Professional ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB

The all-new approach for experienced ASP.NET professionals! ASP.NET is Microsoft's technology for building dynamically generated web pages from database content. Originally introduced in 2002, ASP.NET has undergone many changes in multiple versions and iterations as developers have gained a decade of experience with this popular technology. With that decade of experience, this edition of the book presents a fresh, new overhauled approach. A new focus on how to build ASP.NET sites and applications relying on field-tested reliable methods Integration of "e;One ASP.NET"e; philosophy treating ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC as equal tools each with their proper time and place Coverage of hot new ASP.NET 4.5 additions such as the Web API, Websockets and HTML5 & CSS3 use in layout but only to the extent that the tools themselves are practical and useful for working ASP.NET developers Professional ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB is an essential tool for programmers who need to be productive and build reliably performing sites with the latest ASP.NET Framework and Visual Studio.

The all-new approach for experienced ASP.NETprofessionals!ASP.NET is Microsoft's technology for building dynamicallygenerated web pages from database content. Originally introduced in2002, ASP.NET has undergone many changes in multiple versions anditerations as developers have gained a decade of experience withthis popular technology. With that decade of experience, thisedition of the book presents a fresh, new overhauled approach.* A new focus on how to build ASP.NET sites and applicationsrelying on field-tested reliable methods* Integration of "One ASP.NET" philosophy treating ASP.NET WebForms and ASP.NET MVC as equal tools each with their proper timeand place* Coverage of hot new ASP.NET 4.5 additions such as the Web APIWebsockets and HTML5 & CSS3 use in layout but only to theextent that the tools themselves are practical and useful forworking ASP.NET developersProfessional ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB is anessential tool for programmers who need to be productive and buildreliably performing sites with the latest ASP.NET Framework andVisual Studio.

FOREWORD xliINTRODUCTION xliiiPART I: ASP.NET FUNDAMENTALSCHAPTER 1: ONE ASP.NET 3CHAPTER 2: HTML5 AND CSS3 DESIGN WITH ASP.NET 17CHAPTER 3: ASP.NET WEB FORMS STRUCTURE 53PART II: CONTROLSCHAPTER 4: ASP.NET SERVER CONTROLS AND CLIENT-SIDE SCRIPTS 103CHAPTER 5: ASP.NET WEB SERVER CONTROLS 123CHAPTER 6: VALIDATION SERVER CONTROLS 199CHAPTER 7: USER AND SERVER CONTROLS 231PART III: DATA ACCESSCHAPTER 8: DATA BINDING 299CHAPTER 9: MODEL BINDING 355CHAPTER 10: QUERYING WITH LINQ 371CHAPTER 11: ENTITY FRAMEWORK 411CHAPTER 12: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATA 443CHAPTER 13: WORKING WITH SERVICES 455PART IV: PROVIDERSCHAPTER 14: INTRODUCTION TO THE PROVIDER MODEL 529CHAPTER 15: EXTENDING THE PROVIDER MODEL 559PART V: ASP.NET FEATURESCHAPTER 16: WORKING WITH MASTER PAGES 591CHAPTER 17: SITE NAVIGATION 621CHAPTER 18: PERSONALIZATION 671CHAPTER 19: MEMBERSHIP AND ROLE MANAGEMENT 701CHAPTER 20: SECURITY 759PART VI: APPLICATION STATECHAPTER 21: STATE MANAGEMENT 791CHAPTER 22: CACHING 823PART VII: CLIENT-SIDE DEVELOPMENTCHAPTER 23: ASP.NET AJAX 857CHAPTER 24: AJAX CONTROL TOOLKIT 895CHAPTER 25: JQUERY 957CHAPTER 26: REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION 983CHAPTER 27: DEVELOPING WEBSITES WITH MOBILE IN MIND 1001PART VIII: APPLICATION CONFIGURATION AND DEPLOYMENTCHAPTER 28: CONFIGURATION 1027CHAPTER 29: DEBUGGING AND ERROR HANDLING 1075CHAPTER 30: MODULES AND HANDLERS 1105CHAPTER 31: ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION 1121CHAPTER 32: BUILDING GLOBAL APPLICATIONS 1135CHAPTER 33: PACKAGING AND DEPLOYING ASP.NET APPLICATIONS 1163PART IX: ADDITIONAL ASP.NET TECHNOLOGIESCHAPTER 34: ASP.NET MVC 1187CHAPTER 35: ASP.NET WEB PAGES AND RAZOR 1215PART X: APPENDIXESAPPENDIX A: MIGRATING OLDER ASP.NET PROJECTS 1239APPENDIX B: COM INTEGRATION 1247APPENDIX C: ASP.NET ULTIMATE TOOLS 1257APPENDIX D: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 1269APPENDIX E: DYNAMIC TYPES AND LANGUAGES 1295APPENDIX F: ASP.NET ONLINE RESOURCES 1305APPENDIX G: VISUAL STUDIO EXTENSIBILITY WITH NUGET 1309INDEX 1333