818	(9)
Distributed Computing and Web Services	819	(1)
The Problems with Distributed Component Technologies	820	(1)
The Benefits of Web Services	821	(2)
Making Money with Web Services	823	(1)
The Web Service Stack	823	(4)
Building a Basic Web Service	827	(10)
The Web Service Class	827	(1)
Web Service Requirements	828	(2)
Exposing a Web Service	830	(4)
Testing a Web Service	834	(3)
Consuming a Web Service	837	(17)
The Proxy Class	845	(1)
Creating an ASP.NET Client	846	(3)
Creating a Windows Forms Client	849	(2)
Creating an ASP Client with MSXML	851	(2)
Creating an ASP Client with the SOAP Toolkit	853	(1)
Refining a Web Service	854	(11)
MessageName	855	(1)
CacheDuration	856	(3)
EnableSession	859	(3)
BufferResponse	862	(1)
TransactionOption	863	(2)
Summary	865	(2)
Web Service Standards and Extensions	867	(42)
SOAP	867	(23)
SOAP Encoding	868	(1)
Tracing SOAP Messages	869	(3)
The SOAP Envelope	872	(5)
The SOAP Header	877	(4)
Encoding Complex Data Types	881	(6)
Shaping the XML of Complex Data Types	887	(3)
SOAP Extensions	890	(11)
Creating a SOAP Extension	892	(9)
WSDL	901	(7)
Viewing the WSDL for a Web Service	901	(2)
The Basic Structure	903	(5)
Summary	908	(1)
Advanced Web Services	909	(32)
Asynchronous Calls	909	(10)
The Proxy Class	910	(1)
A Simple Asynchronous Call	911	(3)
Concurrent Asynchronous Calls	914	(2)
Responsive Windows Clients	916	(2)
Asynchronous Services	918	(1)
Securing Web Services	919	(9)
Windows Authentication	919	(3)
Custom Ticket-Based Authentication	922	(1)
Tracking the User Identity	923	(1)
Authenticating the User	924	(2)
Authorizing the User	926	(1)
Testing the SOAP Authentication System	927	(1)
The Web Services Enhancements	928	(11)
Installing the WSE	930	(1)
Performing Authentication with the WSE	931	(6)
Sending a Web Service Attachment	937	(2)
Summary	939	(2)
Index	941