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The most comprehensive book on Microsoft’s new ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET 4 Unleashed covers all facets of ASP.NET development. Led by Microsoft ASP.NET program manager Stephen Walther, an expert author team thoroughly covers the entire platform.   The authors first introduce the ASP.NET Framework’s basic controls and show how to create common site-wide layouts and styles. Next, they cover all aspects of accessing, presenting, organizing, and editing data. You’ll find thorough and practical sections on building custom components and controls, providing effective site navigation, securing sites and applications, and much more. This book presents hundreds of realistic code examples, reflecting the authors’ unsurpassed experience with ASP.NET both inside and outside Microsoft.   Build interactive Web Forms, validate form data, and upload files Provide interactive calendars, wizards, site maps, and other valuable features Design efficient, maintainable sites with Master Pages and Themes Build data-driven applications with database controls, ADO.NET data access components, QueryExtender, LINQ to SQL, and WCF Data Services Generate charts on the fly with the new Chart Control Extend ASP.NET with custom controls and reusable components Create site registration and authentication systems that store membership data in SQL Server or Active Directory Use URL Routing to build dynamism, flexibility, readability, and SEO-friendliness into your URLs Improve performance and scalability with caching and preloading Maintain state with cookies, cookieless session state, and profiles Localize, configure, package, and deploy ASP.NET applications Use the ASP.NET MVC Framework to improve agility, testability, speed to market, and extensibility Retrofit existing ASP.NET applications with Ajax and build pure client-side Ajax web applications Construct a complete ASP.NET 4 website from start to finish

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Author:   Stephen Walther ,  Kevin Hoffman ,  Nate Dudek
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 23.80cm , Height: 6.60cm , Length: 18.40cm
Weight:   2.442kg
ISBN:  

9780672331121

ISBN 10:   0672331128
Pages:   1920
Publication Date:   28 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780672337413
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction     1 Part I   Building ASP.NET Pages 1   Overview of the ASP.NET Framework     5 ASP.NET and the .NET Framework     9 Understanding the Framework Class Library     9 Understanding the Common Language Runtime     17 Understanding ASP.NET Controls     19 Overview of ASP.NET Controls     19 Understanding HTML Controls     21 Understanding and Handling Control Events     22 Understanding View State     28 Understanding ASP.NET Pages     34 Understanding Dynamic Compilation     34 Understanding Control Trees     38 Using Code-Behind Pages     39 Handling Page Events     44 Using the Page.IsPostBack Property      46 Debugging and Tracing ASP.NET Pages     48 Tracing Page Execution     52 Installing ASP.NET     55 Summary     57 2   Using the Standard Controls     59 Displaying Information      59 Using the Label Control      60 Using the Literal Control      65 Accepting User Input     68 Using the TextBox Control     68 Using the CheckBox Control     76 Using the RadioButton Control     79 Submitting Form Data     84 Using the Button Control     84 Using the LinkButton Control     86 Using the ImageButton Control     89 Using Client Scripts with Button Controls     94 Performing Cross-Page Posts     96 Specifying a Default Button     100 Handling the Command Event     101 Displaying Images     104 Using the Image Control     104 Using the ImageMap Control     106 Using the Panel Control     111 Using the HyperLink Control     118 Summary      119 3   Using the Validation Controls     121 Overview of the Validation Controls     121 Validation Controls and JavaScript     126 Using Page.IsValid     126 Setting the Display Property     127 Highlighting Validation Errors     128 Using Validation Groups     133 Disabling Validation     138 Using the RequiredFieldValidator Control     139 Using the RangeValidator Control     143 Using the CompareValidator Control     146 Using the RegularExpressionValidator Control     151 Using the CustomValidator Control     154 Using the ValidationSummary Control     162 Creating Custom Validation Controls     167 Creating a LengthValidator Control     168 Creating an AjaxValidator Control     170 Summary     177 4   Using the Rich Controls     179 Accepting File Uploads     180 Saving Files to the File System     181 Saving Files to a Database     185 Uploading Large Files     189 Displaying a Calendar     195 Creating a Pop-Up Date Picker     199 Rendering a Calendar from a Database Table     202 Displaying Advertisements      207 Storing Advertisements in an XML File     208 Storing Advertisements in a Database Table     212 Tracking Impressions and Transfers     213 Displaying Different Page Views     220 Displaying a Tabbed Page View      220 Displaying a Multipart Form     223 Displaying a Wizard     226 Displaying Silverlight Content     231 Summary     234 Part II   Designing ASP.NET Websites 5   Designing Websites with Master Pages     237 Creating Master Pages     238 Creating Default Content     242 Nesting Master Pages     245 Using Images and Hyperlinks in Master Pages     251 Registering Master Pages in Web Configuration     254 Modifying Master Page Content     255 Using the Title Attribute     255 Using the Page Header Property     256 Exposing Master Page Properties     258 Using FindControl with Master Pages     261 Loading Master Pages Dynamically     263 Loading Master Pages Dynamically for Multiple Content Pages     266 Summary     268 6   Designing Websites with Themes     269 Creating Themes     270 Adding Skins to Themes     270 Creating Named Skins     273 Themes Versus StyleSheetThemes     275 Disabling Themes     277 Registering Themes in the Web Configuration File     280 Adding Cascading Style Sheets to Themes     281 Adding Multiple Cascading Style Sheets to a Theme     285 Changing Page Layouts with Cascading Style Sheets     285 Creating Global Themes     290 Applying Themes Dynamically     291 Applying Skins Dynamically     293 Summary     298 7   Creating Custom Controls with User Controls     299 Creating User Controls     300 Registering User Controls in the Web Configuration File     303 Exposing Properties from a User Control     304 Exposing Events from a User Control     307 Creating an AddressForm Control     311 AJAX and User Controls     317 Dynamically Loading User Controls     320 Using the Reference Directive     322 Creating a Multipage Wizard     327 Summary     336 Part III   Performing Data Access 8   Overview of Data Access     337 Using DataBound Controls     337 Working with List Controls     338 Working with Tabular DataBound Controls     341 Working with Hierarchical DataBound Controls     345 Working with Other Controls     348 Using DataSource Controls     351 Using ASP.NET Parameters with DataSource Controls     353 Using Programmatic DataBinding     356 Understanding Templates and DataBinding Expressions     358 Using Templates     359 Using DataBinding Expressions     362 Using Two-Way DataBinding Expressions     366 Overview of SQL Server 2008 Express     369 Features of SQL Server Express     369 SQL Server 2008 Express Management Tools     370 Server Databases Versus Local Databases     371 Sample Database-Driven Web Application     375 Summary     378 9   Using the SqlDataSource Control     379 Creating Database Connections     380 Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server     380 Connecting to Other Databases     384 Storing Connection Strings in the Web Configuration File     386 Encrypting Connection Strings     388 Executing Database Commands     389 Executing Inline SQL Statements    389 Executing Stored Procedures     392 Filtering Database Rows     395 Changing the Data Source Mode     397 Handling SQL Command Execution Errors     398 Canceling Command Execution     403 Using ASP.NET Parameters with the SqlDataSource Control    406 Using the ASP.NET Parameter Object    406 Using the ASP.NET ControlParameter Object     410 Using the ASP.NET CookieParameter Object     415 Using the ASP.NET FormParameter Object     417 Using the ASP.NET ProfileParameter Object     420 Using the QueryStringParameter Object     422 Using the SessionParameter Object     424 Programmatically Executing SqlDataSource Commands     426 Adding ADO.NET Parameters     426 Executing Insert, Update, and Delete Commands     428 Executing Select Commands     430 Caching Database Data with the SqlDataSource Control     435 Summary     438 10   Using List Controls     439 Overview of the List Controls     439 Declaring List Items     439 Binding to a Data Source     442 Determining the Selected List Item     446 Appending Data Items     450 Enabling Automatic PostBacks     452 Using the Items Collection     454 Working with the DropDownList Control     458 Working with the RadioButtonList Control     461 Working with the ListBox Control     463 Working with the CheckBoxList Control     467 Working with the BulletedList Control     470 Creating a Custom List Control     475 Summary     484 11   Using the GridView Control     485 GridView Control Fundamentals     486 Displaying Data     486 Selecting Data     489 Using Data Keys     492 Sorting Data     495 Paging Through Data     501 Editing Data     510 Displaying Empty Data     514 Formatting the GridView Control     519 Using ViewState with the GridView Control     521 Using Fields with the GridView Control     522 Using BoundFields     523 Using CheckBoxFields     526 Using CommandFields     527 Using Button Fields     530 Using HyperLink Fields     534 Using ImageFields     539 Using TemplateFields     543 Working with GridView Control Events     546 Highlighting GridView Rows     547 Displaying Column Summaries     550 Displaying Nested Master/Details Forms     552 Extending the GridView Control     555 Creating a LongTextField     556 Creating a DeleteButtonField     560 Creating a ValidatedField     563 Summary     566 12   Using the DetailsView and FormView Controls     567 Using the DetailsView Control     567 Displaying Data with the DetailsView Control     567 Using Fields with the DetailsView Control     571 Displaying Empty Data with the DetailsView Control     573 Paging through Data with the DetailsView Control     576 Updating Data with the DetailsView Control     584 Inserting Data with the DetailsView Control     593 Deleting Data with the DetailsView Control     597 Working with DetailsView Control Events     598 Formatting the DetailsView Control     601 Using the FormView Control     604 Displaying Data with the FormView Control     605 Paging Through Data with the FormView Control     607 Editing Data with the FormView Control     612 Inserting Data with the FormView Control     616 Deleting Data with the FormView Control     619 Summary     622 13   Using the Repeater and DataList Controls     623 Using the Repeater Control     623 Displaying Data with the Repeater Control     624 Using Templates with the Repeater Control     627 Handling Repeater Control Events     633 Using the DataList Control     640 Displaying Data with the DataList Control     640 Displaying Data in Multiple Columns     644 Using Templates with the DataList Control     645 Selecting Data with the DataList Control     648 Editing Data with the DataList Control     651 Formatting the DataList Control     657 Summary     660 14   Using the ListView and DataPager Controls     661 Using the ListView Control     661 Using the LayoutTemplate and ItemTemplate     662 Using the GroupTemplate     666 Selecting a Row     669 Sorting Database Data     672 Editing Database Data     675 Using the DataPager Control     681 Creating a Custom User Interface for Paging     684 Data Source Paging with the DataPager Control     686 Summary     688 15   Using the Chart Control     689 Chart Control Fundamentals     690 Displaying Data with the Chart Control     690 Sorting and Filtering Data     694 Using Statistical Formulas     698 Customizing a Chart’s Appearance     704 Customizing the Background and Plotting Area     704 Three-Dimensional Charts     708 Drill-Down Reports     709 Summary     710 16   Using the QueryExtender Control     711 Introduction to the QueryExtender Control     711 Querying Data with Declarative Syntax     712 Querying with the ControlFilterExpression     712 Querying with the CustomExpression     712 Querying with the DynamicFilterExpression     713 Querying with the MethodExpression     713 Sorting with the OrderByExpression     714 Querying with the PropertyExpression     715 Querying with the RangeExpression     715 Querying with the SearchExpression     716 Building a Sample Page with the QueryExtender Control     717 Summary     720 Part IV   Building Components 17   Building Components     721 Building Basic Components     722 Components and Dynamic Compilation     724 Mixing Different Language Components in the App_Code Folder     725 Declaring Methods     726 Declaring Fields and Properties     728 Declaring Constructors     733 Overloading Methods and Constructors     734 Declaring Namespaces     736 Creating Partial Classes     738 Inheritance and Abstract Classes     739 Declaring Interfaces     742 Using Access Modifiers     743 Intellisense and Components     744 Using ASP.NET Intrinsics in a Component     746 Building Component Libraries     749 Compiling Component Libraries     750 Adding a Reference to a Class Library     753 Architectural Considerations     757 Building Multitier Applications     757 Creating the User Interface Layer     758 Creating the Business Logic Layer     761 Creating the Data Access Layer     765 Summary     769 18   Using the ObjectDataSource Control     771 Representing Objects with the ObjectDataSource Control     772 Binding to a Component     772 Binding to a DataReader     774 Binding to a DataSet     776 Binding to a LINQ to SQL Query     778 Binding to a Web Service     779 Using Parameters with the ObjectDataSource Control     783 Using Different Parameter Types     787 Passing Objects as Parameters     790 Paging, Sorting, and Filtering Data with the ObjectDataSource Control     795 User Interface Paging     795 Data Source Paging     798 User Interface Sorting     805 Data Source Sorting     808 Filtering Data     813 Handling ObjectDataSource Control Events     817 Adding and Modifying Parameters     818 Handling Method Errors     822 Handling the ObjectCreating Event     826 Concurrency and the ObjectDataSource Control     828 Extending the ObjectDataSource Control     832 Creating a Custom ObjectDataSource Control     832 Creating Custom Parameter Objects     835 Summary     841 19   Building Data Access Components with ADO.NET     843 Connected Data Access     844 Using the Connection Object     848 Using the Command Object     859 Using the DataReader Object     881 Disconnected Data Access     888 Using the DataAdapter Object     889 Using the DataTable Object     896 Using the DataView Object     906 Using the DataSet Object     908 Executing Asynchronous Database Commands     911 Using Asynchronous ADO.NET Methods     912 Using Asynchronous ASP.NET Pages     914 Building Database Objects with the .NET Framework     918 Enabling CLR Integration     918 Creating User-Defined Types with .NET Framework     919 Building a Data Access Layer with a User-Defined Type     924 Creating Stored Procedures with .NET Framework     928 Creating the Stored Procedure Assembly     928 Summary     934 20   Data Access with LINQ to SQL     935 New C# and VB.NET Language Features     936 Understanding Automatic Properties     936 Understanding Initializers     937 Understanding Type Inference     939 Understanding Anonymous Types     940 Understanding Generics     941 Understanding Lambda Expressions     944 Understanding Extension Methods     948 Understanding LINQ     949 Creating LINQ to SQL Entities     951 Building Entities by Hand     952 Building Entities with the LINQ to SQL Designer     956 Building Entity Associations     959 Using the LinqDataSource Control     960 Performing Standard Database Commands with LINQ to SQL     964 LINQ to Objects Versus LINQ to SQL     964 Selecting with LINQ to SQL     965 Inserting with LINQ to SQL     973 Updating with LINQ to SQL     976 Deleting with LINQ to SQL     981 Dynamic Queries     983 Debugging LINQ to SQL     987 Creating a Custom LINQ Entity Base Class     991 Using the Entity Base Class     991 Performing Standard Data-Access Operations with the EntityBase Class     992 Performing Validation with the EntityBase Class     994 Summary     1000 21   Data Access with WCF Data Services     1001 Overview of WCF Data Services      1001 Using Data Services with a Service Reference     1002 Using Data Services with a Data Context      1007 Summary     1009 Part V   Site Navigation 22   Using the Navigation Controls     1011 Understanding Site Maps     1011 Using the SiteMapPath Control     1013 Formatting the SiteMapPath Control     1016 Using the Menu Control     1020 Declaratively Adding Menu Items     1021 Using the Menu Control with the MultiView Control     1024 Binding to a Site Map     1027 Binding to an XML File     1031 Binding to Database Data     1035 Formatting the Menu Control     1040 Using Templates with the Menu Control     1046 Using the TreeView Control     1049 Declaratively Adding Tree Nodes     1049 Displaying Check Boxes with the TreeView Control     1054 Binding to a Site Map     1057 Binding to an XML File     1058 Binding to Database Data     1061 Using Populate On Demand and AJAX     1064 Formatting the TreeView Control     1070 Building a SQL Hierarchical Data Source Control     1077 Summary     1081 23   Using Site Maps     1083 Using the SiteMapDataSource Control     1084 Setting SiteMapDataSource Properties     1086 Using the SiteMap Class     1090 Using the SiteMapNode Class     1093 Advanced Site Map Configuration     1095 Using Security Trimming     1096 Merging Multiple Site Maps     1101 Creating Custom Site Map Attributes     1103 Creating Custom Site Map Providers     1105 Creating the AutoSiteMapProvider     1106 Creating the SqlSiteMapProvider     1111 Generating a Google SiteMap File     1116 Summary     1120 24   Advanced Navigation     1123 Remapping URLs     1124 Creating a Custom UrlRemapper Module     1127 Using the VirtualPathProvider Class     1132 Limitations of the VirtualPathProvider Class     1133 Understanding the VirtualPathProvider Class     1133 Registering a VirtualPathProvider Class     1135 Summary     1136 25   Using the ASP.NET URL Routing Engine     1137 Introduction to URL Routing     1137 Basic URL Routing Scenarios     1139 Mapping Basic URLs     1139 Mapping URLs with Parameters     1140 Mapping URLs with Multiple Segments     1141 Linking to Other Pages with Routes     1142 Advanced URL Routing     1143 Using Routes with Default Parameters     1143 Using Constrained Routes     1144 Security Concerns with Routes     1146 Summary     1146 Part VI   Security 26   Using the Login Controls     1147 Overview of the Login Controls     1148 Using the Login Control     1152 Automatically Redirecting a User to the Referring Page     1155 Automatically Hiding the Login Control from Authenticated Users     1155 Using a Template with the Login Control     1157 Performing Custom Authentication with the Login Control     1160 Using the CreateUserWizard Control     1162 Configuring Create User Form Fields     1163 Sending a Create User Email Message     1166 Automatically Redirecting a User to the Referring Page     1169 Automatically Generating a Password     1171 Using Templates with the CreateUserWizard Control     1177 Adding Steps to the CreateUserWizard Control     1181 Using the LoginStatus Control     1183 Using the LoginName Control     1185 Using the ChangePassword Control     1186 Sending a Change Password Email     1188 Using Templates with the ChangePassword Control     1190 Using the PasswordRecovery Control     1193 Sending the Original Password     1195 Requiring a Security Question and Answer     1196 Using Templates with the PasswordRecovery Control     1197 Using the LoginView Control     1199 Using Roles with the LoginView Control     1201 Summary     1204 27   Using ASP.NET Membership     1205 Configuring Authentication     1206 Configuring Forms Authentication     1207 Using Cookieless Forms Authentication     1209 Using Sliding Expiration with Forms Authentication     1210 Using Forms Authentication Across Applications     1210 Using Forms Authentication Across Domains     1214 Using the FormsAuthentication Class    1216 Using the User Class     1220 Configuring Authorization     1221 Authorizing by Role     1223 Authorizing Files by Location     1224 Using Authorization with Images and Other File Types     1225 Using ASP.NET Membership     1226 Using the Membership Application Programming Interface     1227 Encrypting and Hashing User Passwords     1232 Modifying User Password Requirements     1234 Locking Out Bad Users     1235 Configuring the SQLMembershipProvider     1237 Configuring the ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider     1239 Creating a Custom Membership Provider     1244 Using the Role Manager     1246 Configuring the SqlRoleProvider     1247 Configuring the WindowsTokenRoleProvider     1252 Configuring the AuthorizationStoreRoleProvider     1254 Caching Roles in a Browser Cookie     1256 Using the Roles Application Programming Interface     1258 Summary     1260 Part VII   Building ASP.NET Applications 28   Maintaining Application State     1263 Using Browser Cookies     1264 Cookie Security Restrictions     1265 Creating Cookies     1266 Reading Cookies     1269 Setting Cookie Properties     1272 Deleting Cookies     1273 Working with Multivalued Cookies     1275 Using Session State     1279 Storing Database Data in Session State     1281 Using the Session Object     1284 Handling Session Events     1285 Controlling When a Session Times Out     1287 Using Cookieless Session State     1288 Configuring a Session State Store     1290 Configuring SQL Server Session State     1294 Using Profiles     1297 Creating Profile Groups     1301 Supporting Anonymous Users     1303 Migrating Anonymous Profiles     1307 Inheriting a Profile from a Custom Class     1308 Creating Complex Profile Properties     1310 Saving Profiles Automatically     1317 Accessing Profiles from Components     1321 Using the Profile Manager     1323 Configuring the Profile Provider     1326 Creating a Custom Profile Provider     1327 Summary     1332 29   Caching Application Pages and Data     1335 Overview of Caching     1335 Using Page Output Caching     1337 Varying the Output Cache by Parameter    1338 Varying the Output Cache by Control     1342 Varying the Output Cache by Header     1345 Varying the Output Cache by Browser     1346 Varying the Output Cache by a Custom Function     1347 Specifying the Cache Location     1349 Creating a Page Output Cache File Dependency     1351 Expiring the Page Output Cache Programmatically     1353 Manipulating the Page Output Cache Programmatically      1358 Creating Page Output Cache Profiles     1360 Using Partial Page Caching     1361 Using Post-Cache Substitution     1362 Caching with a User Control     1366 Sharing a User Control Output Cache     1370 Manipulating a User Control Cache Programmatically     1370 Creating a User Control Cache File Dependency     1372 Caching Dynamically Loaded User Controls     1373 Using DataSource Caching     1375 Using an Absolute Cache Expiration Policy     1376 Using a Sliding Cache Expiration Policy     1378 Caching with the ObjectDataSource Control     1380 Caching with the XmlDataSource Control     1382 Creating a DataSource Control Key Dependency     1383 Using Data Caching     1387 Using the Cache Application Programming Interface     1387 Adding Items to the Cache     1390 Adding Items with an Absolute Expiration Policy     1390 Adding Items with a Sliding Expiration Policy     1393 Adding Items with Dependencies     1394 Specifying Cache Item Priorities     1396 Configuring the Cache     1397 Using SQL Cache Dependencies     1399 Using Polling SQL Cache Dependencies     1399 Configuring Polling SQL Cache Dependencies     1400 Using Polling SQL Cache Dependencies with Page Output Caching     1403 Using Polling SQL Cache Dependencies with DataSource Caching      1405 Using Polling SQL Cache Dependencies with Data Caching.........1406 Using Push SQL Cache Dependencies     1408 Configuring Push SQL Cache Dependencies     1409 Using Push SQL Cache Dependencies with Page Output Caching     1411 Using Push SQL Cache Dependencies with DataSource Caching      1412 Using Push SQL Cache Dependencies with Data Caching     1415 Summary     1416 30   Localizing Applications for Multiple Languages     1419 Setting the Current Culture     1420 Setting a Culture Manually     1421 Automatically Detecting a Culture     1428 Setting the Culture in the Web Configuration File     1432 Culture and ASP.NET Controls     1433 Using the CultureInfo Class     1434 Using the CultureInfo Class to Format String Values    1435 Comparing and Sorting String Values     1437 Creating Local Resources     1438 Explicit Localization Expressions     1438 Implicit Localization Expressions     1441 Using Local Resources with Page Properties     1443 Retrieving Local Resources Programmatically     1444 Creating Global Resources     1446 Retrieving Global Resources Programmatically     1448 Using Strongly Typed Localization Expressions     1449 Using the Localize Control     1450 Summary     1452 31   Working with the HTTP Runtime     1453 Creating a Custom BuildProvider     1454 Creating a Simple BuildProvider     1454 Creating a Data Access Component BuildProvider     1458 Creating a Custom ExpressionBuilder     1464 Creating a Lookup ExpressionBuilder     1465 Creating HTTP Handlers     1470 Creating a Generic Handler     1470 Implementing the IHttpHandler Interface     1473 Creating an Asynchronous HTTP Handler     1478 Working with HTTP Applications and HTTP Modules     1482 Creating a Global.asax File     1483 Creating Custom HTTP Modules     1487 Summary     1489 32   Building Dynamic Data Applications    1491 Introducing ASP.NET Dynamic Data     1491 Building a Dynamic Data Application     1492 Working with Dynamic Data Templates     1496 Making Shared Template Changes    1497 Creating Type and Entity-Specific Templates     1497 Summary     1500 33   Building ASP.NET MVC Applications     1501 Introducing the ASP.NET MVC Framework     1501 Models     1502 Views     1502 Controllers     1502 Creating Your First ASP.NET MVC Application     1502 Building an MVC Page     1505 Accepting Form Input     1507 Summary     1509 34   Configuring Applications     1511 Overview of Website Configuration     1511 Using the Web Site Administration Tool     1513 Using the ASP.NET Microsoft Management Console Snap-In     1514 ASP.NET Configuration Sections     1515 Applying Configuration Settings to a Particular Path     1517 Locking Configuration Settings     1518 Adding Custom Application Settings     1520 Placing Configuration Settings in an External File    1522 Using the Configuration API     1523 Reading Configuration Sections from the Current Application     1524 Opening a Configuration File     1529 Opening a Configuration File on a Remote Server     1533 Using the Configuration Class     1536 Modifying Configuration Sections     1539 Provisioning a New Website     1543 Creating Custom Configuration Sections     1546 Creating a Configuration Element Collection     1551 Creating Encrypted Configuration Sections     1556 Encrypting Sections with the aspnet_regiis Tool    1557 Encrypting Sections Programmatically     1558 Deploying Encrypted Web Configuration Files     1561 Summary     1564 35   Deploying ASP.NET Web Applications     1565 Packaging Web Applications     1565 Using Web.config Transformations     1569 Deploying Databases     1571 One-Click Publishing Web Applications     1572 Summary     1573 Part VIII   Custom Control Building 36   Building Custom Controls     1575 Overview of Custom Control Building     1575 Building Fully Rendered Controls     1576 Building Composite Controls     1587 Building Hybrid Controls     1590 View State and Control State     1596 Supporting View State     1596 Supporting Control State     1599 Processing Postback Data and Events     1602 Handling Postback Data     1602 Handling Postback Events     1606 Working with Control Property Collections     1618 Using the ParseChildren Attribute     1618 Using the AddParsedSubObject() Method     1626 Using a ControlBuilder     1626 Creating a Better Designer Experience     1631 Applying Design-Time Attributes to a Control     1631 Creating Control Designers     1636 Creating a Container ControlDesigner     1636 Adding Smart Tasks     1640 Summary     1645 37   Building Templated Databound Controls     1647 Creating Templated Controls     1647 Implementing the ITemplate Interface     1648 Creating a Default Template     1652 Supporting Simplified Databinding     1656 Supporting Two-Way Databinding     1660 Creating Templated Databound Controls     1666 Creating a DivView Control     1667 Summary     1672 Part IX   ASP.NET AJAX 38   Using Server-Side ASP.NET AJAX     1673 The Ajax Vision     1674 Server-Side Ajax Versus Client-Side Ajax     1675 Debugging Ajax Applications     1675 Using the UpdatePanel Control     1677 Specifying UpdatePanel Triggers     1686 Nesting UpdatePanel Controls     1688 Updating UpdatePanels Programmatically     1692 UpdatePanels and JavaScript     1694 UpdatePanel Server-Side Page Execution Life Cycle     1697 UpdatePanel Client-Side Page Execution Life Cycle     1700 Canceling the Current Asynchronous Postback     1707 Aborting the Previous Asynchronous Postback     1710 Passing Additional Information During an Asynchronous Postback     1712 Handling UpdatePanel Errors Gracefully     1714 UpdatePanel Performance     1720 Using the Timer Control     1724 Using the UpdateProgress Control     1728 Summary     1731 39   Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit     1733 Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit     1734 Overview of the Toolkit Controls     1737 Using the AutoComplete Control     1739 Using the AutoCompleteExtender with a Page Method     1740 Using the AutoCompleteExtender with a Web Service Method     1743 Using Text and Value Pairs with the AutoCompleteExtender     1746 Using the DragPanel Control     1750 Using the FilteredTextBox Control     1754 Using the MaskedEdit Control     1756 Using the Animation Control     1759 Using the UpdatePanelAnimation Control     1764 Summary     1768 40   Client-Side Ajax with jQuery     1769 What Is jQuery?     1769 Using the jQuery Library     1770 Creating a jQuery File     1771 The $ Method and $(document).ready()     1773 jQuery Selectors     1774 Calling Web Services from the Client     1776 Calling an External Web Service     1776 Calling a Static Page Method     1780 Summary     1781 Index     1783  

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Stephen Walther is a Senior Program Manager on the Microsoft ASP.NET team. He works on ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET Ajax. Before joining Microsoft, his company provided training and consulting for organizations such as NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the National Science Foundation, and Verizon. Walther got his start with the World Wide Web by dropping out of MIT and developing two large commercial websites. He created the Collegescape website, used by more than 200 colleges (including Harvard, Stanford, and MIT) to accept online college applications. He also developed the CityAuction website, the auction website used by both Snap! and CitySearch. He is the author of several editions of ASP.NET Unleashed.   Kevin Hoffman has been programming since he was 10 years old, when he got his hands on a Commodore VIC-20 and learned BASIC. He has eaten, slept, and breathed code ever since. He has written applications for scientific instruments, military applications, small businesses, and Fortune 500 enterprises on virtually every platform and language ranging from Symbol Barcode readers running PalmOS to the iPhone, ASP.NET, Rails, and everything in between. Kevin is the chief systems architect for Exclaim Computing, where he builds custom architectures and application solutions for a wide range of clients and industries. He regularly contributes to articles for magazines such as MSDN Magazine and is the author of the Kotan Code blog (http://www.kotancode.com).   Nate Dudek is the development lead for Exclaim Computing, a company focused on providing technology solutions for a variety of platforms, including mobile, web, enterprise, and cloud computing. He has presented at conferences, written several articles, and is constantly mentoring and teaching developers on software development best practices, software architecture, and new technologies.   For the past ten years, Nate has architected and developed software for a variety of industries, including real-time systems for power utilities, enterprise resource planning systems for service-based companies, and eCommerce systems for web businesses. He holds a B.S. degree in computer science from Clarkson University with a minor in software engineering and mathematics. Nate writes about all areas of technology on his blog, Caffeine Dependency Injection, at http://www.caffeinedi.com.  

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