Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xiv Contents ListView 350 FormView 360 Other Databound Controls 365 DropDownList, ListBox, RadioButtonList, and CheckBoxList 365 TreeView 366 Ad Rotator 366 Menu 367 Inline Data-Binding Syntax 367 Data-Binding Syntax Changes 368 XML Data Binding 369 Expressions and Expression Builders 369 Summary 375 Chapter 8: Data Management with ADO.NET 377 Basic ADO.NET Features 378 Common ADO.NET Tasks 378 Basic ADO.NET Namespaces and Classes 383 Using the Connection Object 384 Using the Command Object 386 Using the DataReader Object 387 Using Data Adapter 389 Using Parameters 392 Understanding DataSet and DataTable 395 Using Oracle as Your Database with ASP.NET 3.5 400 The DataList Server Control 403 Looking at the Available Templates 403 Working with ItemTemplate 404 Working with Other Layout Templates 407 Working with Multiple Columns 409 The ListView Server Control 410 Looking at the Available Templates 410 Using the Templates 411 Creating the Layout Template 412 Creating the ItemTemplate 414 Creating the EditItemTemplate 415 Creating the EmptyItemTemplate 415 Creating the InsertItemTemplate 416 The Results 416 Using Visual Studio for ADO.NET Tasks 419 Creating a Connection to the Data Source 419 Working with a Dataset Designer 422 Using the CustomerOrders DataSet 427 xiv Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xv Contents Asynchronous Command Execution 432 Asynchronous Connections 454 Summary 454 Chapter 9: Querying with LINQ 455 LINQ to Objects 455 Traditional Query Methods 455 Replacing Traditional Queries with LINQ 464 Data Grouping 472 Other LINQ Operators 473 LINQ Joins 473 Paging Using LINQ 475 LINQ to XML 476 Joining XML Data 479 LINQ to SQL 481 Insert, Update, and Delete Queries through LINQ 490 Extending LINQ 494 Summary 495 Chapter 10: Working with XML and LINQ to XML 497 The Basics of XML 498 The XML InfoSet 500 XSD–XML Schema Definition 501 Editing XML and XML Schema in Visual Studio 2008 503 XmlReader and XmlWriter 506 Using XDocument Rather Than XmlReader 508 Using Schema with XmlTextReader 509 Validating Against a Schema Using an XDocument 511 Including NameTable Optimization 513 Retrieving .NET CLR Types from XML 515 ReadSubtree and XmlSerialization 517 Creating CLR Objects from XML with LINQ to XML 518 Creating XML with XmlWriter 519 Creating XML with LINQ for XML 522 Improvements for XmlReader and XmlWriter in 2.0 524 XmlDocument and XPathDocument 525 Problems with the DOM 525 XPath, the XPathDocument, and XmlDocument 525 DataSets 530 Persisting DataSets to XML 530 XmlDataDocument 531 xv Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xvi Contents The XmlDataSource Control 533 XSLT 537 XslCompiledTransform 539 XSLT Debugging 543 Databases and XML 544 FOR XML AUTO 545 SQL Server 2005 and the XML Data Type 549 Summary 556 Chapter 11: IIS7 557 Modular Architecture of IIS7 557 IIS-WebServer 558 IIS-WebServerManagementTools 561 IIS-FTPPublishingService 562 Extensible Architecture of IIS7 562 IIS7 and ASP.NET Integrated Pipeline 562 Building a Customized Web Server 564 Update Dependencies 565 Installing IIS7 on Windows Vista 565 Installing IIS7 on Windows Server 2008 565 Command-Line Setup Options 567 Unattended Setup Option 568 Upgrade 569 Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager 569 Application Pools 570 Web Sites 575 Hierarchical Configuration 577 Delegation 581 Moving an Application from IIS6 to IIS7 584 Summary 586 Chapter 12: Introduction to the Provider Model 587 Understanding the Provider 588 The Provider Model in ASP.NET 3.5 589 Setting Up Your Provider to Work with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000, 2005, or 2008 591 Membership Providers 598 Role Providers 602 The Personalization Provider 606 The SiteMap Provider 608 xvi Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xvii Contents SessionState Providers 609 Web Event Providers 612 Configuration Providers 620 The WebParts Provider 623 Configuring Providers 625 Summary 626 Chapter 13: Extending the Provider Model 627 Providers Are One Tier in a Larger Architecture 627 Modifying Through Attribute-Based Programming 628 Simpler Password Structures Through the SqlMembershipProvider 629 Stronger Password Structures Through the SqlMembershipProvider 632 Examining ProviderBase 633 Building Your Own Providers 635 Creating the CustomProviders Application 635 Constructing the Class Skeleton Required 636 Creating the XML User Data Store 640 Defining the Provider Instance in the web.config File 641 Not Implementing Methods and Properties of the MembershipProvider Class 642 Implementing Methods and Properties of the MembershipProvider Class 643 Using the XmlMembershipProvider for User Login 651 Extending Pre-Existing Providers 652 Limiting Role Capabilities with a New LimitedSqlRoleProvider Provider 652 Using the New LimitedSqlRoleProvider Provider 656 Summary 660 Chapter 14: Site Navigation 661 XML-Based Site Maps 662 SiteMapPath Server Control 664 The PathSeparator Property 666 The PathDirection Property 668 The ParentLevelsDisplayed Property 669 The ShowToolTips Property 669 The SiteMapPath Control’s Child Elements 670 TreeView Server Control 670 Identifying the TreeView Control’s Built-In Styles 674 Examining the Parts of the TreeView Control 676 Binding the TreeView Control to an XML File 676 Selecting Multiple Options in a TreeView 679 xvii Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xviii Contents Specifying Custom Icons in the TreeView Control 683 Specifying Lines Used to Connect Nodes 685 Working with the TreeView Control Programmatically 687 Menu Server Control 693 Applying Different Styles to the Menu Control 694 Menu Events 700 Binding the Menu Control to an XML File 701 SiteMap Data Provider 703 ShowStartingNode 703 StartFromCurrentNode 704 StartingNodeOffset 705 StartingNodeUrl 706 SiteMap API 706 URL Mapping 709 Sitemap Localization 710 Structuring the Web.sitemap File for Localization 710 Making Modifications to the Web.config File 711 Creating Assembly Resource (.resx) Files 712 Testing the Results 712 Security Trimming 714 Setting Up Role Management for Administrators 715 Setting Up the Administrators’ Section 716 Enabling Security Trimming 718 Nesting SiteMap Files 720 Summary 722 Chapter 15: Personalization 723 The Personalization Model 723 Creating Personalization Properties 725 Adding a Simple Personalization Property 725 Using Personalization Properties 726 Adding a Group of Personalization Properties 730 Using Grouped Personalization Properties 731 Defining Types for Personalization Properties 731 Using Custom Types 732 Providing Default Values 735 Making Personalization Properties Read-Only 735 Anonymous Personalization 735 Enabling Anonymous Identification of the End User 736 Working with Anonymous Identification 739 Anonymous Options for Personalization Properties 739 Warnings about Anonymous User Profile Storage 740 xviii Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xix Contents Programmatic Access to Personalization 741 Migrating Anonymous Users 741 Personalizing Profiles 743 Determining Whether to Continue with Automatic Saves 744 Personalization Providers 745 Working with SQL Server Express Edition 745 Working with Microsoft’s SQL Server 7.0/2000/2005/2008 746 Using Multiple Providers 748 Managing Application Profiles 749 Properties of the ProfileManger Class 750 Methods of the ProfileManager Class 750 Building the ProfileManager.aspx Page 751 Examining the Code of ProfileManager.aspx Page 754 Running the ProfileManager.aspx Page 755 Summary 755 Chapter 16: Membership and Role Management 757 Authentication 758 Authorization 758 ASP.NET 3.5 Authentication 758 Setting Up Your Web Site for Membership 758 Adding Users 761 Asking for Credentials 776 Working with Authenticated Users 784 Showing the Number of Users Online 786 Dealing with Passwords 788 ASP.NET 3.5 Authorization 793 Using the LoginView Server Control 793 Setting Up Your Web Site for Role Management 796 Adding and Retrieving Application Roles 799 Deleting Roles 801 Adding Users to Roles 802 Getting All the Users of a Particular Role 803 Getting All the Roles of a Particular User 805 Removing Users from Roles 805 Checking Users in Roles 806 Understanding How Roles Are Cached 807 Using the Web Site Administration Tool 809 Public Methods of the Membership API 809 Public Methods of the Roles API 810 Summary 810 xix Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xx Contents Chapter 17: Portal Frameworks and Web Parts 811 Introducing Web Parts 811 Building Dynamic and Modular Web Sites 813 Introducing the WebPartManager Control 813 Working with Zone Layouts 814 Understanding the WebPartZone Control 817 Allowing the User to Change the Mode of the Page 820 Modifying Zones 833 Working with Classes in the Portal Framework 841 Creating Custom Web Parts 844 Connecting Web Parts 850 Building the Provider Web Part 851 Building the Consumer Web Part 854 Connecting Web Parts on an ASP.NET Page 856 Understanding the Difficulties in Dealing with Master Pages When Connecting Web Parts 858 Summary 860 Chapter 18: HTML and CSS Design with ASP.NET 861 Caveats 862 HTML and CSS Overview 862 Introducing CSS 863 Creating Style Sheets 863 CSS Rules 866 CSS Inheritance 875 Element Layout and Positioning 876 Working with HTML and CSS in Visual Studio 884 ASP.NET 2.0 CSS–Friendly Control Adapters 893 Summary 893 Chapter 19: ASP.NET AJAX 895 Understanding the N eed for AJAX 895 Before AJAX 896 AJAX Changes the Story 897 ASP.NET AJAX and Visual Studio 2008 899 Client-Side Technologies 900 Server-Side Technologies 900 Developing with ASP.NET AJAX 901 ASP.NET AJAX Applications 902 Building a Simple ASP.NET Page Without AJAX 904 Building a Simple ASP.NET Page with AJAX 906 xx Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xxi Contents ASP.NET AJAX’s Server-Side Controls 911 The ScriptManager Control 912 The ScriptManagerProxy Control 914 The Timer Control 916 The UpdatePanel Control 917 The UpdateProgress Control 922 Using Multiple UpdatePanel Controls 925 Summary 928 Chapter 20: ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit 929 Downloading and Installing 929 New Visual Studio Templates 931 Adding the New Controls to the VS2008 Toolbox 932 The ASP.NET AJAX Controls 934 ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit Extenders 937 AlwaysVisibleControlExtender 937 AnimationExtender 939 AutoCompleteExtender 941 CalendarExtender 944 CollapsiblePanelExtender 946 ConfirmButtonExtender and ModalPopupExtender 947 DragPanelExtender 950 DropDownExtender 951 DropShadowExtender 953 DynamicPopulateExtender 956 FilteredTextBoxExtender 959 HoverMenuExtender 961 ListSearchExtender 962 MaskedEditExtender and MaskedEditValidator 964 MutuallyExclusiveCheckBoxExtender 967 NumericUpDownExtender 968 PagingBulletedListExtender 969 PopupControlExtender 970 ResizableControlExtender 972 RoundedCornersExtender 975 SliderExtender 976 SlideShowExtender 977 TextBoxWatermarkExtender 979 ToggleButtonExtender 982 UpdatePanelAnimationExtender 983 ValidatorCalloutExtender 984 xxi Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xxii Contents ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit Server Controls 985 Accordion Control 986 NoBot Control 988 PasswordStrength Control 990 Rating Control 991 TabContainer Control 993 Summary 994 Chapter 21: Security 995 Authentication and Authorization 996 Applying Authentication Measures 996 The <authentication> Node 997 Windows-Based Authentication 998 Forms-Based Authentication 1006 Passport Authentication 1016 Authenticating Specific Files and Folders 1016 Programmatic Authorization 1017 Working with User.Identity 1018 Working with User.IsInRole() 1019 Pulling More Information with WindowsIdentity 1020 Identity and Impersonation 1023 Securing Through IIS 1025 IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions 1025 Working with File Extensions 1027 Using the ASP.NET MMC Snap-In 1031 Using the IIS 7.0 Manager 1032 Summary 1032 Chapter 22: State Management 1033 What Are Your Choices? 1034 Understanding the Session Object in ASP.NET 1036 Sessions and the Event Model 1036 Configuring Session State Management 1038 In-Process Session State 1038 Out-of-Process Session State 1046 SQL-Backed Session State 1051 Extending Session State with Other Providers 1056 Cookieless Session State 1057 Choosing the Correct Way to Maintain State 1058 The Application Object 1059 QueryStrings 1060 xxii Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01/28/2008 5:00pm Page xxiii Contents Cookies 1060 PostBacks and Cross-Page PostBacks 1061 Hidden Fields, ViewState, and ControlState 1063 Using HttpContext.Current.Items for Very Short-Term Storage 1067 Summary 1069 Chapter 23: Caching 1071 Caching 1071 Output Caching 1071 Partial Page (UserControl) Caching 1074 Post-Cache Substitution 1075 HttpCachePolicy and Client-Side Caching 1078 Caching Programmatically 1080 Data Caching Using the Cache Object 1080 Controlling the ASP.NET Cache 1081 Cache Dependencies 1081 Using the SQL Server Cache Dependency 1087 Enabling Databases for SQL Server Cache Invalidation 1088 Enabling Tables for SQL Server Cache Invalidation 1088 Looking at SQL Server 2000 1089 Looking at the Tables That Are Enabled 1090 Disabling a Table for SQL Server Cache Invalidation 1090 Disabling a Database for SQL Server Cache Invalidation 1091 SQL Server 2005 Cache Invalidation 1091 Configuring Your ASP.NET Application 1092 Testing SQL Server Cache Invalidation 1094 Adding More Than One Table to a Page 1096 Attaching SQL Server Cache Dependencies to the Request Object 1096 Attaching SQL Server Cache Dependencies to the Cache Object 1097 Summary 1101 Chapter 24: Debugging and Error Handling 1103 Design-Time Support 1103 Syntax Notifications 1104 Immediate and Command Window 1106 Task List 1106 Tracing 1107 System.Diagnostics.Trace and ASP.NET’s Page.Trace 1108 Page-Level Tracing 1108 Application Tracing 1108 Viewing Trace Data 1109 xxiii . XmlDataSource Control 53 3 XSLT 53 7 XslCompiledTransform 53 9 XSLT Debugging 5 43 Databases and XML 54 4 FOR XML AUTO 54 5 SQL Server 20 05 and the XML Data Type 54 9 Summary 55 6 Chapter 11: IIS7 55 7 Modular Architecture. Server 56 4 Update Dependencies 56 5 Installing IIS7 on Windows Vista 56 5 Installing IIS7 on Windows Server 20 08 56 5 Command-Line Setup Options 56 7 Unattended Setup Option 56 8 Upgrade 56 9 Internet Information. XPathDocument 52 5 Problems with the DOM 52 5 XPath, the XPathDocument, and XmlDocument 52 5 DataSets 53 0 Persisting DataSets to XML 53 0 XmlDataDocument 53 1 xv Evjen ftoc.tex V2 - 01 /28 /20 08 5: 00pm Page