Professional ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB

This book introduces you to the features and capabilities that ASP.NET 4 offers, and explains the foundation that ASP.NET provides. It covers each major new feature included in ASP.NET 4 in detail. Retaining the unique C# and VB dual language coverage, this edition retains many great features from previous versions, including both printed and downloadable VB and C# code examples. Other expert coverage include IIS and the provider model, site navigation, design, debugging, modules and handlers, Silverlight, CSS, Ajax and the Ajax Control Toolkit, jQuery, and MVC.

This book introduces you to the features and capabilities that ASP.NET 4 offers, and explains the foundation that ASP.NET provides. It covers each major new feature included in ASP.NET 4 in detail. Retaining the unique C# and VB dual language coverage, this edition retains many great features from previous versions, including both printed and downloadable VB and C# code examples. Other expert coverage include IIS and the provider model, site navigation, design, debugging, modules and handlers, Silverlight, CSS, Ajax and the Ajax Control Toolkit, jQuery, and MVC.

INTRODUCTION xxxixCHAPTER 1: APPLICATION AND PAGE FRAMEWORKS 1CHAPTER 2: ASP.NET SERVER CONTROLS AND CLIENT-SIDE SCRIPTS 49CHAPTER 3: ASP.NET WEB SERVER CONTROLS 85CHAPTER 4: VALIDATION SERVER CONTROLS 157CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH MASTER PAGES 187CHAPTER 6: THEMES AND SKINS 217CHAPTER 7: DATA BINDING 237CHAPTER 8: DATA MANAGEMENT WITH ADO.NET 309CHAPTER 9: QUERYING WITH LINQ 371CHAPTER 10: WORKING WITH XML AND LINQ TO XML 405CHAPTER 11: INTRODUCTION TO THE PROVIDER MODEL 457CHAPTER 12: EXTENDING THE PROVIDER MODEL 491CHAPTER 13: SITE NAVIGATION 519CHAPTER 14: PERSONALIZATION 569CHAPTER 15: MEMBERSHIP AND ROLE MANAGEMENT 597CHAPTER 16: PORTAL FRAMEWORKS AND WEB PARTS 643CHAPTER 17: HTML AND CSS DESIGN WITH ASP.NET 683CHAPTER 18: ASP.NET AJAX 709CHAPTER 19: ASP.NET AJAX CONTROL TOOLKIT 747CHAPTER 20: SECURITY 805CHAPTER 21: STATE MANAGEMENT 835CHAPTER 22: CACHING 865CHAPTER 23: DEBUGGING AND ERROR HANDLING 895CHAPTER 24: FILE I/O AND STREAMS 927CHAPTER 25: USER AND SERVER CONTROLS 979CHAPTER 26: MODULES AND HANDLERS 1045CHAPTER 27: ASP.NET MVC 1059CHAPTER 28: USING BUSINESS OBJECTS 1081CHAPTER 29: ADO.NET ENTITY FRAMEWORK 1105CHAPTER 30: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATA 1129CHAPTER 31: WORKING WITH SERVICES 1153CHAPTER 32: BUILDING GLOBAL APPLICATIONS 1217CHAPTER 33: CONFIGURATION 1239CHAPTER 34: INSTRUMENTATION 1285CHAPTER 35: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 1315CHAPTER 36: PACKAGING AND DEPLOYING ASP.NET APPLICATIONS 1337APPENDIX A: MIGRATING OLDER ASP.NET PROJECTS 1369APPENDIX B: ASP.NET ULTIMATE TOOLS 1381APPENDIX C: SILVERLIGHT 3 AND ASP.NET 1399APPENDIX D: DYNAMIC TYPES AND LANGUAGES 1419APPENDIX E: ASP.NET ONLINE RESOURCES 1427INDEX 1429