Real World Asp.Net Best Practices: Best Practices and Fatal Traps

by Muhammad, Farhan

• ISBN13: 9781590591000
• ISBN10: 1590591003
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

ASP.NET is a wonderful new enabling technology that allows developers to create business solutions much more effectively than ever before. However, there is room for improvement. Developers often do not see the potholes and pitfalls related to this technology until they stumble.Real World ASP.NET Best Practiceshelps readers to avoid just such frustrations. The book's in-depth coverage includes data handling, caching, JavaScript, user and server controls, distributed programming, configuration, and deployment.Real World ASP.NET Best Practicesgoes far beyond the documentation to teach ASP.NET development best practices based on the authors' real-world experience. The book's emphasis is on helping developers perform tasks correctly and avoid mistakes, not on teaching ASP.NET in general.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xi
About the Technical Reviewer	xii
Introduction	xiii
The Age of ASP.NET	1	(10)
The Concept of Code Behind: Separating Fact from Fiction	1	(7)
Using Inheritance in Code Behind	5	(3)
Event Wiring	8	(2)
Staying Away from the InitializeComponent Method	9	(1)
Summary	10	(1)
Cache, Session, and View State	11	(40)
Be Mindful of the Cache!	11	(25)
Cache Pros and Cons	11	(2)
Performance Testing with Data Caching	13	(6)
When Good Cache Goes Bad	19	(3)
It's Still Too Slow!	22	(1)
Refreshing Cached Data	23	(1)
Extracting Data from a Database and Saving It into an XML File	24	(3)
Expiring Cache	27	(1)
The CacheItemRemovedCallback Delegate	27	(2)
Understanding the CacheDependency Class	29	(1)
Losing Cached Information When Restarting the Application	30	(1)
The Scalability Issue with Cached Objects	30	(1)
Turbo-Charging with Output Caching	31	(5)
Deciding Whether to Maintain View State	36	(6)
View State: Behind the Scenes	38	(4)
Understanding the Session Object	42	(8)
In-Process Session	43	(1)
State Server	43	(1)
SQL Server Session	43	(1)
Performance Testing the Session Object	44	(6)
Summary	50	(1)
Client-Side JavaScript: Oh, What Fun!	51	(20)
Capturing Events Raised by HTML Controls with JavaScript	52	(3)
Server Control Attributes	53	(1)
JavaScript in ASP.NET: A Problematic Solution	54	(1)
Dynamically Generating JavaScript Code	55	(14)
Using the RegisterArrayDeclaration Method	56	(6)
Using the RegisterClientScriptBlock Method	62	(3)
Using the RegisterStartupScript Method	65	(3)
Using the RegisterOnSubmitStatement Method	68	(1)
Removing JavaScript Code Programmatically	69	(1)
Summary	69	(2)
Handling Data Effectively	71	(38)
Handling Data by Using DataSet	71	(5)
An Inherent Problem with DataSet	71	(1)
Using the Raw DataSet to Create a Vendor Management System	72	(4)
Handling Data by Using Business Objects: A Better Approach	76	(11)
Methods of the Customers Class	79	(1)
Adding Business Rules to the Customers Class	80	(7)
Handling Data by Using Strongly Typed Collections	87	(20)
Getting to Know the CollectionBase Class	87	(3)
Making CustomerCollection Strongly Typed	90	(5)
Using a Strongly Typed Collection with ASP.NET Server Controls	95	(3)
The Magic Is Still with the IList Interface	98	(1)
Adding a Search Mechanism to the Strongly Typed Collection	98	(2)
Adding Row State Capability to the Strongly Typed Collection	100	(4)
Providing the Ability to Sort the Strongly Typed Collection	104	(3)
Summary	107	(2)
Using ASP.NET to Manage Lists	109	(28)
Data Binding Performance Differences	109	(11)
Data Binding Performance of the Data Grid Control	110	(3)
Data Binding Performance of the Data List Control	113	(3)
Data Binding Performance of the Repeater Control	116	(4)
Data Binding Techniques and Their Effects	120	(16)
Using an Inline Format Expression for Data Binding	120	(2)
Using an Event Handler for Data Binding	122	(6)
Using Member Methods for Data Binding	128	(4)
Using User Controls Effectively	132	(4)
Summary	136	(1)
User Controls and Server Controls	137	(24)
Choosing a Control Type	137	(6)
Working with User Controls	137	(1)
Benefits of Partial-Page Caching	138	(3)
Working with Server Controls	141	(1)
User Controls vs. Server Controls	142	(1)
Best Practices with User Controls	143	(10)
Exposing Data to Subclasses, Containers, and Siblings	143	(3)
Using Events to Communicate Between Controls	146	(3)
Supporting Templates with User Controls	149	(3)
Dynamically Loading User Controls	152	(1)
Best Practices with Server Controls	153	(2)
Raising and Handling Events in Server Controls	153	(1)
Design Time Experience with Server Controls	154	(1)
Additional Control Best Practices	155	(5)
Using View State Sparingly but Effectively	155	(1)
Using Client-Side Script with Controls	156	(1)
Indicating the Script File Version	157	(3)
Summary	160	(1)
Remoting and Web Services	161	(18)
Remoting Overview	162	(1)
Transport	162	(1)
Serialization Format	162	(1)
Server Host	162	(1)
Activation	162	(1)
State Management	163	(1)
Web Services Overview	163	(1)
Tell Me Already! When Should I Use One or the Other?	163	(1)
Best Practices That Are Common to Remoting and Web Services	164	(5)
Securing Your Remote Communication	165	(1)
Performance	166	(3)
Remoting Best Practices	169	(5)
Managing Types and Interfaces	170	(4)
Web Services Best Practices	174	(3)
Managing WSDL on the Server and Service Locations on the Client	174	(3)
Summary	177	(2)
Configuring ASP.NET Applications	179	(24)
Understanding the XML Configuration System	179	(2)
Identifying Configuration Sections and Handlers	181	(4)
Leveraging the Built-In Configuration Handlers	185	(1)
User- or Environment-Specific Settings	186	(4)
Application Domains and Automatic Reloading of Configuration Settings	190	(1)
Cascading Configuration	191	(6)
Creating Custom Configuration Section Handlers	197	(4)
Summary	201	(2)
Index	203