Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Core Reference

by Esposito, Dino

• ISBN13: 9780735621763
• ISBN10: 0735621764
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-02
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

Delve into the core topics for ASP.NET 2.0 programming, mastering the essential skills and capabilities needed to build high-performance Web applications successfully. Well-known ASP.NET author Dino Esposito deftly builds your expertise with Web forms, Microsoft Visual Studio-, core controls, master pages, data access, data binding, state management, security services, and other must-know topics--combining definitive reference with practical, hands-on programming instruction. Packed with expert guidance and pragmatic examples, this CORE REFERENCE delivers the key resources you need to develop professional-level Web programming skills.

Author Biography

Dino Esposito is a well-known ASP.NET and ADO.NET expert at Solid Quality Learning, a global provider of advanced education and mentoring for Microsoft technologies

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
Part I Building an ASP.NET Page
The ASP.NET Programming Model	3	(34)
What's ASP.NET, Anyway?	4	(11)
Programming in the Age of Web Forms	5	(1)
Event-Driven Programming over HTTP	6	(2)
The HTTP Protocol	8	(3)
Structure of an ASP.NET Page	11	(4)
The ASP.NET Component Model	15	(5)
A Model for Component Interaction	15	(1)
The runat Attribute	16	(3)
ASP.NET Server Controls	19	(1)
The ASP.NET Development Stack	20	(7)
The Presentation Layer	20	(2)
The Page Framework	22	(2)
The HTTP Runtime Environment	24	(3)
The ASP.NET Provider Model	27	(7)
The Rationale Behind the Provider Model	27	(3)
A Quick Look at the ASP.NET Implementation	30	(4)
Conclusion	34	(3)
Web Development in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005	37	(42)
Introducing Visual Studio .NET 2005	38	(7)
Visual Studio .NET 2003 Common Gripes	38	(2)
Visual Studio .NET 2005 Highlights	40	(5)
Create an ASP.NET Project	45	(21)
Page Design Features	45	(8)
Adding Code to the Project	53	(4)
ASP.NET Reserved Folders	57	(6)
Build the ASP.NET Project	63	(3)
Application Deployment	66	(6)
XCopy Deployment	66	(3)
Site Precompilation	69	(3)
Administering an ASP.NET Application	72	(5)
The Web Site Administration Tool	72	(3)
Editing ASP.NET Configuration Files	75	(2)
Conclusion	77	(2)
Anatomy of an ASP.NET Page	79	(40)
Invoking a Page	79	(20)
The Runtime Machinery	80	(6)
Processing the Request	86	(5)
The Processing Directives of a Page	91	(8)
The Page Class	99	(11)
Properties of the Page Class	100	(3)
Methods of the Page Class	103	(5)
Events of the Page Class	108	(1)
The Eventing Model	109	(1)
The Page Life Cycle	110	(6)
Page Setup	110	(3)
Handling the Postback	113	(1)
Page Finalization	114	(2)
Conclusion	116	(3)
ASP.NET Core Server Controls	119	(56)
Generalities of ASP.NET Server Controls	120	(9)
Properties of the Control Class	121	(3)
Methods of the Control Class	124	(1)
Events of the Control Class	124	(1)
New Features	125	(4)
HTML Controls	129	(16)
Generalities of HTML Controls	129	(3)
HTML Container Controls	132	(6)
HTML Input Controls	138	(6)
The Htmllmage Control	144	(1)
Web Controls	145	(14)
Generalities of Web Controls	145	(3)
Core Web Controls	148	(6)
Miscellaneous Web Controls	154	(5)
Validation Controls	159	(13)
Generalities of Validation Controls	160	(2)
Gallery of Controls	162	(4)
Special Capabilities	166	(6)
Conclusion	172	(3)
Working with the Page	175	(44)
Programming with Forms	176	(12)
The HtmlForm Class	176	(2)
Multiple Forms	178	(4)
Cross-Page Postings	182	(6)
Dealing with Page Errors	188	(9)
Basics of Error Handling	188	(4)
Mapping Errors to Pages	192	(5)
ASP.NET Tracing	197	(5)
Tracing the Execution Flow in ASP.NET	197	(2)
Writing Trace Messages	199	(2)
The Trace Viewer	201	(1)
Page Personalization	202	(14)
Creating the User Profile	203	(3)
Interacting with the Page	206	(6)
Profile Providers	212	(4)
Conclusion	216	(3)
Rich Page Composition	219	(44)
Working with Master Pages	220	(16)
Authoring Rich Pages in ASP.NET 1.x	220	(2)
Writing a Master Page	222	(3)
Writing a Content Page	225	(4)
Processing Master and Content Pages	229	(4)
Programming the Master Page	233	(3)
Working with Themes	236	(11)
Understanding ASP.NET Themes	237	(4)
Theming Pages and Controls	241	(3)
Putting Themes to Work	244	(3)
Working with Wizards	247	(12)
An Overview of the Wizard Control	248	(4)
Adding Steps to a Wizard	252	(3)
Navigating Through the Wizard	255	(4)
Conclusion	259	(4)
Part II Adding Data in an ASP.NET Site
ADO.NET Data Providers	263	(56)
.NET Data Access Infrastructure	264	(10)
.NET Managed Data Providers	265	(3)
Data Sources You Access Through ADO.NET	268	(3)
The Provider Factory Model	271	(3)
Connecting to Data Sources	274	(19)
The SqlConnection Class	275	(5)
Connection Strings	280	(7)
Connection Pooling	287	(6)
Executing Commands	293	(24)
The SqlCommand Class	293	(4)
ADO.NET Data Readers	297	(6)
Asynchronous Commands	303	(5)
Working with Transactions	308	(5)
SQL Server 2005--Specific Enhancements	313	(4)
Conclusion	317	(2)
ADO.NET Data Containers	319	(34)
Data Adapters	319	(13)
The SqlDataAdapter Class	320	(6)
The Table-Mapping Mechanism	326	(4)
How Batch Update Works	330	(2)
In-Memory Data Container Objects	332	(19)
The DataSet Object	333	(7)
The DataTable Object	340	(6)
Data Relations	346	(2)
The DataView Object	348	(3)
Conclusion	351	(2)
The Data-Binding Model	353	(60)
Data Source--Based Data Binding	354	(19)
Feasible Data Sources	354	(3)
Data-Binding Properties	357	(5)
List Controls	362	(6)
Iterative Controls	368	(5)
Data-Binding Expressions	373	(9)
Simple Data Binding	373	(3)
The DataBinder Class	376	(2)
Other Data-Binding Methods	378	(4)
Data Source Components	382	(29)
Overview of Data Source Components	382	(2)
Internals of Data Source Controls	384	(2)
The SqlDataSource Control	386	(6)
The AccessDataSource Class	392	(1)
The ObjectDataSource Control	393	(11)
The SiteMapDataSource Class	404	(3)
The XmlDataSource Class	407	(4)
Conclusion	411	(2)
Creating Bindable Grids of Data	413	(54)
The DataGrid Control	414	(13)
The DataGrid Object Model	414	(5)
Binding Data to the Grid	419	(4)
Working with the DataGrid	423	(4)
The GridView Control	427	(37)
The GridView Object Model	428	(5)
Binding Data to a GridView Control	433	(9)
Paging Data	442	(7)
Sorting Data	449	(6)
Editing Data	455	(4)
Advanced Capabilities	459	(5)
Conclusion	464	(3)
Managing Views of a Record	467	(34)
The DetailsView Control	467	(22)
The DetailsView Object Model	468	(6)
Binding Data to a DetailsView Control	474	(3)
Creating Master/Detail Views	477	(3)
Working with Data	480	(9)
The FormView Control	489	(8)
The FormView Object Model	489	(2)
Binding Data to a FormView Control	491	(3)
Editing Data	494	(3)
Conclusion	497	(4)
Part III ASP.NET Infrastructure
The HTTP Request Context	501	(36)
Initialization of the Application	502	(5)
Properties of the HttpApplication Class	502	(1)
Application Modules	503	(1)
Methods of the HttpApplication Class	503	(1)
Events of the HttpApplication Class	504	(3)
The global.asax File	507	(7)
Compiling global.asax	508	(1)
Syntax of global.asax	509	(3)
Tracking Errors and Anomalies	512	(2)
The HttpContext Class	514	(4)
Properties of the HttpContext Class	515	(1)
Methods of the HttpContext Class	516	(2)
The Server Object	518	(6)
Properties of the HttpServerUtility Class	518	(1)
Methods of the HttpServerUtility Class	518	(6)
The HttpResponse Object	524	(6)
Properties of the HttpResponse Class	524	(4)
Methods of the HttpResponse Class	528	(2)
The HttpRequest Object	530	(5)
Properties of the HttpRequest Class	531	(3)
Methods of the HttpRequest Class	534	(1)
Conclusion	535	(2)
State Management	537	(54)
The Application's State	538	(4)
Properties of the HttpApplicationState Class	539	(1)
Methods of the HttpApplicationState Class	539	(1)
State Synchronization	540	(1)
Tradeoffs of Application State	541	(1)
The Session's State	542	(7)
The Session-State HTTP Module	543	(5)
Properties of the HttpSessionState Class	548	(1)
Methods of the HttpSessionState Class	549	(1)
Working with Session's State	549	(18)
Identifying a Session	550	(5)
Lifetime of a Session	555	(2)
Persist Session Data to Remote Servers	557	(5)
Persist Session Data to SQL Server	562	(5)
Customizing Session State Management	567	(6)
Building a Custom Session-State Provider	568	(3)
Generating a Custom Session ID	571	(2)
The View State of a Page	573	(16)
The StateBag Class	574	(1)
Common Issues with View State	575	(3)
Programming Web Forms Without View State	578	(3)
Changes in the ASP.NET 2.0 View State	581	(5)
Keeping the View State on the Server	586	(3)
Conclusion	589	(2)
ASP.NET Caching	591	(53)
Caching Application Data	591	(33)
The Cache Class	592	(4)
Working with the ASP.NET Cache	596	(8)
Practical Issues	604	(5)
Designing a Custom Dependency	609	(3)
A Cache Dependency for XML Data	612	(4)
SQL Server Cache Dependency	616	(8)
Caching ASP.NET Pages	624	(20)
The @OutputCache Directive	625	(5)
The HttpCachePolicy Class	630	(3)
Caching Multiple Versions of a Page	633	(3)
Caching Portions of ASP.NET Pages	636	(5)
Advanced Features in ASP.NET 2.0	641	(3)
Conclusion	644