Programming ASP.NET

Jesse Liberty is a practicing computer consultant, trainer, and best-selling author who specializes in object-oriented analysis and design as well as C/C++, .NET, and Web programming. His company, Liberty Associates, Inc., designs and builds applications for Fortune 100 firms. He also delivers intensive on-site seminars on object-oriented analysis and design for his clients. He has been a distinguished software engineer at AT&T, vice president for technology development at CitiBank, and software architect at Xerox. Dan Hurwitz is the president of Sterling Solutions, Inc., where for nearly two decades he has been providing contract programming and database development to a wide variety of clients.

Preface 1. ASP.NET and the .NET Framework The .NET Framework ASP.NET 2. Hello World The HTML Version The ASP Version Hello World the ASP.NET Way Hello World Using Visual Studio .NET 3. Events Event Model ASP Versus ASP.NET Events Event Arguments Application and Session Events Page and Control Events IsPostBack Postback Versus Non-Postback Events Comparing ASP.NET to ASP 4. Controls HTML Server Controls ASP (Web Server) Controls 5. ASP Control Details The Basics Label Control TextBox Control Button Controls HyperLink Control Selecting Values Selecting from a List Tables Panel Control Images Calendar 6. Programming Web Forms Code-Behind State Lifecycle Directives Using the IDE 7. Tracing, Debugging, and Error Handling Creating the Sample Application Tracing Debugging Error Handling 8. Validation The RequiredFieldValidator The Summary Validator The Compare Validator Range Checking Regular Expressions Custom Validation 9. Data Binding ArrayList Data Binding and Postback Binding to a Class Binding to Other Simple Controls Binding Radio Buttons and Checkboxes 10. List-Bound Controls, Part I Shared Properties and Collections The DataGrid Control Next Steps 11. Accessing Data with ADO.NET Bug Database Design The ADO.NET Object Model Getting Started with ADO.NET Managed Providers Creating a Data Grid Creating Data Objects by Hand Stored Procedures 12. ADO Data Updates Updating with SQL Updating Data with Transactions Updating Data Using Datasets Multiuser Updates Command Builder 13. List-Bound Controls, Part II Binding to the DataList and Repeater Controls The Repeater Control The DataList Control In-Place Editing DataList Editing 14. Custom and User Controls User Controls Custom Controls 15. Web Services Overview How Web Services Work Protocols and Standards 16. Creating Web Services A Simple StockTicker Creating a Discovery File Deployment 17. Consuming Web Services Discovery Creating the Proxy Creating the Consuming Application 18. Caching and Performance Types of Caching Output Caching Object Caching The HttpCachePolicy Class Performance Benchmarking and Profiling 19. Security Authentication Authorization Impersonation 20. Controlling, Configuring, and Deploying Applications What Is an Application? Controlling the Application Configuring the Application Deploying the Application A. Relational Database Technology: A Crash Course B. Bug Database Architecture Index