Copyright

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What Is the Purpose of This Book?

Who Should Read This Book?

Prerequisites

Part I. Introduction to Microsoft .NET and ASP.NET

Chapter 1. Getting Started with the Sample Application

Preparing for the Sample Application

Introducing the Sample Application

Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction to Microsoft .NET

NET and XML

Overview of the .NET Framework

Types of Applications You Can Build

Migrating to .NET

Benefits of Using the .NET Framework

Summary

Chapter 3. Introduction to Visual Studio .NET

Configuring Visual Studio .NET

Project Templates

Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Using Help

Types of Windows

Using the Editor

Summary

Chapter 4. Overview of .NET Framework Classes

.NET Framework Namespaces

The System Namespace

The System.Data Namespace

The System.IO Namespace

The System.Text Namespace

The System.Collections Namespace

The System.Web.Services Namespace

The System.Xml Namespace

Summary

Chapter 5. Introduction to Internet Programming

Internet Basics

HTML Basics

Creating Web Sites Before ASP.NET

Web Sites Created Using ASP.NET

Summary

Chapter 6. Introduction to ASP.NET

Overview of ASP.NET

Introducing Web Form Controls

How Web Forms Work

Internet Information Server (IIS) Objects

Creating User Controls

Creating the Northwind Solution

Summary

Chapter 7. Working with ASP.NET and VB .NET

Event-Handling Basics

Data Types

Creating Your Own Procedures

Summary

Chapter 8. Validation Controls

Requiring Data Entry

Checking a Range

Validating Expressions

Creating Your Own Validation

Summarizing Validation Messages

Comparing Values

Summary

Chapter 9. Debugging in Visual Studio .NET

Using the Debugger

Introducing the Debugging Tools

Useful Versus .NET Debugging Tools

Using the Debug Class

Conditional Compilation

Summary

Part II. Data Handling

Chapter 10. Introduction to ADO.NET

Using ADO.NET Classes

ADO.NET Namespaces

Getting Started with ADO.NET

Benefits of ADO.NET

Summary

Chapter 11. Data Binding on Web Forms

Creating a Sample Page

Displaying Your Data

Summary

Chapter 12. Error Handling

The Promise of Structured Exception Handling

Using Exception Handling

Working with Specific Exceptions

Throwing Exceptions

Creating an Error Page

Summary

Chapter 13. ADO.NET Connection and Command Objects

Providing ADO.NET Connection Information

Using ADO.NET Connection Objects

Updating Data Using a Command Object

Summary

Chapter 14. Working with Data

Using the DataReader Object

Retrieving Datasets Generically

Working with Relations in a Dataset

Summary

Chapter 15. Using Stored Procedures with ADO.NET

Setting Up the Sample Stored Procedures

The OleDb Namespace and Stored Procedures

The SqlClient Namespace and Stored Procedures

Summary

Chapter 16. Using the DataGrid Control

Adding Features to the DataGrid Control

Loading the DataGrid Control with Data

Formatting Numeric Columns

Enabling Paging

Selecting a Row

Sorting Columns

Summary

Chapter 17. Editing Data Using the DataGrid Control

Project Setup

Editing Data Using Links

Editing Data on the Grid

Adding a Template Column

Adding and Deleting Rows

Summary

Chapter 18. Using the Repeater Control

How Does the Repeater Control Work?

Creating a Repeater

More Advanced Repeater Features

Summary

Chapter 19. Using the DataList Control

Project Setup

Adding the Control's Data Source

Adding the Full ItemTemplate

Using the DataList Control's Properties

Adding the EditItemTemplate Section

Adding Event-Handling Code

Summary

Part III. Web Development Techniques

Chapter 20. Using Crystal Reports

Creating a Report

Viewing the Report

Summary

Chapter 21. Creating User Controls

Creating a Header Control

Creating a Navigation Control

Creating More Complex User Controls

Defining and Raising Events

Summary

Chapter 22. Rich ASP.NET Controls

The CheckBoxList and RadioButtonList Controls

The Calendar Control

The AdRotator Control

The Literal Control

The PlaceHolder Control

Summary

Chapter 23. State Management in ASP.NET

State Management Techniques in Brief

Using the Session Object

Using Cookies

Using the ViewState Property

Cookieless Sessions

ASP.NET State Service

Automatic SQL Server State Management

Summary

Chapter 24. Introduction to Web Security

Forms-Based Authentication

Supporting Authorization

Summary

Chapter 25. Creating Mobile Web Applications

Introducing the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit

Creating a Page for Mobile Devices

Working with the ObjectList Control

Adding Validation Controls

Summary

Chapter 26. Development and Deployment Techniques

Development Techniques

Deploying ASP.NET Applications

Summary

Part IV. Web Services

Chapter 27. Introduction to XML

The Power of XML

Getting Started with XML

XML Schema

Summary

Chapter 28. Introduction to XML Web Services

Web Service Requirements

XML Web Services Then and Now

Web Services in Action

Summary

Chapter 29. Creating and Consuming XML Web Services

Creating a Simple XML Web Service

Consuming a Web Service

Creating a Useful Web Service

Summary

Chapter 30. Investigating Web Service Consumers

Consuming a Web Service Synchronously

Consuming a Web Service Asynchronously

Summary

Chapter 31. Securing Web Services

Security Mechanisms

Windows Integrated Authentication

Custom SOAP Authentication

Client Certificates

IP Address Restriction

Summary

Appendix A. Programming Standards

Setting Up Your Environment

Naming Conventions

Coding Conventions

Summary