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Build Your Own ASP.NET 4 Website Using C# & VB

Cristian Darie, Wyatt Barnett & Tim Posey

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Table of Contents

  1. Foreword

  2. Preface

    • Who Should Read This Book
    • What's in This Book
    • Where to Find Help
      • The SitePoint Forums
      • The Book's Website
    • The SitePoint Newsletters
    • The SitePoint Podcast
    • Your Feedback
    • Acknowledgments
    • Conventions Used in This Book
      • Code Samples
      • Tips, Notes, and Warnings

  3. 1. Introducing ASP.NET and the .NET Platform

    • What is ASP.NET?
    • Installing the Required Software
      • Installing Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition
      • Installing SQL Server Management Studio Express
    • Writing Your First ASP.NET Page
    • Getting Help
    • Summary

  4. 2. ASP.NET Basics

    • ASP.NET Page Structure
      • Directives
      • Code Declaration Blocks
      • Code Render Blocks
      • ASP.NET Server Controls
      • Server-side Comments
      • Literal Text and HTML Tags
    • View State
    • Working with Directives
    • ASP.NET Languages
      • Visual Basic
      • C#
    • Summary

  5. 3. VB and C# Programming Basics

    • Programming Basics
      • Control Events and Subroutines
      • Page Events
      • Variables and Variable Declaration
      • Arrays
      • Functions
      • Operators
      • Conditional Logic
      • Loops
    • Object Oriented Programming Concepts
      • Objects and Classes
      • Properties
      • Methods
      • Classes
      • Constructors
      • Scope
      • Events
      • Understanding Inheritance
      • Objects in .NET
      • Namespaces
    • Using Code-behind Files
    • Summary

  6. 4. Constructing ASP.NET Web Pages

    • Web Forms
    • HTML Server Controls
      • Using the HTML Server Controls
    • Web Server Controls
      • Standard Web Server Controls
      • List Controls
      • Advanced Controls
    • Web User Controls
      • Creating a Web User Control
    • Master Pages
    • Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
      • Types of Styles and Style Sheets
    • Summary

  7. 5. Building Web Applications

    • Introducing the Dorknozzle Project
    • Using Visual Web Developer
      • Meeting the Features
    • Executing Your Project
    • Core Web Application Features
      • Web.config
      • Global.asax
      • Using Application State
      • Working with User Sessions
      • Using the Cache Object
      • Using Cookies
    • Starting the Dorknozzle Project
      • Preparing the Sitemap
      • Using Themes, Skins, and Styles
      • Building the Master Page
      • Using the Master Page
    • Extending Dorknozzle
    • Debugging and Error Handling
      • Debugging with Visual Web Developer
      • Other Kinds of Errors
      • Custom Errors
      • Handling Exceptions Locally
    • Summary

  8. 6. Using the Validation Controls

    • Client-side Validation and Server-side Validation
    • Introducing the ASP.NET Validation Controls
      • Enforcing Validation on the Server
    • Using Validation Controls
      • RequiredFieldValidator
      • CompareValidator
      • RangeValidator
      • ValidationSummary
      • RegularExpressionValidator
      • CustomValidator
    • Validation Groups
    • Updating Dorknozzle
    • Summary
  9. 7. Database Design and Development
    • What Is a Database?
    • Creating Your First Database
      • Creating a New Database Using Visual Web Developer
      • Creating a New Database Using SQL Server Management Studio
    • Creating Database Tables
      • Data Types
      • Column Properties
      • Primary Keys
      • Creating the Employees Table
      • Creating the Remaining Tables
      • Populating the Data Tables
    • Relational Database Design Concepts
      • Foreign Keys
      • Using Database Diagrams
      • Implementing Relationships in the Dorknozzle Database
      • Diagrams and Table Relationships
    • Summary

  10. 8. Speaking SQL

    • Reading Data from a Single Table
      • Using the SELECT Statement
      • Selecting Certain Fields
      • Selecting Unique Data with DISTINCT
      • Row Filtering with WHERE
      • Selecting Ranges of Values with BETWEEN
      • Matching Patterns with LIKE
      • Using the IN Operator
      • Sorting Results Using ORDER BY
      • Limiting the Number of Results with TOP
    • Reading Data from Multiple Tables
      • Subqueries
      • Table Joins
    • Expressions and Operators
    • Transact-SQL (T-SQL) Functions
      • Arithmetic Functions
      • String Functions
      • Date and Time Functions
    • Working with Groups of Values
      • The COUNT Function
      • Grouping Records Using GROUP BY
      • Filtering Groups Using HAVING
      • The SUM, AVG, MIN, and MAX Functions
    • Updating Existing Data
      • The INSERT Statement
      • The UPDATE Statement
      • The DELETE Statement
    • Stored Procedures
    • Summary

  11. 9. ADO.NET

    • Introducing ADO.NET
      • Importing the SqlClient Namespace
      • Defining the Database Connection
      • Preparing the Command
      • Executing the Command
      • Setting Up Database Authentication
      • Reading the Data
      • Using Parameters with Queries
      • Bulletproofing Data Access Code
      • Using the Repeater Control
    • Creating the Dorknozzle Employee Directory
      • More Data Binding
      • Inserting Records
      • Updating Records
      • Deleting Records
      • Using Stored Procedures
    • Summary

  12. 10. Displaying Content Using Data Lists

    • DataList Basics
    • Handling DataList Events
    • Editing DataList Items and Using Templates
    • DataList and Visual Web Developer
    • Styling the DataList
    • Summary

  13. 11. Managing Content Using GridView and DetailsView

    • Using the GridView Control
      • Customizing the GridView Columns
      • Styling the GridView with Templates, Skins, and CSS
      • Selecting Grid Records
    • Using the DetailsView Control
      • Styling the DetailsView
    • GridView and DetailsView Events
      • Entering Edit Mode
      • Using Templates
      • Updating DetailsView Records
    • Summary

  14. 12. Advanced Data Access

    • Using Data Source Controls
      • Binding the GridView to a SqlDataSource
      • Binding the DetailsView to a SqlDataSource
      • Displaying Lists in DetailsView
      • More on SqlDataSource
    • Working with Data Sets and Data Tables
      • What Is a Data Set Made From?
      • Binding DataSets to Controls
      • Implementing Paging
      • Storing Data Sets in View State
      • Implementing Sorting
      • Filtering Data
    • Updating a Database from a Modified DataSet
    • Summary

  15. 13. Security and User Authentication

    • Basic Security Guidelines
    • Securing ASP.NET Applications
      • Working with Forms Authentication
    • ASP.NET Memberships and Roles
      • Creating the Membership Data Structures
      • Using Your Database to Store Membership Data
      • Using the ASP.NET Web Site Configuration Tool
      • Creating Users and Roles
      • Changing Password Strength Requirements
      • Securing Your Web Application
      • Using the ASP.NET Login Controls
    • Summary

  16. 14. Working with Files and Email

    • Writing and Reading Text Files
      • Setting Up Permissions
      • Writing Content to a Text File
      • Reading Content from a Text File
    • Accessing Directories and Directory Information
      • Working with Directory and File Paths
    • Uploading Files
    • Sending Email with ASP.NET
      • Sending a Test Email
      • Creating the Company Newsletters Page
    • Summary

  17. 15. Introduction to LINQ

    • Extension Methods
      • LINQ to SQL
      • Updating Data
      • Relationships
      • Directly Executing Queries from the DataContext
      • Stored Procedures with LINQ-to-SQL
      • Using ASP.NET and LINQ-to-SQL

  18. 16. Introduction to MVC

    • Summary

  19. 17. ASP.NET AJAX

    • What is Ajax?
    • ASP.NET AJAX
    • Using the UpdatePanel Control
      • Managing the ScriptManager Control
    • Using Triggers to Update an UpdatePanel
    • The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
      • The ValidatorCalloutExtender Control Extender
      • Getting Started with Animation
    • jQuery
    • Summary

  20. A. Web Control Reference

    • The WebControl Class
      • Properties
      • Methods
    • Standard Web Controls
      • AdRotator
      • BulletedList
      • Button
      • Calendar
      • CheckBox
      • CheckBoxList
      • DropDownList
      • FileUpload
      • HiddenField
      • HyperLink
      • Image
      • ImageButton
      • ImageMap
      • Label
      • LinkButton
      • ListBox
      • Literal
      • MultiView
      • Panel
      • PlaceHolder
      • RadioButton
      • RadioButtonList
      • TextBox
      • Wizard
      • Xml
    • Validation Controls
      • CompareValidator
      • CustomValidator
      • RangeValidator
      • RegularExpressionValidator
      • RequiredFieldValidator
      • ValidationSummary
    • Navigation Web Controls
      • SiteMapPath
      • Menu
      • TreeView
    • Ajax Web Extensions
      • ScriptManager
      • Timer
      • UpdatePanel
      • UpdateProgress

  21. B. Deploying ASP.NET Websites

    • ASP.NET Hosting Considerations
    • Using Visual Web Developer Express to Deploy ASP.NET Websites
    • Deploying MVC Sites and Web Applications
    • ASP.NET Deployment "Gotchas"
    • Using the SQL Server Hosting Toolkit
    • Dealing with SQL Security

  22. Index

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This book is for the inquisitive and industrious willing to put in the time and wanting to benefit from the experience. If you want a solid understanding of ASP.NET, then I recommend this book

blogcritics T. Michael Testi blogcritics 27 May 2009 (3rd edition)

I am impressed by the quality of the content and the book is surely a ready reckoner for all developers who wish to master the core features of ASP.NET 3.5.

aspalliance Anand Narayanaswamy ASPAlliance 13 April 2009 (3rd edition)

It is an easy and engaging read. Nearly all of my questions that arose as I worked through the book were anticipated and addressed at the perfect time.

Review Aaron P. Stengel Amazon Customer Review May 23, 2010 (3rd edition)

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Excellent book, with many working examples!

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It is an excellent book for aspiring Web designers. The book is easy to understand with examples to show how the Web page is supposed to look. It is a great reference book for Web designers.

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The book is good and gets you started. The download of the book in different formats e.g. PDF, ePubs is very helpfull.

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