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BEGINNING ASP.NET 4: IN C# AND VB FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv INTRODUCTION xxvii CHAPTER 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 CHAPTER 2 Building an ASP.NET Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 CHAPTER 3 Designing Your Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 CHAPTER 4 Working with ASP.NET Server Controls 105 CHAPTER 5 Programming Your ASP.NET Web Pages 139 CHAPTER 6 Creating Consistent Looking Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 CHAPTER 7 Navigation 239 CHAPTER 8 User Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 CHAPTER 9 Validating User Input 297 CHAPTER 10 ASP.NET AJAX 331 CHAPTER 11 jQuery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 CHAPTER 12 Introducing Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 CHAPTER 13 Displaying and Updating Data 433 CHAPTER 14 LINQ and the ADO.NET Entity Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 CHAPTER 15 Working with Data — Advanced Topics 529 CHAPTER 16 Security in Your ASP.NET 4 Web Site 579 CHAPTER 17 Personalizing Web Sites 619 CHAPTER 18 Exception Handling, Debugging, and Tracing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .655 CHAPTER 19 Deploying Your Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697 APPENDIX A Exercise Answers 731 APPENDIX B Configuring SQL Server 2008 757 INDEX 777 502211ffirs.indd 1 2/19/10 9:58:33 AM 502211ffirs.indd 2 2/19/10 9:58:33 AM Beginning ASP.NET 4 502211ffirs.indd 3 2/19/10 9:58:33 AM 502211ffirs.indd 4 2/19/10 9:58:33 AM Beginning ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB Imar Spaanjaars 502211ffirs.indd 5 2/19/10 9:58:34 AM Beginning ASP.NET 4: in C# and VB Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-50221-1 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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GridView Inserting Data with DetailsView Storing Your Connection Strings in web.config Filtering Data Customizing the Appearance of the Data Controls Configuring Columns or Fields of Data-bound Controls Updating and Inserting Data Using DetailsView to Insert and Update Data Practical Tips for Displaying and Updating Data Summary Chapter 14: LINQ and the ADO.NET Entity Framework Introducing LINQ LINQ to... enjoyed writing this one The process from an empty Word document at the very beginning to a printed copy as the final result is a really interesting one Along the way, I discovered, understood and used a lot of the new features that ASP.NET 4 and Visual Web Developer 2010 bring Since this book is a major update on the previous edition — Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# and VB — I have been able to incorporate... Handling and Custom Error Pages The Basics of Debugging Tools Support for Debugging 645 645 646 648 651 651 655 656 656 658 666 673 677 Moving around in Debugged Code Debugging Windows 677 677 Debugging Client-Side Script Tracing Your ASP.NET Web Pages 684 688 Using the Standard Tracing Capabilities Adding Your Own Information to the Trace Tracing and Performance A Security Warning Practical Debugging... 17: Personalizing Web Sites 619 Understanding Profile 620 Configuring the Profile Using the Profile 621 627 Other Ways of Dealing with Profile Anonymous Identification Cleaning Up Old Anonymous Profiles Looking at Other Users’ Profiles Practical Personalization Tips Summary Chapter 18: Exception Handling, Debugging, and Tracing Exception Handling Different Types of Errors Catching and Handling Exceptions... Sending E‑mail from Your Web Site Reading from Text Files Practical Tips on Validating Data Summary Chapter 10: ASP.NET AJAX Introducing Ajax Using ASP.NET AJAX in Your Projects Creating Flicker-Free Pages Providing Feedback to Users The Timer Control Using Web Services and Page Methods in Ajax Web Sites What Are Web Services? Creating Web Services Using Web Services in Your Ajax Web Site Introducing... Developer 87 Creating New Styles in External Style Sheets Creating Embedded and Inline Style Sheets Applying Styles Managing Styles 87 92 98 99 Practical Tips on Working with CSS Summary Chapter 4: Working with ASP.NET Server Controls Introduction to Server Controls A Closer Look at ASP.NET Server Controls Defining Controls in Your Pages Common Properties for All Controls Types of Controls Standard Controls... Data Creating Data Updating Data Deleting Data Creating Your Own Tables Data Types in SQL Server Understanding Primary Keys and Identities Creating Relationships Between Tables Practical Database Tips Summary Chapter 13: Displaying and Updating Data Data Controls Data-bound Controls Data Source Controls Other Data Controls Data Source and Data-bound Controls Working Together Displaying and Editing Data... Programming Data Types and Variables Converting and Casting Data Types Using Arrays and Collections Statements Operators Making Decisions Loops Organizing Code Methods: Functions and Subroutines The App_Code Folder Organizing Code with Namespaces Writing Comments Object Orientation Basics Important OO Terminology Events Practical Tips on Programming Summary Chapter 6: Creating Consistent Looking Web... Deploying Your Web Site 697 Preparing Your Web Site for Deployment 698 Avoiding Hardcoded Settings The web.config File Expression Syntax The WebConfigurationManager Class Copying Your Web Site Creating a Simple Copy of Your Web Site Publishing Your Web Site xxii 698 699 699 700 706 707 709 CONTENTS Running Your Site under IIS Installing and Configuring the Web Server Installing and Configuring ASP.NET. .. using ASP.NET 4 and VWD 2010 Express since their first Beta versions, and has been pouring in feedback on which bugs are important to fix and which features to emphasize His passion for the technology is reflected in this book and I am positive that the readers of this book will feel that same passion ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 have feature improvements in many areas, including building standards-compliant . AM 502211ffirs.indd 4 2/19/10 9:58:33 AM Beginning ASP. NET 4 in C# and VB Imar Spaanjaars 502211ffirs.indd 5 2/19/10 9:58:34 AM Beginning ASP. 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