ASP.NET in a Nutshell

ASP.NET is the next generation of Active Server Pages from Microsoft. More than a mere upgrade, it's designed to support the development of dynamic and data-driven web applications and web services in much the same way Visual Basic enabled the rapid development of Microsoft® Windows® desktop applications.

For those experienced with previous versions of ASP or the .NET platform, ASP.NET in a Nutshell is an invaluable resource that goes beyond the published documentation to highlight little-known details, stress practical uses for particular features, and provide real-world examples that show how features can be used in a working application.

Unlike other books, it distills what is a large and comparatively complicated subject into a tutorial and reference that is useful for both learning essential concepts and daily reference. This book covers application and web service development, custom controls, data access, security, deployment, and error handling. There's also an overview of the web-related namespaces in the .NET Framework Class Library.

Like other books in the "In a Nutshell" series, ASP.NET in a Nutshell offers the facts, including critical background information, in a no-nonsense manner that users will refer to again and again. It is a detailed reference that enables even experienced web developers to advance their ASP.NET applications to new levels.

Contents

Preface

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction
     .NET Platform Fundamentals
     Object Orientation in the .NET Platform
     Choosing a Language
     Why and When Would I Use ASP.NET?
     Why and When Would I Port an Existing Application to ASP.NET?
     New Features in ASP.NET

Chapter 2. ASP.NET Applications
     Application Types
     Application Structure and Boundaries
     Application File Types

Chapter 3. Web Forms
     Structuring an ASP.NET Page
     Stages of Page Processing
     State Management
     Caching Page Output
     Additional Resources

Chapter 4. Web Services
     Standards
     Web Services Architecture
     Creating a Web Service
     Consuming a Web Service
     Additional Resources

Chapter 5. ASP.NET Server Controls
     HTML Controls
     Web Controls
     Using Controls
     Types of Web Controls
     Handling Control Events
     Modifying Control Appearance
     Additional Resources

Chapter 6. User Controls and Custom Server Controls
     User Controls
     Custom Server Controls
     Sharing Controls Across Applications
     Additional Resources

Chapter 7. Data Access and Data Binding
     ADO.NET: An Overview
     Reading Data
     Data Binding
     Inserting and Updating Data
     Deleting Data
     Additional Resources

Chapter 8. ASP.NET Configuration
     Understanding Configuration Files
     Modifying Configuration Settings
     Locking Down Configuration Settings
     Additional Resources

Chapter 9. ASP.NET Security
     Authentication Methods
     Authorization
     Code Access Security
     Additional Resources

Chapter 10. Error Handling, Debugging, and Tracing
     Error Handling
     Debugging
     Tracing
     Additional Resources

Chapter 11. ASP.NET Deployment
     Deploying ASP.NET Applications
     Deploying Assemblies
     Deploying Through Visual Studio .NET
     Additional Resources

Part II. Intrinsic Class Reference

Chapter 12. The Page Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Properties Reference
     Collections Reference
     Methods Reference
     Events Reference

Chapter 13. The HttpApplicationState Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Properties Reference
     Collections Reference
     Methods Reference
     Events Reference

Chapter 14. The HttpContext Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Properties Reference
     Collections Reference
     Methods Reference

Chapter 15. The HttpException Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Constructor Reference
     Properties Reference
     Methods Reference

Chapter 16. The HttpRequest Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Properties Reference
     Collections Reference
     Methods Reference

Chapter 17. The HttpResponse Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Properties Reference
     Collections Reference
     Methods Reference

Chapter 18. The HttpServerUtility Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Properties Reference
     Methods Reference

Chapter 19. The HttpSessionState Class
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     Properties Reference
     Collections Reference
     Methods Reference
     Events Reference

Chapter 20. web.config Reference
     Comments/Troubleshooting
     web.config Elements

Part III. Namespace Reference