ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies
Published on 19. February 2008
436 pages
978-0-470-28854-2 (ISBN)
Description
Did you volunteer to create a Web site for the softball team? Is ittime to take your small business to the next level and let yourcustomers shop online? Well, you can relax! ASP.NET 3.5 makescreating a dynamic site faster and cleaner than ever before, andASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies makes it easier.
First, you'll get an introduction to all the tools andterminology you need to understand ASP.NET. If you've usedearlier versions of ASP.NET and Visual Web Developer, you canprobably skip that part and jump right into what's new in3.5. You'll make friends with LINQ and SQL, create sites in VisualWeb Developer 2008 Express, and much more. Before you know it,you'll discover how to:
* Integrate data, track shopping cart contents, and whisk awaybugs
* Create user interfaces with easy navigation
* Use the ListView control for sophisticated formatting
* Write LINQ queries
* Add a table to a database
* Create an event handler
* Take advantage of the drag 'n' drop feature that lets you writeless code
* Put all the features to work to develop dynamic Webapplications
The softball team is going to love that Web site, and yourcustomers might enjoy shopping on your site so much thatyou'll have to expand your business to fill all the orders!We can't promise that, of course, but we're pretty surethat ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies will make creating Web siteseasier and a lot more fun.
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Ken Cox
ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies
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02/2008
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Wiley
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Ken Cox has worked with Active Server Pages since the original version. He has done Web development for several industries and maintains a Web site at www.kencox.ca
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting to Know ASP.NET and
Visual Web Developer 7
Chapter 1: Understanding Microsoft's Web Technologies9
Chapter 2: Getting Up and Running 21
Chapter 3: Creating a Useful ASP.NET Site 37
Chapter 4: Managing Data and Other CRUD 47
Chapter 5: Handling User Input and Events 61
Part II: Immersing Yourself in Data 75
Chapter 6: Fetching and Presenting Data with SqlDataSource77
Chapter 7: LINQ as a Data Language 99
Chapter 8: Using LINQ to SQL and the LinqDataSource 121
Chapter 9: Creating and Consuming Diverse Data 143
Part III: Enhancing the Interface and
User Experience 163
Chapter 10: Common Elements: Style Sheets, Master Pages, andSkins 165
Chapter 11: Adding Navigation with TreeView, Menu,
Breadcrumb, and SiteMap .179
Chapter 12: Web Standards, Page Layout, and Usability 193
Chapter 13: Designing the ListView and Other Templated Controls.207
Chapter 14: Dynamic Effects, Images, and Rollovers 223
Chapter 15: Enhancing Pages with the AJAX Control Toolkit239
Chapter 16: Creating and Displaying Rich Content 255
Part IV: Tracking Users, Controlling Access,
and Implementing Security 271
Chapter 17: Site Security Using Authentication and Membership273
Chapter 18: Creating a Shopping Cart with Profiles 291
Chapter 19: Validation in Depth 315
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Part V: Getting the Bugs Out and
Handling Runtime Errors 331
Chapter 20: Debugging and Tracing Pages 333
Chapter 21: Avoiding Crashes by Handling Exceptions 349
Chapter 22: Ten Tips on Deploying Your Web Application 365
Chapter 23: Ten Tips to Success with ASP.NET 379
Index 385
