ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook, 2nd Edition

125 Solutions in C# and Visual Basic for Web Developers

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125 Solutions in C# and Visual Basic for Web Developers

By Michael A Kittel, Geoffrey T. LeBlond

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: December 2005

Pages: 1024

Completely revised for ASP.NET 2.0, this new edition of the best-selling ASP.NET Cookbook has everything you need to go from beginning to advanced Windows-based web site development using Microsoft's popular Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 developer tools. Written for the impatient professional, ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook contains more than 125 recipes for solving common and not-so-common problems you are likely to encounter when building ASP.NET-based web applications.

The recipes in this book, which run the gamut from simple coding techniques to more comprehensive development strategies, are presented in the popular Problem-Solution-Discussion format of the O'Reilly Cookbook series. As with the first edition, every solution is coded in both C# and Visual Basic 2005.

Among the additions and revisions to this new edition are:

Three new chapters, including 25 new recipes for Master and Content pages, Personalization using Profiles and Themes, Custom Web Parts, and more
New code for every solution, rewritten to take advantage of features and techniques new to ASP.NET 2.0 and available for download

The ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage you'll find anywhere of:

Tabular controls, including the new GridView control
Data validation, including the new ASP.NET 2.0 validation controls, as well as techniques for performing your own validation programmatically
User and custom controls
Error handling, performance tuning, and caching

Whether you're new to ASP.NET or an experienced Microsoft developer, with ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook, deliverance from a long day (or night) at your computer could be just one recipe away.

Chapter 1 Master Pages
1. Introduction
2. Generating a Quick Master/Content Page Arrangement
3. Extending a Master Page's Content to Include Content for Other Application Pages
4. Changing Which Master Page Is Used Without Modifying All Affected Application Pages
5. Setting the Master Page at Runtime
Chapter 2 Tabular Data
1. Introduction
2. Selecting the Right Tabular Control
3. Generating a Quick-and-Dirty Tabular Display
4. Enhancing the Output of a Tabular Display
5. Displaying Data from an XML File
6. Displaying an Array as a Group of Checkboxes
7. Displaying Data from a Hashtable
8. Adding Next/Previous Navigation to a DataGrid
9. Adding First/Last Navigation to a DataGrid
10. Adding Direct Page Navigation to a DataGrid
11. Sorting Data in Ascending/Descending Order Within a DataGrid
12. Combining Sorting and Paging in a DataGrid
13. Paging Through a Record-Heavy DataGrid
14. Editing Data Within a DataGrid
15. Navigating and Sorting Within a GridView
16. Updating a GridView Without Refreshing the Whole Page
17. Editing Data in a GridView
18. Inserting a Row Within a GridView
19. Formatting Columnar Data in a GridView
20. Allowing Selection Anywhere Within a GridView
21. Adding a Delete Confirmation Pop-Up
22. Displaying a Pop-Up Details Window
23. Adding a Totals Row to a GridView
Chapter 3 Validation
1. Introduction
2. Requiring That Data Be Entered in a Field
3. Requiring Data to Be in a Range
4. Requiring That Two Data Input Fields Match
5. Requiring Data to Match a Predefined Pattern
6. Requiring That a Drop-Down List Selection Be Made
7. Requiring Data to Match a Database Entry
8. Using Validation Groups to Support Login and New User Registration Within a Single Form
9. Performing Validation Programmatically to Execute Your Own Application-Specific Logic
Chapter 4 Forms
1. Introduction
2. Setting the Default Button to Submit a Form
3. Submitting a Form to a Different Page
4. Simulating Multipage Forms Problem
5. Setting the Initial Focus to a Specific Control Problem
6. Setting the Focus to a Control with a Validation Error
Chapter 5 User Controls
1. Introduction
2. Sharing a Page Header on Multiple Pages
3. Creating a Customizable Navigation Bar
4. Reusing Code-Behind Classes
5. Communicating Between User Controls
6. Adding User Controls Dynamically
Chapter 6 Custom Controls
1. Introduction
2. Combining HTML Controls in a Single Custom Control
3. Creating a Custom Control with Attributes
4. Creating a Custom Control with State
5. Using the Control State with Custom Controls
6. Customizing an ASP.NET TextBox Server Control
Chapter 7 Maintaining State
1. Introduction
2. Maintaining Information Needed by All Users of an Application
3. Maintaining Information About a User Throughout a Session
4. Preserving Information Between Postbacks
5. Preserving Information Across Multiple Requests for a Page
Chapter 8 Error Handling
1. Introduction
2. Handling Errors at the Method Level
3. Handling Errors at the Page Level
4. Handling Errors at the Application Level
5. Displaying User-Friendly Error Messages
Chapter 9 Security
1. Introduction
2. Restricting Access to All Application Pages
3. Restricting Access to Selected Application Pages
4. Restricting Access to Application Pages by Role
5. Using Windows Authentication
6. Using Membership and Roles
Chapter 10 Profiles and Themes
1. Introduction
2. Using Profiles
3. Inheriting a Profile
4. Using and Migrating Anonymous Profiles
5. Managing User Profiles
6. Using Themes
7. User-Personalized Themes
Chapter 11 Web Parts
1. Introduction
2. Using Server Controls and User Controls as Web Parts
3. Creating a Reusable Web Parts Catalog
4. Creating a Custom Web Part
5. Communicating Between Web Parts
6. Persisting Personalized Web Part Properties
Chapter 12 Configuration
1. Introduction
2. Overriding Default HTTP Runtime Parameters in web.config
3. Adding Custom Application Settings in web.config
4. Displaying Custom Error Messages
5. Maintaining Session State Across Multiple Web Servers
6. Accessing Other web.config Configuration Elements
7. Adding Your Own Configuration Elements to web.config
8. Encrypting web.config Sections
Chapter 13 Tracing and Debugging
1. Introduction
2. Uncovering Page-Level Problems
3. Uncovering Application-Wide Problems
4. Pinpointing the Cause of an Exception
5. Uncovering Problems Within Web Application Components
6. Uncovering Problems Within Dual-Use Components
7. Writing Trace Data to the Event Log with Controllable Levels
8. Sending Trace Data via Email with Controllable Levels
9. Using a Breakpoint to Stop Execution of an Application When a Condition Is Met
Chapter 14 Web Services
1. Introduction
2. Creating a Web Service
3. Consuming a Web Service
4. Creating a Web Service That Returns a Custom Object
5. Setting the URL of a Web Service at Runtime
Chapter 15 Dynamic Images
1. Introduction
2. Drawing Button Images on the Fly
3. Creating Bar Charts on the Fly
4. Displaying Images Stored in a Database
5. Displaying Thumbnail Images
Chapter 16 Caching
1. Introduction
2. Caching Pages
3. Caching Pages Based on Query String Parameter Values
4. Caching Pages Based on Browser Type and Version
5. Caching Pages Based on Developer-Defined Custom Strings
6. Caching Pages Based on Database Dependencies
7. Caching User Controls
8. Caching Application Data
9. Caching Application Data Based on Database Dependencies
10. Caching Data Sources
Chapter 17 Internationalization
1. Introduction
2. Localizing Request/Response Encoding
3. Providing Multiple Language Support
4. Using Global Resources and Overriding Currency Formatting
Chapter 18 File Operations
1. Introduction
2. Downloading a File from the Web Server
3. Uploading a File to the Web Server
4. Processing an Uploaded File Without Storing It on the Filesystem
5. Storing the Contents of an Uploaded File in a Database
Chapter 19 Performance
1. Introduction
2. Reducing Page Size by Selectively Disabling the ViewState
3. Speeding Up String Concatenation with a StringBuilder
4. Speeding Up Read-Only Data Access
5. Speeding Up Data Access to a SQL Server Database Using the SQL Provider
Chapter 20 HTTP Handlers
1. Introduction
2. Creating a Reusable Image Handler
3. Creating a File Download Handler
Chapter 21 Assorted Tips
1. Introduction
2. Accessing HTTP-Specific Information from Within a Class
3. Executing External Applications
4. Transforming XML to HTML
5. Determining the User's Browser Type
6. Dynamically Creating Browser-Specific Stylesheets
7. Saving and Reusing HTML Output
8. Sending Mail
9. Dynamic Menus
10. Adding Breadcrumbs

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Title:

ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook, 2nd Edition

By:

Michael A Kittel, Geoffrey T. LeBlond

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media

Formats:

Print
Ebook
Safari Books Online

Print:

December 2005

Ebook:

February 2009

Pages:

1024

Print ISBN:

978-0-596-10064-3

| ISBN 10:

0-596-10064-7

Ebook ISBN:

978-0-596-10570-9

| ISBN 10:

0-596-10570-3

Michael A Kittel

Michael Kittel has nearly 30 years experience in the software industry. He has been working with Microsoft technologies for more than 10 years and with ASP.NET since the alpha release of 1.0. He has been the system architect and led the development of applications for Lexis-Nexis, Plow & Hearth, ReturnBuy, and many others. Michael has a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer certification and is currently a senior consultant at Dominion Digital, Inc. (http://www.dominiondigital.com), a firm that specializes in helping companies envision and achieve maximum business value from investments.

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Geoffrey T. LeBlond

Geoffrey T. LeBlond is the co-author of "Using 1-2-3", the first computer book that sold over 1 million copies. Geoff is the author of numerous computer books, and was the developer of Oriel, an early scripting language for Microsoft Windows. More recently, Geoff has been focusing his attention on developing web applications using ASP and ASP.NET.

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Chapter 1 Master Pages

Introduction

Generating a Quick Master/Content Page Arrangement

Extending a Master Page's Content to Include Content for Other Application Pages

Changing Which Master Page Is Used Without Modifying All Affected Application Pages

Setting the Master Page at Runtime

Chapter 2 Tabular Data

Introduction

Selecting the Right Tabular Control

Generating a Quick-and-Dirty Tabular Display

Enhancing the Output of a Tabular Display

Displaying Data from an XML File

Displaying an Array as a Group of Checkboxes

Displaying Data from a Hashtable

Adding Next/Previous Navigation to a DataGrid

Adding First/Last Navigation to a DataGrid

Adding Direct Page Navigation to a DataGrid

Sorting Data in Ascending/Descending Order Within a DataGrid

Combining Sorting and Paging in a DataGrid

Paging Through a Record-Heavy DataGrid

Editing Data Within a DataGrid

Navigating and Sorting Within a GridView

Updating a GridView Without Refreshing the Whole Page

Editing Data in a GridView

Inserting a Row Within a GridView

Formatting Columnar Data in a GridView

Allowing Selection Anywhere Within a GridView

Adding a Delete Confirmation Pop-Up

Displaying a Pop-Up Details Window

Adding a Totals Row to a GridView

Chapter 3 Validation

Introduction

Requiring That Data Be Entered in a Field

Requiring Data to Be in a Range

Requiring That Two Data Input Fields Match

Requiring Data to Match a Predefined Pattern

Requiring That a Drop-Down List Selection Be Made

Requiring Data to Match a Database Entry

Using Validation Groups to Support Login and New User Registration Within a Single Form

Performing Validation Programmatically to Execute Your Own Application-Specific Logic

Chapter 4 Forms

Introduction

Setting the Default Button to Submit a Form

Submitting a Form to a Different Page

Simulating Multipage Forms Problem

Setting the Initial Focus to a Specific Control Problem

Setting the Focus to a Control with a Validation Error

Chapter 5 User Controls

Introduction

Sharing a Page Header on Multiple Pages

Creating a Customizable Navigation Bar

Reusing Code-Behind Classes

Communicating Between User Controls

Adding User Controls Dynamically

Chapter 6 Custom Controls

Introduction

Combining HTML Controls in a Single Custom Control

Creating a Custom Control with Attributes

Creating a Custom Control with State

Using the Control State with Custom Controls

Customizing an ASP.NET TextBox Server Control

Chapter 7 Maintaining State

Introduction

Maintaining Information Needed by All Users of an Application

Maintaining Information About a User Throughout a Session

Preserving Information Between Postbacks

Preserving Information Across Multiple Requests for a Page

Chapter 8 Error Handling

Introduction

Handling Errors at the Method Level

Handling Errors at the Page Level

Handling Errors at the Application Level

Displaying User-Friendly Error Messages

Chapter 9 Security

Introduction

Restricting Access to All Application Pages

Restricting Access to Selected Application Pages

Restricting Access to Application Pages by Role

Using Windows Authentication

Using Membership and Roles