ASP.NET in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

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By G. Andrew Duthie, Matthew MacDonald

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: August 2003

Pages: 1008

ASP.NET in a Nutshell is a concise, one-volume reference to everything you need to make effective use of ASP.NET. 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, ASP.NET in a Nutshell is the definitive guide for developers of both applications and web services.

Updated for Visual Studio .NET 2003, the 2nd edition of this book includes fresh information on application and web service development, custom controls, data access, security, deployment, and error handling, new material on web application development for mobile devices, plus an overview of the class libraries. For developers who still use Microsoft's older ASP technology, this book also provides information for migrating to ASP.NET.

The material in ASP.NET in a Nutshell is presented in three sections:

A fast-paced introduction to ASP.NET that examines topics such as building ASP.NET applications, developing web services, creating custom controls and user controls for maximum code reuse, debugging and handling errors, understanding ASP.NET security, and configuring and deploying an ASP.NET application
A detailed reference to the properties, methods, and events of the most frequently used ASP.NET classes which include the Page class and the new .NET classes, such as HttpApplicationState and HttpSessionState, which correspond to the intrinsic objects in classic ASP. Configuration settings in web.config are also documented
A Quick Reference to the types (the classes, structures, interfaces, delegates, events, and enumerations) found in web-related namespaces to the .NET Framework Class Library.

Like other books in the "In a Nutshell" series, ASP.NET in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, offers the facts, including critical background information, in a no-nonsense manner that users will refer to again and again. With its wealth of up-to-date information, ASP.NET in a Nutshell is a book that web developers will refer to again and again.

Introduction to ASP.NET
1. Chapter 1 Introduction
  1. .NET Platform Fundamentals
  2. Object Orientation in the .NET Platform
  3. Choosing a Language
  4. Why and When Would I Use ASP.NET?
  5. Why and When Would I Port an Existing Application to ASP.NET?
  6. New Features in ASP.NET
2. Chapter 2 ASP.NET Applications
  1. Application Types
  2. Application Structure and Boundaries
  3. Application File Types
3. Chapter 3 Web Forms
  1. Structuring an ASP.NET Page
  2. Stages of Page Processing
  3. State Management
  4. Caching Page Output
  5. Additional Resources
4. Chapter 4 Web Services
  1. Standards and Specifications
  2. Web Services Architecture
  3. Creating a Web Service
  4. Consuming a Web Service
  5. Additional Resources
5. Chapter 5 ASP.NET Server Controls
  1. HTML Controls
  2. Web Controls
  3. Using Controls
  4. Types of Web Controls
  5. Handling Control Events
  6. Modifying Control Appearance
  7. Additional Resources
6. Chapter 6 User Controls and Custom Server Controls
  1. User Controls
  2. Custom Server Controls
  3. Sharing Controls Across Applications
  4. Additional Resources
7. Chapter 7 Data Access and Data Binding
  1. ADO.NET: An Overview
  2. Reading Data
  3. Data Binding
  4. Inserting and Updating Data
  5. Deleting Data
  6. Additional Resources
8. Chapter 8 ASP.NET Configuration
  1. Understanding Configuration Files
  2. Modifying Configuration Settings
  3. Locking Down Configuration Settings
  4. Targeting a Specific Runtime Version
  5. Additional Resources
9. Chapter 9 ASP.NET Security
  1. Authentication Methods
  2. Authorization
  3. Ensuring Input Safety
  4. Patching
  5. Code Access Security
  6. Additional Resources
10. Chapter 10 Error Handling, Debugging, and Tracing
  1. Error Handling
  2. Debugging
  3. Tracing
  4. Additional Resources
11. Chapter 11 ASP.NET Deployment
  1. Deploying ASP.NET Applications
  2. Deploying Assemblies
  3. Deploying Through Visual Studio .NET
  4. Additional Resources
Intrinsic Class Reference
1. Chapter 12 The Page Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Properties Reference
  3. Collections Reference
  4. Methods Reference
  5. Events Reference
2. Chapter 13 The HttpApplicationState Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Properties Reference
  3. Collections Reference
  4. Methods Reference
  5. Events Reference
3. Chapter 14 The HttpContext Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Properties Reference
  3. Collections Reference
  4. Methods Reference
4. Chapter 15 The HttpException Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Constructor Reference
  3. Properties Reference
  4. Methods Reference
5. Chapter 16 The HttpRequest Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Properties Reference
  3. Collections Reference
  4. Methods Reference
6. Chapter 17 The HttpResponse Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Properties Reference
  3. Collections Reference
  4. Methods Reference
7. Chapter 18 The HttpServerUtility Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Properties Reference
  3. Methods Reference
8. Chapter 19 The HttpSessionState Class
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. Properties Reference
  3. Collections Reference
  4. Methods Reference
  5. Events Reference
9. Chapter 20 web.config Reference
  1. Comments/Troubleshooting
  2. web.config Elements
Namespace Reference
1. Chapter 21 Namespace Reference
  1. Reading a Quick-Reference Entry
2. Chapter 22 Converting from C# to VB Syntax
  1. General Considerations
  2. Classes
  3. Structures
  4. Interfaces
  5. Class, Structure, and Interface Members
  6. Delegates
  7. Enumerations
3. Chapter 23 The System.Web Namespace
4. Chapter 24 The System.Web.Caching Namespace
5. Chapter 25 The System.Web.Configuration Namespace
6. Chapter 26 The System.Web.Hosting Namespace
7. Chapter 27 The System.Web.Mail Namespace
8. Chapter 28 The System.Web.Mobile Namespace
9. Chapter 29 The System.Web.Security Namespace
10. Chapter 30 The System.Web.Services Namespace
11. Chapter 31 The System.Web.Services.Configuration Namespace
12. Chapter 32 The System.Web.Services.Description Namespace
13. Chapter 33 The System.Web.Services.Discovery Namespace
14. Chapter 34 The System.Web.Services.Protocols Namespace
15. Chapter 35 The System.Web.SessionState Namespace
16. Chapter 36 The System.Web.UI Namespace
17. Chapter 37 The System.Web.UI.Design Namespace
18. Chapter 38 The System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls Namespace
19. Chapter 39 The System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Namespace
20. Chapter 40 The System.Web.UI.MobileControls Namespace
21. Chapter 41 The System.Web.UI.MobileControls.Adapters Namespace
22. Chapter 42 The System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace

Appendix A Type, Method, Property, and Field Index
1. A-F
2. G-N
3. O-Y
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Introduction to ASP.NET

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 ASP.NET Applications

Chapter 3 Web Forms

Chapter 4 Web Services

Chapter 5 ASP.NET Server Controls

Chapter 6 User Controls and Custom Server Controls

Chapter 7 Data Access and Data Binding

Chapter 8 ASP.NET Configuration

Chapter 9 ASP.NET Security

Chapter 10 Error Handling, Debugging, and Tracing

Chapter 11 ASP.NET Deployment

Intrinsic Class Reference

Chapter 12 The Page Class

Chapter 13 The HttpApplicationState Class

Chapter 14 The HttpContext Class

Chapter 15 The HttpException Class

Chapter 16 The HttpRequest Class

Chapter 17 The HttpResponse Class

Chapter 18 The HttpServerUtility Class

Chapter 19 The HttpSessionState Class

Chapter 20 web.config Reference

Namespace Reference

Chapter 21 Namespace Reference

Chapter 22 Converting from C# to VB Syntax

Chapter 23 The System.Web Namespace

Chapter 24 The System.Web.Caching Namespace

Chapter 25 The System.Web.Configuration Namespace

Chapter 26 The System.Web.Hosting Namespace

Chapter 27 The System.Web.Mail Namespace

Chapter 28 The System.Web.Mobile Namespace

Chapter 29 The System.Web.Security Namespace

Chapter 30 The System.Web.Services Namespace

Chapter 31 The System.Web.Services.Configuration Namespace

Chapter 32 The System.Web.Services.Description Namespace

Chapter 33 The System.Web.Services.Discovery Namespace

Chapter 34 The System.Web.Services.Protocols Namespace

Chapter 35 The System.Web.SessionState Namespace

Chapter 36 The System.Web.UI Namespace

Chapter 37 The System.Web.UI.Design Namespace

Chapter 38 The System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls Namespace

Chapter 39 The System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Namespace

Chapter 40 The System.Web.UI.MobileControls Namespace

Chapter 41 The System.Web.UI.MobileControls.Adapters Namespace

Chapter 42 The System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace

Appendix A Type, Method, Property, and Field Index

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G-N

O-Y

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