The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks

Symbols

$ function

using, (Solution)

.NET 2.0 core libraries, (.NET 2.0 Core Libraries)

collections, (How do I batch operations with large collections?)
generics, (How do I use generics?)
strings, (How do I use strings?)

.NET 3.5

preparing for, (How do I build a data access layer?)

404 pages

rewriting, (URL Rewriting with a Custom 404 Page)

__VIEWSTATE

ControlState, (Solution)

A

Abrams, Brad

on the string class, (How do I use strings?)

absolute URLs

master pages, (Using Absolute URLs)

access control, (Summary), (Membership and Access Control)

(see also data access layer)
(see also form validation)
displaying content based on roles, (How do I display content based on roles?)
forgotten passwords, (How do I grant access to users who have forgotten their passwords?)
login, (How do I require users to log in?)
managing users, (How do I manage users on my site?)
membership, (What’s the easiest way to add membership to my site?)
registering users, (How do I allow users to register for my site?)

accessing

elements via an index, (The Hashtable and the Dictionary)
images with a handler, (How can I use a handler to control access to the images on my site?)
view state, (What’s the cleanest way to access a page’s view state?)

action delegates

ForEach method, (Using Generic Methods)

ActiveRecord pattern

SubSonic, (The SubSonic Data Access Layer)

adding

membership, (What’s the easiest way to add membership to my site?)
SubSonic to projects, (Adding SubSonic to your Project)

ADO.NET

data access, (How can I get started using ADO.NET?)

Ajax, (How do I use Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX?)

ASP.NET controls, (Where can I get some fancy ASP.NET controls?)
generated IDs, (How do I work with generated IDs?)
history of, (Ajax and JavaScript)
partial page rendering, (How do I perform partial page rendering?)
refreshing UpdatePanels, (How do I periodically refresh an UpdatePanel?)
request, (Solution), (Discussion)
using, (How do I use Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX?)

AJAX Control Toolkit

about, (Solution)

Allen, Scott

blog, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

anonymous delegates

explained, (Solution)

APIs (see Configuration API)

application states

storing, (Where should I store application state?)

application variables

storing global data, (Storing Data in Application Variables)

applications (see web applications)

appSettings element

configuration settings, (How do I create a custom configuration section?)
connection strings, (Solution)
external files, (Solution)

Array collection type

about, (The Array)

ArrayList collection type, (Solution)

about, (The ArrayList and the List<T>)

ASP.NET

blogs, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)
configuring, (Configuring ASP.NET)
finding information about, (Where can I find more information about ASP.NET?)
inheritance, (Discussion)
web site, (The ASP.NET Web Site)

ASP.NET 1.1

web standards, (Discussion)

ASP.NET 2.0

Configuration API location, (Solution)

ASP.NET cache

optimization, (How can I gain more control over the ASP.NET cache?)

ASP.NET pages

storage options, (Summary)

ASPX pages

about, (Discussion)

asynchronous events

sending email, (Solution)

attachments

email, (How do I attach a file to my email?)

Atwood, Jeff

blog, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

authentication

about, (Membership and Access Control)

Auto Format styling

GridView, (Discussion)

AutoCompleteExtender control

using, (Solution)

AutoScaffold page

about, (The AutoScaffold Page)

B

backups

third-party web hosting, (Backups)

bandwidth

optimization, (How can I decrease the bandwidth that my site uses?)
third-party web hosting, (Solution)

bar graphs

creating, (How do I create a real bar graph handler?)
rendering, (How do I render simple bars?)

BaseValidator

form validation, (Solution)

batch operations

large collections, (How do I batch operations with large collections?)

BatchIterator class

explained, (The BatchIterator Class Solution)

binary content, (Rendering Binary Content)

controlling access to images with a handler, (How can I use a handler to control access to the images on my site?)
dynamic image quality, (How can I improve the quality of my dynamic images?)
real bar graph handlers, (How do I create a real bar graph handler?)
rendering simple bars, (How do I render simple bars?)
requesting HttpHandler, (How do I request an HttpHandler?)
writing non-text binary data, (How do I write non-text binary data?)
writing raw data to response, (How do I write raw data to the response?)
writing simple, (How do I write binary content?)

binding

IEnumerable, (Solution)
values within configuration files, (Solution)

blog posts

example using BatchIterator class, (The BatchIterator Class Solution)

blogs

ASP.NET, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

books

ASP.NET, (Reference Books)

boxing

objects, (Solution)

branching

source control, (Branching)

browsers

interpreting binary data, (Discussion)

build provider

SubSonic, (Generating your DAL)

Build Your Own ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site Using C# & VB, (Reference Books)

C

C# programming language

boxing and unboxing, (Solution)
Null Coalescing Operator, (Solution)

cache, (Summary)

(see also ASP.NET cache; reluctant cache pattern; SQL cache)
parameterized pages, (Solution)
refreshing, (How do I refresh my cache when the data changes?)
SQL cache dependencies, (Solution)
storing application state information, (Storing Data in the Cache)

cache data reference pattern, (Discussion)

Calendar control

SubSonic, (The Utility Controls)

Class.create method

using, (Solution)

classes, (Summary)

(see also CSS classes; generic classes)
(see also specific classes)
converting from generic lists, (How do I convert generic lists to specific classes?)

clearing

SQL cache when testing in SSMS, (Verifying the Problem)

client-side validation

custom validator controls, (How do I perform client-side validation with my custom validator control?)
forms, (How do I perform custom client-side validation?)

ClientID property

generated IDs, (Solution)

ClientIDs

master pages, (Discussion)

CLR via C#, (Reference Books)

clustered indexes

about, (Lack of Indexes)

Code Complete, (Reference Books)

code generators (see web-based code generators)

collection types, (Summary)

(see also Array; Array List; Dictionary; HashTable; List; Queue; SortedDictionary; SortedList; Stack)
.NET Framework, (How do I choose the right collection?)

collections, (Summary)

(see also generic collections)
batch operations, (How do I batch operations with large collections?)
choosing, (How do I choose the right collection?)

column fields

ObjectDataSource, (Solution)

columns

HtmlEncode property, (Discussion)
order in data binding, (Solution)
sorting multiple, (How do I sort on multiple columns?)

components, (Summary)

(see also web form development)
user controls as, (How do I treat user controls as components?)

compressing

view state, (Compressing the View State)

concatenating

delimited strings from object properties, (How do I concatenate delimited strings from object properties?)

conditional formatting

strings, (Discussion)

configSource attribute

using, (Solution)

configuration, (Configuration)

basic settings, (How do I store and retrieve basic settings?)
custom configuration section in Web.config, (How do I create a custom configuration section?)
encrypting Web.config, (How can I encrypt a section of my Web.config file?)
managing Web.config values, (How can I manage Web.config values between deployment environments?)
retrieving settings declaratively, (How do I retrieve settings declaratively?)
simplifying Web.config, (How can I simplify my Web.config file?)
storing connection strings, (How do I store connection strings?)

Configuration API

location in ASP.NET 2.0, (Solution)

ConfigurationValidatorBase class

validation checks, (Solution)

configuring

ASP.NET, (Configuring ASP.NET)
database connections, (How do I configure my database connection?)
SQL servers, (Configuring SQL Server)
STMP settings for email, (Solution)

connected data access

defined, (Solution)

connection errors

handling, (Discussion)

connection strings, (Summary)

(see also named connection strings)
storing, (How do I store connection strings?)

connections (see trusted connections)

connectionStrings section

Web.config file, (Solution)

constructor functions

using, (Solution)

containers

.NET 1.1 and 2.0 compared, (Solution)

content, (Summary)

(see also binary content)
displaying based on roles, (How do I display content based on roles?)
scraping, (Scraping the Content)
submitting via email, (How do I allow users to submit content via email?)

content pages

interaction with master pages, (Discussion), (How can I have my master page interact with my content page?)
overriding data on master pages, (How can my content page override data on my master page?)

content types

about, (Understanding Content Types)

ContentPlaceHolder control

master pages, (How can I use master pages?)

control state

storing information between postbacks, (Solution)

ControlPostCount property

using, (Solution)

controls, (Summary)

(see also server controls; user controls)
(see also specific control)
in ASP.NET, (Where can I get some fancy ASP.NET controls?)
for validation, (Discussion), (Registering the Client Validation Function)

ControlState

__VIEWSTATE, (Solution)
inheritance, (Solution)

ControlToValidate property

about, (Solution)

ConvertAll function

converting generic objects into specific types, (Solution)

converting

between value types, (Solution)

cookies

storing state information, (Maintaining State)

cost

third-party web hosting, (Solution)

CreateUserWizard control

using, (How do I allow users to register for my site?)

creating

Web Application projects, (Creating a Web Application Project)
Web Site projects, (Creating a Web Site Project)

credit card orders

processing, (Solution)

CSS

GridView styling, (Discussion)
mail client support, (Discussion)
using themes in conjunction with, (How do I use themes effectively in conjunction with CSS?)
web standards, (How do I make sense of the CSS maze produced by the CSS Friendly menu?)

CSS classes

sort direction, (Solution)

CSS Friendly Control Adapters Kit

server controls, (Solution)

culture

dates, (How Powerful is String.Format?)

cursors

eliminating, (Eliminating Cursors)

custom control

with view state off, (How can I make sure my custom control works when view state is turned off?)

Customer class

code example, (Solution)

CustomValidator

explained, (Solution)

D

data, (Summary)

(see also binary content; email; global data; images; form letters; strings)
overriding on master pages, (How can my content page override data on my master page?)

data access, (Data Access)

ADO.NET, (How can I get started using ADO.NET?)
configuring database connections, (How do I configure my database connection?)
data binding, (How can I perform data binding without having to write all that repetitive code?), (How can I data bind without using the SqlDataSource?)
displaying database tables, (How do I display the contents of a database table?)
filling DropDownList from database tables, (How do I fill a DropDownList from a database table?)
modifying single records, (How do I allow the modification of a single record?)
reading data from databases, (How do I read data from my database?)
sorting and filtering data, (How do I sort and filter data?)

Data Access Application Block (DAAB)

about, (Solution)

data access layer

building, (How do I build a data access layer?)
generating, (How do I automatically generate a data access layer?), (Generating your DAL)
SubSonic, (The SubSonic Data Access Layer)

data binding, (Summary)

(see also declarative data-binding; nested data binding; two-way data binding)
column order, (Solution)
compared to injection, (Discussion)
using DataSource control, (How can I perform data binding without having to write all that repetitive code?)
without SqlDataSource, (How can I data bind without using the SqlDataSource?)

Data Connection

configuring database connections, (Solution)

data hiding

defined, (Solution)

data types

strings as, (Solution)

data-bound drop-downs

adding to a GridView, (How do I add a data-bound drop-down to a GridView?)

database paging

Subsonic, (The Utility Controls)

database tables

displaying contents, (How do I display the contents of a database table?)
filling DropDownLists, (How do I fill a DropDownList from a database table?)

Database Tuning Advisor

using, (Solution)

databases

adding membership to, (Discussion)
configuring connections, (How do I configure my database connection?)
optimizing queries, (How do I speed up my database queries?)
reading data from, (How do I read data from my database?)
third-party web hosting, (Solution)
troubleshooting, (Discussion)
versus application code for sorting and filtering, (Discussion)

databases, storing session state information, (Configuring ASP.NET)

DataList class

obtaining functionality of without tables, (How do I obtain DataList-style functionality without using a table?)

DataReader

code example, (Solution)
data access method, (Solution)

DataSet

data access method, (Solution)

DataSource control

data binding, (How can I perform data binding without having to write all that repetitive code?)

DataTable control

code example, (Solution)
example of, (Solution)

DataTable objects

ObjectDataSource, (Solution)

date

formatting, (How Powerful is String.Format?)

DateTime values

converting, (Solution)

deadlocks

about, (Deadlocks)

debuggers

CSS, (CSS Development Tools)

debugging, (Summary)

(see also error handling; internal debugging; troubleshooting)
JavaScript, (How can I debug JavaScript?)
log4net, (How do I debug log4net?)

declarative data binding

using ObjectDataSource control, (Solution)

defaults

GridView formatting properties, (Discussion)
machineKey section of Web.config.comments, (Solution)
SQL server instance, (Solution)

delegates, (Summary)

(see also action delegates; anonymous delegates)
defined, (Solution)
reusing, (Using Reusable Delegates)

delimited strings

concatenating from object properties, (How do I concatenate delimited strings from object properties?)

denying

all users, (Solution)

dependencies (see SQL cache dependencies)

deployment (see publishing; Web Deployment Project)

DetailsView control

about, (Solution)

development tools

CSS, (CSS Development Tools)

dialogs (see download dialogs)

Dictionary collection type

about, (The Hashtable and the Dictionary)

disabling

view state, (Removing View State)

disconnected data access

defined, (Solution)

disk space

third-party web hosting, (Solution)

displaying

content based on roles, (How do I display content based on roles?)
database tables, (How do I display the contents of a database table?)
download dialogs, (Understanding Content Types)
formatted strings, (How do I display formatted strings?)
objects as strings, (How do I display an object as a string?)
scraped content, (Displaying the Scraped Content)

DotNetNuke open source project, (Recommended Open Source Projects)

download dialogs

displaying, (Understanding Content Types)

downloading

tabular data into Excel, (How can I allow users to download tabular data as a Microsoft Excel file?)

drop-downs

adding to a GridView, (How do I add a data-bound drop-down to a GridView?)

DropDownList

filling from database tables, (How do I fill a DropDownList from a database table?)

DropDownList control

paging, (Discussion)

DTA

SQL workload script file, (Solution)

dynamic images

quality, (How can I improve the quality of my dynamic images?)

Dynamic Management Views (DMVs)

about, (Solution)

E

elements, (Summary)

(see also header elements)
accessing via an index, (The Hashtable and the Dictionary)

ELMAH (Error Logging Modules And Handlers)

using, (Solution)

email, (Summary), (Working with Email)

(see also mail servers)
attaching files to email, (How do I attach a file to my email?)
sending HTML email, (How do I send an HTML email?)
sending personalized form letters, (How do I send personalized form letters?)
sending plain-text emails, (How do I send a plain-text email?)
sending without waiting for completion, (How do I send an email without waiting for it to complete?)
submitting content via email, (How do I allow users to submit content via email?)

embedding

client validation functions, (Embedding the Client Validation Function)
resources in components, (How do I embed resources into my components?)

enabling

internal debugging, (Solution)
paging, (Solution)
session states for web farms, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)

encryption

passwords, (Solution)
Web.config sections, (How can I encrypt a section of my Web.config file?)

Enterprise Library

about, (Solution)

error handling, (Summary), (Handling Errors)

(see also debugging; internal debugging; troubleshooting)
debugging log4net, (How do I debug log4net?)
exceptions, (How can I handle exceptions in my code?)
pre-built exception handling, (How can I use a pre-built exception handling strategy?)
tracing, (How do I perform tracing?)
web sites, (How can I handle errors in my web site?)
writing log files, (What’s the best way to write a log file?)

Essential ASP.NET with Examples in C#, (Reference Books)

event handler method

SelectedIndexChanged events, (Solution)

Event object

using, (Solution)

event providers

health monitoring, (Handling Exceptions Via Health Monitoring)

event validation

GridView, (Discussion)

Event.observe method

using, (Solution)

events, (Summary)

(see also asynchronous events; onreadystatechange event handler; ServerValidate event handler)
handling, (Solution)

Excel

downloading tabular data, (How can I allow users to download tabular data as a Microsoft Excel file?)

exception handling

pre-built, (How can I use a pre-built exception handling strategy?)

exceptions

handling, (How can I handle exceptions in my code?)
trace, (Solution)

EXIF fields

about, (Solution)

exporting

multiple Excel worksheets, (Numeric Formatting and Formulæ)

extensions (see file extensions)

external files

appSettings, (Solution)

F

FCKeditor open source project, (Recommended Open Source Projects)

Fiddler

JavaScript debugging, (Using Fiddler)

file extensions

handled by ASP.NET, (URL Rewriting Via .NET Code)
remapping in IIS, (Solutions)

files (see attachments; external files; images)

filtering

data, (How do I sort and filter data?)
databases versus application code, (Discussion)
generic collections, (How do I filter items in a generic collection?)

FindControl method

using, (How can my content page override data on my master page?)

finding

machine.config, (Discussion)

Firebug

JavaScript debugging, (Using Firebug)

Firebug Firefox extension

about, (CSS Development Tools)

First In, First Out (FIFO) collection

queues, (Queue)

flushing

versus batching, (The Naïve Solution’s Pitfalls)

ForEach method

action delegates, (Using Generic Methods)

foreign keys

stored procedures, (Solution)

forgotten passwords

recovering, (How do I grant access to users who have forgotten their passwords?)

form letters

sending via email, (How do I send personalized form letters?)

form validation, (Form Validation)

building validator controls, (How do I build my own validator control?)
client-side validation, (How do I perform custom client-side validation?), (How do I perform client-side validation with my custom validator control?)
custom validation, (How do I set up custom validation?)
form input, (How do I validate form input?)
multiple forms, (How do I validate multiple forms?)

formatting, (Summary)

(see also String.Format command)
default GridView properties, (Discussion)

forms (see form validation; web form development)

formulæ

Excel, (Numeric Formatting and Formulæ)

framework tools

JavaScript debugging, (Using Framework Tools)

free stuff

third-party web hosting, (Free Stuff)

functions, (Summary)

(see also specific functions)
as objects, (Solution)
client validation, (Understanding the Client Validation Function)

G

Galloway, Jon

blog, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

GDI+ (Graphics Device Interface)

about, (Solution)

generated IDs

Ajax, (How do I work with generated IDs?)

generating, (Summary)

(see also web-based code generators)
data access layer, (How do I automatically generate a data access layer?), (Generating your DAL)
machine keys, (Solution)

generic classes

BatchIterator class as an example of, (The BatchIterator Class Solution)

generic collections

ASP .NET generic collections, (Solution)
filtering, (How do I filter items in a generic collection?)

generic handlers

using, (Using a Generic Handler)

generic lists

converting to classes, (How do I convert generic lists to specific classes?)

generic methods

reusing with collections, (Using Generic Methods)

generics

.NET 2.0 core libraries, (How do I use generics?)

GetKey method

about, (Solution)

GetPropertyItem method

using, (Solution)

GIF format

limitations of, (Discussion)

global application states

storing, (Where should I store application state?)

global data

storing, (Where should I store application state?), (Storing Data in the Cache), (Storing Data in Application Variables)

global.asax file

exception handling, (Specifying Exception Handling in the global.asax and Web.config Files)

GNU GPL (General Public License), (Open Source Licensing)

Google

page ranking, (How does Google rank pages?)

Google Groups

USENET newsgroups, (Google Groups)

graphics (see dynamic images; images)

grids (see paged grids)

GridView class

SqlDataSource, (Solution)

GridView control, (Pushing the Boundaries of the GridView)

custom paging, (How do I implement custom paging?)
data-bound drop-down, (How do I add a data-bound drop-down to a GridView?)
downloading tabular data into Excel, (How can I allow users to download tabular data as a Microsoft Excel file?)
sort state, (How do I display the sort state?)
sorting on multiple columns, (How do I sort on multiple columns?)

Guthrie, Scott

blog, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

H

Haack, Phil

blog, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

handlers, (Summary)

(see also generic handlers; onreadystatechange event handler; ServerValidate event handler)
images, (How can I use a handler to control access to the images on my site?)
real bar graphs, (How do I create a real bar graph handler?)

handling

connection errors, (Discussion)
events, (Solution)
exceptions, (How can I handle exceptions in my code?)
file extensions, (URL Rewriting Via .NET Code)
InvalidCastException, (Discussion)

Hanselman, Scott

blog, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

Hashtable collection type

about, (The Hashtable and the Dictionary)

header elements

modifying in master pages, (How do I modify header elements in a master page?)

health monitoring

exception handling, (Handling Exceptions Via Health Monitoring)

HotlinkProtection class

using, (Solution)

HTML email

sending, (How do I send an HTML email?)

HTML output

span tags, (What are all these span tags doing in my HTML output?)

HtmlEncode property

columns, (Discussion)

HTTP

states of, (Maintaining State)

HTTP compression support

ASP.NET, (Enabling HTTP Compression Support in an ASP.NET Application)
IIS 6.0, (Enabling HTTP Compression Support in IIS 6)

HttpContext.Items

compared to Page.Items, (Solution)

HttpHandler class

protecting images, (Solution)
requesting, (How do I request an HttpHandler?)
writing raw data to response, (Solution)

HttpModule class

error handling, (Handling Errors Via HttpModule)
moving ViewState, (Creating an HttpModule)

I

IDs

generated, (How do I work with generated IDs?)

IEnumerable method

binding to objects, (Solution)
paging, (Solution)

IIS

remapping file extensions, (Solutions)
wildcard mappings, (Using a Custom HttpHandler)

images, (Summary)

(see also dynamic images)
access to with a handler, (How can I use a handler to control access to the images on my site?)
retrieving in HTML email, (Discussion)

indexes

about, (Lack of Indexes)
accessing elements, (The Hashtable and the Dictionary)

inheritance

in ASP.NET, (Discussion)
ControlState, (Solution)
CSS, (Simple CSS Inheritance)
MasterPage class, (Solution)

injection

compared to data binding, (Discussion)

input

forms validating, (How do I validate form input?)

internal debugging

enabling, (Solution)

Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar

about, (CSS Development Tools)

InvalidCastException

handling, (Discussion)

IsKeyValid method

about, (Solution)

IsReusable property

about, (Solution)

iterators

BatchIterator class, (The BatchIterator Class Solution)

J

JavaScript, (Summary), (Ajax and JavaScript)

(see also Ajax)
debugging, (How can I debug JavaScript?)
history of, (Ajax and JavaScript)
libraries, (How can libraries make writing robust, cross-platform JavaScript easier?)
writing, (How can I write better JavaScript?)

JIT compiler

generics, (Solution)

Join method

concatenating Party objects, (Solution)

JPEG format

using, (Solution)

K

keys (see foreign keys)

L

labeling

source control, (Labeling)

languages, (Summary)

(see also Ajax; C# programming language; JavaScript)
prototype-based, (Solution)

Last In, First Out (LIFO) collection

stacks, (Stack)

letters (see form letters)

libraries, (Summary)

(see also .NET 2.0 core libraries)
JavaScript, (How can libraries make writing robust, cross-platform JavaScript easier?)

List collection type, (Solution)

about, (The ArrayList and the List<T>)

List.FindAll method

match predicates, (Solution)

LoadControlState method

using, (Solution), (Discussion)

log files

writing, (What’s the best way to write a log file?)

log4net

debugging, (How do I debug log4net?)

log4net framework

using, (What’s the best way to write a log file?)

Log4Net open source project, (Recommended Open Source Projects)

login

about, (How do I require users to log in?)

LoginView control

displaying content based roles, (Solution)

logs

sending emails, (Solution)

M

machine keys

about, (Solution)

machine.config

finding, (Discussion)

mail servers

third-party web hosting, (Solution)

MailDefinition class

using, (Discussion)

mailSettings element

configuring, (Solution)

managing

users, (How do I manage users on my site?)

mapping (see wildcard mapping)

master pages

about, (How can I use master pages?)
content pages overriding data on, (How can my content page override data on my master page?)
interactions with content pages, (How can I have my master page interact with my content page?)
modifying header elements, (How do I modify header elements in a master page?)
URLs in, (How do I use URLs in a master page?)

match predicates

filtering general collections, (Solution)

membership

adding, (What’s the easiest way to add membership to my site?)

MembershipProvider class

user login, (How do I require users to log in?)

menus

CSS, (How do I make sense of the CSS maze produced by the CSS Friendly menu?)
using, (How do I use ASP.NET’s fancy menus without the fancy HTML?)

methods (see specific methods)

MIME messages

multi-part, (Solution)

MIME types (see content types)

minutes

mnemonic, (How Powerful is String.Format?)

monitoring (see health monitoring)

months

mnemonic, (How Powerful is String.Format?)

moving

view state, (Moving View State)

N

named connection strings

in Web config files, (Solution)

naming container control

user interfaces, (Solution)

nested data binding

explained, (Discussion)

NHibernate open source project, (Recommended Open Source Projects)

node position, (Displaying the Scraped Content)

non-clustered index

about, (Lack of Indexes)

Null Coalescing Operator

ViewState, (Solution)

number formatting specifiers

String.Format command, (How Powerful is String.Format?)

numeric formatting

Excel, (Numeric Formatting and Formulæ)

NUnit open source project, (Recommended Open Source Projects)

O

object properties

concatenating as delimited strings, (How do I concatenate delimited strings from object properties?)

ObjectDataSource control

column fields, (Solution)
DataTable objects, (Solution)
declarative data binding, (Solution)

ObjectDataSource objects

managing users, (Solution)

objects, (Summary)

(see also specific objects)
as strings, (How do I display an object as a string?)
binding to objects that support IEnumerable, (Solution)
boxing and unboxing, (Solution)
declarative data binding using ObjectDataSource, (Solution)
functions as, (Solution)
ObjectDataSource in DataTable, (Solution)

Onion, Fritz, (ASP.NET-focused Blogs)

onreadystatechange event handler

using, (How can I write better JavaScript?)

open source code, (How do I go about using open source code?)

optimization, (Performance and Scaling)

about, (How do I determine what to optimize?)
ASP.NET cache, (How can I gain more control over the ASP.NET cache?)
bandwidth, (How can I decrease the bandwidth that my site uses?)
database queries, (How do I speed up my database queries?)
query speed, (How can I troubleshoot a slow query?)
refreshing the cache, (How do I refresh my cache when the data changes?)
speed of site, (How can I improve the speed of my site?)
view state, (How can I make sure my custom control works when view state is turned off?), (How can I decrease the size of the view state?)

Orcas debugger

CSS, (CSS Development Tools)

overriding

data on master pages, (How can my content page override data on my master page?)

P

page ranking

Google, (How does Google rank pages?)

page rendering

partial, (How do I perform partial page rendering?)

Page.Items

compared to HttpContext.Items, (Solution)

paged grids

Search Engine Optimization, (Solution)

PageRank system

about, (Solution)

PagerSettings element

about, (How do I implement custom paging?)

pages, (Summary)

(see also 404 pages; ASP.NET pages; AutoScaffold page; content pages; master pages; parameterized pages)
accessing view state, (What’s the cleanest way to access a page’s view state?)
rendering, (How do I perform partial page rendering?)
size of, (Solutions)

paging, (Summary)

(see also database paging)
enabling, (Solution)
GridView control, (How do I implement custom paging?)

parameterized pages

caching, (Solution)

parsing

email, (Discussion)

Party objects

concatenating, (Solution)

passwords

forgotten, (How do I grant access to users who have forgotten their passwords?)

patterns (see ActiveRecord pattern; cache data reference pattern; provider pattern; reluctant cache pattern)

per-request state

web applications, (How do I maintain per-request state in a web application?)

performance (see optimization)

performance dashboard

using, (Solution)

PINs

validating, (Solution)

plain-text emails

sending, (How do I send a plain-text email?)

PNG (Portable Network Graphic) format

web images, (Solution)

POP3 protocol

receiving email, (How do I allow users to submit content via email?)
storing email on server, (Solution)

post-cache substitution

using, (Solution)

postbacks

control state, (Solution)
Search Engine Optimization, (Solution)

predicates, (Summary)

(see also match predicates)
defined, (Solution)

primitive types

storing state information, (Solution)

procedures (see stored procedures)

ProcessRequest method

using, (Solution)

Professional ASP.NET 2.0, Special Edition, (Reference Books)

properties (see public properties; strongly typed properties) (see specific properties)

protocols (see HTTP)

prototype property

using, (Solution)

prototype-based Languages

about, (Solution)

provider pattern

DAAB, (Solution)

public properties

master pages, (Using a Strongly Typed Property)

publishing

Web Site project, (How do I deploy my web site?)

Q

quality

dynamic images, (How can I improve the quality of my dynamic images?)

quantization

GIF format, (Discussion)

queries

optimization, (How do I speed up my database queries?)
speed, (How can I troubleshoot a slow query?)
writing, (Poorly Written Queries)

query plan

checking, (Checking the Query Plan)

Queue collection type

about, (Queue)

R

reading

data from databases, (How do I read data from my database?)

readyState property

about, (How can I write better JavaScript?)

rebasing (see URL rebasing)

reboots

maintaining session states, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a database?)

records

modifying single, (How do I allow the modification of a single record?)

recovering

forgotten passwords, (How do I grant access to users who have forgotten their passwords?)

recursive logic

stacks, (Stack)

redirecting URLs

Search Engine Optimization, (URL Rewriting Via .NET Code)

reference books (see books)

Reflector

troubleshooting using, (How can I tell what’s going on behind the scenes?)

refreshing

UpdatePanels, (How do I periodically refresh an UpdatePanel?)

registering

client validation functions, (Registering the Client Validation Function)
users, (How do I allow users to register for my site?)

reliability

third-party web hosting, (Reliability)

reluctant cache pattern, (Discussion)

remapping

file extensions in IIS, (Solutions)

rendering, (Summary)

(see also binary content)
pages, (How do I perform partial page rendering?)
simple bars, (How do I render simple bars?)

Repeater control

about, (Solution)

repositories

source control, (The Repository)

reserved characters

formatting strings, (Discussion)

ResolveClientUrl method

master pages, (Using the ResolveClientUrl Method)

resources

ASP.NET, (Where can I find more information about ASP.NET?)
ConnectionStrings web site, (Solution)
embedding in components, (How do I embed resources into my components?)
open source .NET, (Finding Open Source .NET Resources)
open source projects, (Recommended Open Source Projects)
reference books, (Reference Books)

restart

on external changes to Web.config, (Solution)

retrieving

basic configuration settings, (How do I store and retrieve basic settings?)

rewriting, (Summary)

(see also writing)
custom 404 pages, (URL Rewriting with a Custom 404 Page)
URLs, (How do I rewrite my URLs for human readability?), (URL Rewriting Via .NET Code)

roles

displaying content, (How do I display content based on roles?)

rows

selecting, (Solution)

S

sa SQL Server user accounts

connecting to databases, (Solution)

SaveControlState method

using, (Solution), (Discussion)

scaling (see optimization)

scans (see table scans)

screen scrapers

building, (How do I build a screen scraper?)

scripts (see SQL workload script file)

Search Engine Optimization, (Search Engine Optimization)

descriptive search results, (How do I ensure my web pages produce descriptive search results?)
page ranking in Google, (How does Google rank pages?)
rewriting URLs, (How do I rewrite my URLs for human readability?)
search-relevant content, (How do I ensure search engines review only search-relevant content?)
web page visibility, (How do I ensure my web pages are visible to search engines?)

SearchTerm property

user controls, (Solution)

security

email input, (Discussion)
event validation, (Discussion)
images, (Solution)
third-party web hosting, (Security)
webadmin.axd file, (Solution)

SELECT *

problem with, (The Problem with SELECT *)

SELECT * Queries

SqlCacheDependency, (Solution)

SelectedIndexChanged events

event handler methods, (Solution)

selectors

CSS, (Getting Back to that Menu …)

server controls

CSS Friendly Control Adapters Kit, (Solution)

servers, (Summary)

(see also SQL Server; state servers)
optimization, (Hardware Issues)
storing email using POP3, (Solution)
storing view state on, (Storing View State on the Server)
validating on, (Solution)

ServerValidate event handler

form validation, (Solution)

service packs

Visual Studio, (Creating a Web Application Project)

Session objects

storing state information, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)

session states

compared to per-request states, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)
enabling for web farms, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)
reboots, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a database?)

setting

machine keys, (Solution)

SkinID attribute

themes, (Discussion)

Smith, Steven

on cache data reference patterns, (Discussion)

sort state

GridView control, (How do I display the sort state?)

SortDirection property

changing, (Discussion)

SortedDictionary collection type

about, (SortedList and SortedDictionary)

SortedList collection type

about, (SortedList and SortedDictionary)

sorting

data, (How do I sort and filter data?)
databases versus application code, (Discussion)

source code (see open source code)

source control, (How do I use source control?)

span tags

HTML output, (What are all these span tags doing in my HTML output?)

speed

optimization, (How can I improve the speed of my site?)
queries, (How can I troubleshoot a slow query?)

SpreadsheetML format, (Numeric Formatting and Formulæ)

SQL cache

clearing when testing, (Verifying the Problem)

SQL cache dependencies

older versions of SQL Server, (Solution)

SQL injection

about, (How do I build a data access layer?)

SQL Profiler and Database Tuning Advisor

using, (Solution)

SQL Server

cache dependencies, (Solution)
configuring, (Configuring SQL Server)
default instance of, (Solution)
sa accounts, (Solution)

SQL workload script file

DTA, (Solution)

SqlCacheDependency

SELECT * Queries, (Solution)

SqlCommand class

defined, (Solution)

SqlConnection class

defined, (Solution)

SqlDataReader class

defined, (Solution)

SqlDataSource

GridView, (Solution)

SqlDataSource control

limitation, (How can I data bind without using the SqlDataSource?)

SSL certificates

third-party web hosting, (Solution)

Stack collection type

about, (Stack)

standards (see web standards)

starting

state servers, (Solution)

state servers

session states, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)
starting automatically, (Solution)

states, (Maintaining State)

accessing view state, (What’s the cleanest way to access a page’s view state?)
custom controls with view state off, (How can I make sure my custom control works when view state is turned off?)
enabling session states for web farms, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)
per-request states in web applications, (How do I maintain per-request state in a web application?)
session states across reboots, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a database?)
storing application states, (Where should I store application state?)

static private members

storing application state information, (Storing Data in Static Variables)

static variables

storing application state information, (Storing Data in Static Variables)

statistics

reports from third-party web hosting services, (Statistics)

sticky load balancing

defined, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)

stored procedures

foreign keys, (Solution)

storing

basic configuration settings, (How do I store and retrieve basic settings?)
connection strings, (How do I store connection strings?)
ViewState on server, (Storing View State on the Server)

streams

choosing, (Scraping the Content)

String.Format command

concatenation, (Solution)
uses of, (How Powerful is String.Format?)

strings, (Summary)

(see also connection strings; named connection strings)
about, (How do I use strings?)
conversion from objects, (How do I display an object as a string?)

strongly typed properties

using, (Using a Strongly Typed Property)

styling

GridView, (Discussion)

SubCommander

data access layer, (Generating your DAL)

submitting

content via email, (How do I allow users to submit content via email?)

SubSonic

about, (Solution)

SubSonic Central

web-based code generator, (Generating your DAL)

SubSonic open source project, (Recommended Open Source Projects)

substitution (see post-cache substitution)

synchronizing

machine keys, (Solution)

System.Net.Mail

using, (Solution)
versus System.Web.Mail, (How do I send a plain-text email?)

System.Web.Mail

warning about, (How do I send a plain-text email?)

T

table scans

about, (Lack of Indexes)

tables

CSS inheritance, (CSS Inheritance and Tables)

tabular data

downloading into Excel, (How can I allow users to download tabular data as a Microsoft Excel file?)

tagging (see labeling)

templates, (Summary)

(see also master pages; web form templates)
displaying content based on roles, (Solution)

text (see plain-text emails)

themes

using in conjunction with CSS, (How do I use themes effectively in conjunction with CSS?)

third-party web hosting

explained, (How do I choose a third-party web host?)

time, (Summary)

(see also DateTime values)
formatting, (How Powerful is String.Format?)

Titan IVB rocket

source control, (How do I use source control?)

title element

Search Engine Optimization, (How do I ensure my web pages produce descriptive search results?)

tools, (Summary)

(see also Ajax Control Toolkit; development tools; framework tools)
source control, (Source Control Tools)

Top Style Pro debugger

CSS, (CSS Development Tools)

TortoiseSVN, (Source Control Tools)

ToString method

displaying formatted strings, (Solution)
in .NET classes, (Solution)

tracing

error handling, (How do I perform tracing?)
optimization, (Solution)

TransmitFile method

versus WriteFile method, (Writing Binary Content)

troubleshooting, (Summary)

(see also debugging; error handling; internal debugging)
databases, (Discussion)
query speed, (How can I troubleshoot a slow query?)
UpdatePanel, (Discussion)
using Reflector, (How can I tell what’s going on behind the scenes?)

trusted connections

session state databases, (Configuring ASP.NET)

TrustRank system

about, (Solution)

two-way data binding

support for, (Discussion)

type parameter

defined, (Solution)

types (see collection types; value types)

U

unboxing

objects, (Solution)

UpdatePanel

troubleshooting, (Discussion)

UpdatePanels

refreshing, (How do I periodically refresh an UpdatePanel?)

URL rebasing

master pages, (Using URL Rebasing)

URLs, (Summary)

(see also absolute URLs)
in master pages, (How do I use URLs in a master page?)
redirecting, (URL Rewriting Via .NET Code)
rewriting for human readability, (How do I rewrite my URLs for human readability?)
rewriting via .NET code, (URL Rewriting Via .NET Code)

USENET newsgroups

ASP.NET information, (Google Groups)

user controls, (Summary)

(see also access control)
as components, (How do I treat user controls as components?)

user interfaces

elements reusable components, (Solution)
master pages, (Discussion)

using

making use of, (Solution)

V

validation

checks in ConfigurationValidatorBase, (Solution)
events, (Discussion)

ValidationGroup attribute

about, (Solution)

validator controls

building, (How do I build my own validator control?)

value types

converting between, (Solution)

variables (see application variables; static variables)

VaryByParam method

caching parameterized pages, (Solution)

view state

accessing, (What’s the cleanest way to access a page’s view state?)
Search Engine Optimization, (How do I ensure search engines review only search-relevant content?)
size of, (How can I decrease the size of the view state?)

ViewPostCount property

using, (Solution)

ViewState-backed property, (Solution)

Visual Studio

JavaScript debugging, (Using Visual Studio)
Orcas debugger, (CSS Development Tools)
service packs, (Creating a Web Application Project)
web standards, (ASP.NET and Web Standards)

W

watermark

code example, (Solution)

Web Application Project

compared to Web Site project, (Web Site Projects Versus Web Application Projects)

Web Application project

creating, (Creating a Web Application Project)

web applications

per-request states, (How do I maintain per-request state in a web application?)

web browsers (see browsers)

Web Deployment project, (Solution)

web farms

enabling session states, (How can I maintain session state in a web farm using a state server?)

web form development, (Summary), (Component-based Development)

(see also form validation)
content pages overriding data on master pages, (How can my content page override data on my master page?)
embedding resources in components, (How do I embed resources into my components?)
master page interactions with content pages, (How can I have my master page interact with my content page?)
master pages, (How can I use master pages?)
modifying header elements in master pages, (How do I modify header elements in a master page?)
URLs in master pages, (How do I use URLs in a master page?)
user controls as components, (How do I treat user controls as components?)
using themes in conjunction with CSS, (How do I use themes effectively in conjunction with CSS?)

web form templates

spans, (Solution)

web hosting (see third-party web hosting)

web pages

visibility do search engines, (How do I ensure my web pages are visible to search engines?)

Web Site Administration Tool (WSAT)

managing users, (How do I manage users on my site?)

Web Site Project, (Which web project model should I choose?)

compared to Web Application Project, (Web Site Projects Versus Web Application Projects)

Web Site project

creating, (Creating a Web Site Project)
publishing, (How do I deploy my web site?)

Web Site project model

tradeoff, (Generating your DAL)

web sites

error handling, (How can I handle errors in my web site?)

web standards, (ASP.NET and Web Standards)

CSS, (How do I make sense of the CSS maze produced by the CSS Friendly menu?)
DataList-style functionality, (How do I obtain DataList-style functionality without using a table?)
menus, (How do I use ASP.NET’s fancy menus without the fancy HTML?)
span tags, (What are all these span tags doing in my HTML output?)

web-based code generators

SubSonic, (Generating your DAL)

Web.config file

connectionStrings section, (Solution)
custom configuration section, (How do I create a custom configuration section?)
encrypting sections, (How can I encrypt a section of my Web.config file?)
exception handling, (Specifying Exception Handling in the global.asax and Web.config Files)
managing values, (How can I manage Web.config values between deployment environments?)
simplifying, (How can I simplify my Web.config file?)

webadmin.axd file

security, (Solution)

WebResource attributes

web form development, (Solution)

WebResource.axd file

web form development, (Solution)

wildcard mapping

IIS, (Using a Custom HttpHandler)
using, (Solutions)

worksheets

exporting, (Numeric Formatting and Formulæ)

WriteFile method

versus TransmitFile method, (Writing Binary Content)

writing, (Summary)

(see also rewriting)
binary content, (How do I write binary content?)
JavaScript, (How can I write better JavaScript?), (How can libraries make writing robust, cross-platform JavaScript easier?)
log files, (What’s the best way to write a log file?)
non-text binary data, (How do I write non-text binary data?)
Queries, (Poorly Written Queries)
raw data to response, (How do I write raw data to the response?)

X

XHR (see XMLHttpRequest object)

XML

Excel file format, (Numeric Formatting and Formulæ)

XML namespaces

XPath statements, (Discussion)

XmlDataSource class

XPath statements that use XML namespaces, (Discussion)

XMLHttp object

form validation, (Solution)

XMLHttpRequest

form validation, (Solution)
object, (Ajax and JavaScript), (Discussion), (Solution)

XPath statements

XML namespaces, (Discussion)

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