A First Look at ASP.NET v 2.0

A First Look at ASP.NET v. 2.0 systematically prepares you for Microsoft's ASP.NET 2.0 Web development platform, showing how to use it to reduce development time and costs, improve the performance of Web applications and services, simplify deployment and management, and extend your applications to mobile clients.

Drawing on extraordinary insider access to Microsoft's ASP.NET development team, three renowned ASP.NET experts cover every key platform enhancement, from Master Page templates for standardizing look and feel to improved security and data- access controls. They go far beyond already published white papers and previews, presenting detailed development techniques, best practices, and sample code that will give you a running start with ASP.NET 2.0.

This book's detailed coverage includes:

• Streamlining database integration with "code-free" data binding and ASP.NET 2.0's new data source controls
• Using Master Pages to improve your control over application look and feel
• Strengthening security with membership providers, security server controls, cookieless forms authentication, and the new Role Manager
• Simplifying personalization with ASP.NET 2.0 Themes
• Building fast, flexible portals with Web Parts and the new Portal Framework
• Delivering more effective mobile device support--with less complexity
• Previewing new ASP.NET 2.0 controls and changes in existing controls
• Using Microsoft's powerful new .NET and built-in administration tools

Whether you're already developing with ASP.NET, or preparing to migrate from ASP, A First Look at ASP.NET v. 2.0 gives you complete information for assessing ASP.NET 2.0--and making the most of it.

Table of Contents

List of Figures.


List of Tables.


Foreword.


1. An Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0.

Whats Wrong with ASP.NET 1.x?

New Features.

Compilation and Deployment.

Development Tools.

Summary.

2. Tools and Architecture.

Visual Studio .NET “Whidbey”.

Code Separation.

Dynamic Compilation.

Pre-compilation of Applications.

Summary.

3. Data Source Controls and Data Binding.

Code-Free Data Binding.

Data Source Controls.

Summary.

4. The GridView and DetailsView Controls.

The GridView Control.

The DetailsView Control.

The New and Simplified Data Binding Syntax.

Building Data-Bound Pages with Visual Studio .NET “Whidbey”.

Summary.

5. Master Pages and Navigation.

Master Pages in Detail.

Navigation.

Summary.

6. Security.

Membership.

Security Server Controls.

Role Manager.

Cookieless Forms Authentication.

Web Administration Tool.

Summary.

7. Personalization and Themes.

Storing and Retrieving User Personalization Data.

Anonymous Identification.

Anonymous Personalization.

The Provider Design Pattern.

Writing a Personalization Provider.

Themes.

Summary.

8. Web Parts and the Portal Framework.

The ASP.NET 2.0 Portal Framework.

A Simple Web Parts Example Page.

Working with Web Parts in Code.

Web Parts and Visual Studio.

Summary.

9. Pages, Posting, and Validation.

Cross-Page Posting.

Validation.

Wizards.

URL Mapping.

Client-Side Script Features.

Changes to Page Directives.

The Page and Control Life Cycle.

Summary.

10. Mobile Device Support.

Programming For Different Types Of Devices.

The Unified Control and Adapter Architecture.

Controls and Attributes Specific to Mobile Devices.

Mobile Browser Emulators.

Summary.

11. Caching.

Enabling Database Cache Invalidation.

Invalidating the ASP.NET Cache.

The Sqlcachedependency Class.

The Cachedependency Class.

Summary.

12. Control Enhancements.

Summary Of the New Controls in ASP.NET 2.0.

The New Form- and Page-Based Controls in ASP.NET 2.0.

Changes to the Existing ASP.NET Controls.

Site and Page Counters.

Web Resources.

Summary.

13. Configuration and Administration.

Application Configuration Files.

State Management.

The Management API.

IIS Integration.

Summary.

Index.