ASP.NET 2.0 all-in-one desk reference for dummies

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Eight minibooks cover ASP.NET basics, Web controls, using HTML and ASP, C#, Visual Basic, database programming, using the .NET Framework, and advanced ASP.NET 2 (including themes, custom server controls, and Web parts) The ideal resource for Web programming newcomers as well as the 1.5 million existing ASP developers who want a complete ready-reference that covers the new ASP.NET 2 updates More than double the size of ASP.NET 2 For Dummies (0-7645-7907-X), the latest edition of the bestselling ASP beginner book that boasts combined sales of more than 100,000 copies across all editions Written by veteran Dummies author Doug Lowe, who is renowned for his ability to explain complex topics in plain English

Author Notes

Doug E. Lowe is a senior quality consultant at Hewlett Packard's Software Engineering Systems Division, where he has developed software for computer-aided electronic design. He received a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Michigan State University and an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Toledo, and has taught operating-systems architecture at the graduate level.

Lowe is noted for presenting technical material in a way that is entertaining as well as informative. His "Approach 3 for Windows for Dummies" and "Approach 97 for Windows for Dummies" are among the 50 titles he has authored or co-authored. He is also a consulting editor for DOS World.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 2
How to Use This Book	p. 3
How This Book Is Organized	p. 3
Icons Used in This Book	p. 4
Where to Go from Here	p. 5
Book I ASP.NET Basics	p. 7
Chapter 1 Welcome to ASP.NET Programming	p. 9
What Is ASP.NET, and Why Is It So Great?	p. 9
Understanding Web Servers and Browsers	p. 12
Understanding Static Web Pages	p. 13
Understanding Dynamic Web Pages	p. 14
Looking at a Simple ASP.NET Application	p. 15
The .aspx (Markup) File for the Simple Calculator Application	p. 17
The Code-Behind File of the Simple Calculator Application	p. 18
Chapter 2 Installing Visual Studio Web Developer 2005 Express Edition or Visual Studio 2005	p. 21
Looking at Visual Studio 2005 Editions	p. 21
Considering Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition	p. 22
Installing Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition	p. 22
Registering Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition	p. 27
Installing Visual Studio 2005	p. 30
Chapter 3 Creating Your First ASP.NET 2.0 Application	p. 35
Understanding Visual Studio Projects	p. 35
Creating a New Web Site	p. 36
Using the Solution Explorer	p. 39
Working with Controls	p. 40
Setting Properties	p. 44
Setting the Page Title	p. 46
Looking at the Source Code	p. 47
Adding Some Code	p. 48
Running the Application	p. 51
Chapter 4 Understanding Postback, Events, and Code-Behind	p. 53
Understanding Postback	p. 53
Using the IsPostBack Variable	p. 54
Understanding Events	p. 55
Using the Handles Clause in Visual Basic	p. 56
Designating an Event Handler in C#	p. 58
Using C#'s Auto Event Wireup	p. 58
Understanding Code-Behind	p. 59
Using Single-File Pages	p. 60
Chapter 5 Creating Multipage Applications	p. 63
Understanding the Basics of a Multipage Application	p. 63
Adding Pages	p. 66
Redirecting to Another Page	p. 67
Adding Classes	p. 68
Using Session State	p. 71
Looking into Data Binding	p. 74
Using Master Pages	p. 75
The C# Version of the Shopping Cart Application	p. 79
The VB.NET Version of the Shopping Cart Application	p. 83
Chapter 6 Testing and Debugging Your ASP.NET Applications	p. 87
Creating a Simple Calculator Application	p. 87
Running an ASP.NET Application	p. 89
Dealing with Errors	p. 91
Working in Break Mode	p. 93
Displaying Variable Data	p. 93
Stepping Through a Program	p. 95
Setting Breakpoints	p. 96
Using Response. Write for Debugging	p. 97
Book II Web Controls	p. 99
Chapter 1 Using Basic Web Server Controls	p. 101
Using Label Controls	p. 101
Using TextBox Controls	p. 103
Using Button Controls	p. 105
Using CheckBox Controls	p. 107
Using RadioButton Controls	p. 111
Using Image Controls	p. 112
Chapter 2 Using Validation Controls	p. 115
Validating the Hard Way	p. 115
Validation Controls to the Rescue!	p. 117
Using the RequiredFieldValidator Control	p. 118
Using the CompareValidator Control	p. 120
Using the RangeValidator Control	p. 122
Using the RegularExpressionValidator	p. 123
Using a CustomValidator Control	p. 125
Using the ValidationSummary Control	p. 126
Using the CausesValidation and ValidationGroup Properties	p. 128
Chapter 3 Using List Controls	p. 131
Using the CheckBoxList Control	p. 131
Working with ListItem Elements	p. 135
Toiling with the RadioButtonList Control	p. 138
Utilizing ListBox Controls	p. 139
Employing DropDownList Controls	p. 141
Accomplishing More with List Items in Code	p. 143
Chapter 4 Using Advanced Web Server Controls	p. 147
Using the MultiView Control	p. 147
Utilizing the Wizard Control	p. 152
Working with the Calendar Control	p. 160
Making Use of the FileUpload Control	p. 163
Chapter 5 Working with User Controls	p. 165
Introducing User Controls	p. 165
Creating a User Control	p. 167
Adding a User Control to a page	p. 169
Adding Properties to a User Control	p. 170
Putting User-Control Properties to Work	p. 173
Book III HTML	p. 175
Chapter 1 HTML Basics	p. 177
XHTML Rulez!	p. 177
VWDE's Support for XHTML	p. 181
Editing Code in Source View	p. 190
Editing Pages in Design View	p. 194
Formatting Text	p. 198
Chapter 2 Creating Tables	p. 201
Some Basic Table Talk	p. 202
Creating Tables in the Designers	p. 207
Creating Tables Programmatically	p. 212
Creating a Table-Based Framework	p. 217
Chapter 3 Working with Forms	p. 221
Understanding Forms	p. 221
Creating a Form	p. 223
Working with Text Boxes	p. 225
Working with Buttons	p. 229
Working with Check Boxes and Radio Buttons	p. 232
Using Drop-Down Lists and List Boxes	p. 233
Checking Form Submissions with ASP.NET	p. 237
Setting the Tab Order	p. 238
Chapter 4 Using Styles and Style Sheets	p. 241
Understanding Styles	p. 241
Working with Styles in Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Web Developer	p. 246
Using Span and Div for Styles and Positions	p. 257
Creating and Applying Styles in Code	p. 261
Chapter 5 Using Client-Side Script	p. 267
Sampling Client-Side Script on Microsoft.com	p. 267
Embedding Script in an ASP.NET Page	p. 271
Using Client-Side Scripts in ASP.NET	p. 281
Client-Side Script and Validation Controls	p. 287
How Auto-Postback Uses Client-Side Script	p. 289
Using Client-Side Callbacks	p. 291
Book IV C#	p. 301
Chapter 1 C# Programming Basics	p. 303
Dealing with Keywords	p. 303
Working with Statements	p. 304
Working with Blocks	p. 306
Creating Identifiers	p. 307
Crafting Comments	p. 307
Introducing Object-Oriented Programming	p. 308
Using .NET Framework Classes	p. 311
Declaring Variables	p. 312
Initializing Variables	p. 315
Working with Built-in Data Types	p. 316
Working with Strings	p. 320
Working with Arithmetic Operators	p. 323
Dividing Integers	p. 325
Combining Operators	p. 326
Using the Unary Plus and Minus Operators	p. 327
Using Increment and Decrement Operators	p. 328
Using the Assignment Operator	p. 329
Using Compound Assignment Operators	p. 331
Chapter 2 Doing Things Conditionally in C#	p. 333
Using Simple boolean Expressions	p. 333
Using if Statements	p. 335
Mr. Spock's Favorite Operators (the Logical Ones, of Course)	p. 343
Pulling the Ol' Switch-er-oo	p. 347
Chapter 3 Going Around in Circles (Or, Looping in C#)	p. 351
Your Basic while Loop	p. 351
Breaking Out of a Loop	p. 353
Looping Forever	p. 354
Using the continue Statement	p. 355
Understanding do-while Loops	p. 356
The Famous for Loop	p. 358
Nesting Your Loops	p. 365
Chapter 4 Using Methods and Exceptions	p. 367
The Basics of Making Methods	p. 367
A Simple Example	p. 368
Methods that Return Values	p. 369
Using Methods that Take Parameters	p. 371
Understanding Exceptions	p. 373
Catching Exceptions	p. 374
Catching Different Exception Types	p. 375
Using the Exception Message	p. 376
Using a finally Block	p. 376
Chapter 5 Getting into Object-Oriented Programming	p. 377
What Is Object-Oriented Programming?	p. 377
Understanding Objects	p. 379
The Life Cycle of an Object	p. 382
Working with Related Classes	p. 383
Declaring a Class	p. 385
Using Fields	p. 386
Creating Properties	p. 387
Using Methods	p. 389
Creating Constructors	p. 390
Using this	p. 392
Working with Static Members	p. 393
Chapter 6 Working with Inheritance	p. 397
Understanding Inheritance	p. 397
Creating Derived Classes	p. 400
Overriding Methods	p. 401
Protecting Your Members	p. 402
Using this and base in Your Derived Classes	p. 403
Inheritance and Constructors	p. 404
Casting Up and Down	p. 405
Determining an Object's Type: The is Operator	p. 406
Poly What?	p. 407
Book V Visual Basic	p. 409
Chapter 1 Mastering the Basics of Visual Basic	p. 411
Looking at Classes, Structures, and Modules	p. 411
Working with Source Files	p. 412
Creating Sub Procedures	p. 413
Working with Statements	p. 414
Creating Identifiers	p. 415
Adding Comments to Your Code	p. 416
Declaring Variables	p. 416
Working with Data Types	p. 417
Working with Strings	p. 420
Working with Arithmetic Operators	p. 422
Combining Operators	p. 423
Using Assignment Statements	p. 424
Using Assignment Operators	p. 425
Chapter 2 Controlling Your Programs	p. 427
Using If Statements	p. 427
Using Conditional Expressions	p. 433
Getting Logical	p. 434
Using the Select Case Statement	p. 436
Working with For/Next Loops	p. 438
Chapter 3 Working With Procedures, Exceptions, and Arrays	p. 443
Using Sub Procedures	p. 444
Working with Functions	p. 445
Getting Finicky about Parameters	p. 446
Understanding Exceptions	p. 448
Using Arrays	p. 450
Chapter 4 Exploring Object-Oriented Programming	p. 455
Introducing Object-Oriented Programming	p. 455
Creating Objects from Classes	p. 458
Declaring Classes	p. 458
Using Shared Members	p. 464
Chapter 5 Demystifying Inheritance in VB.NET	p. 467
Understanding Inheritance	p. 467
Understanding Inheritance Hierarchies	p. 469
Creating a Derived Class	p. 469
Overriding Methods	p. 470
Using Protected Members	p. 471
Using the MyBase Keyword	p. 472
Using Casting with Inheritance	p. 472
Determining an Object's Type	p. 474
Confronting Polymorphism	p. 474
Book VI Database Programming	p. 477
Chapter 1 Accessing Data with ADO.NET	p. 479
Understanding the Basics of Relational Databases	p. 480
Working with Databases Using SQL	p. 485
Piecing Together SQL Statements	p. 494
Connecting to Data with ADO.NET	p. 495
Issuing Database Commands	p. 498
Displaying Data on a Web Page	p. 501
Retrieving Data from a Table	p. 503
Adding Security to Your SQL Statements - Read This!	p. 504
Chapter 2 Displaying and Editing Data for the Web	p. 507
Writing Data to a Page with a Label	p. 507
Binding to Data	p. 509
Repeating Through a Result Set	p. 518
Creating a Data-Entry Page	p. 523
Chapter 3 Displaying and Editing with the GridView Control	p. 529
Setting Up the AdventureWorks Database	p. 529
Creating a GridView Control	p. 530
Formatting the Display	p. 532
Editing and Deleting Data with a GridView	p. 534
Sorting and Paging the Data in Your Grid	p. 540
Customizing the Columns in a Grid	p. 542
Chapter 4 Displaying and Editing Detail Data	p. 551
Introducing the DetailsView and FormView Controls	p. 552
Displaying a Record with a DetailsView Control	p. 552
Displaying Record Details with a FormView Control	p. 566
Chapter 5 Advanced Data Retrieval	p. 575
Ditching the Eval Method	p. 575
Binding to Different Kinds of Data	p. 578
Advanced Usage of Repeater Controls	p. 584
Chapter 6 Reading XML and Generic Data	p. 591
Putting Together Some XML	p. 591
Transforming XML into a Formatted Table	p. 594
Displaying XML in a TreeView Control	p. 600
Accessing Generic Data with an ObjectDataSource Control	p. 604
Book VII Using the .NET Framework	p. 609
Chapter 1 Handling Strings	p. 611
Formatting Strings	p. 611
Handling Special HTML Characters in Strings	p. 619
Splitting and Combining Strings	p. 620
Converting to Strings with the ToString Method	p. 623
Converting Strings to Numbers	p. 625
Piecing Together Strings with a StringBuilder	p. 626
Chapter 2 Manipulating Dates and Times	p. 629
Getting the Current Date and Time	p. 629
Reading the Components of a DateTime Structure	p. 630
Streaming a DateTime Structure	p. 632
Handling Local Times Versus Universal Times	p. 634
Calculating with Dates	p. 637
Parsing a Date-Time String	p. 642
Chapter 3 Storing Objects in Specialized Collections	p. 647
Iterating Through a Collection	p. 647
Using the ArrayList Class	p. 651
Using the Hashtable Class	p. 657
Using the Stack Class	p. 660
Using the Queue Class	p. 662
Collecting Strings	p. 664
Ordering Associations with the OrderedDictionary	p. 665
Chapter 4 Building Strongly Typed Collections with Generic Classes	p. 667
Understanding the Name Game	p. 668
Using the Generic List Class	p. 668
Working with the Generic LinkedList Class	p. 670
Employing the Generic Dictionary Class	p. 676
Using the Generic SortedDictionary Class	p. 679
Using the Generic Stack Class	p. 679
Working with the Generic Queue Class	p. 681
Book VIII Advanced ASP.NET Programming	p. 683
Chapter 1 Security: Using Login Controls	p. 685
Understanding Authentication and Authorization	p. 685
Implementing Forms Authentication	p. 686
Peering into the Application Programming Interface (API)	p. 709
Chapter 2 Using Profiles	p. 715
Understanding Profiles	p. 715
Enabling Anonymous User Profiles	p. 716
Building the Profile-Based Web Page	p. 721
Using Profiles with Authenticated Users	p. 726
Maintaining the Profiles Database	p. 729
Using a Custom Profile Provider	p. 732
Chapter 3 Site Navigation	p. 739
Understanding Site Navigation	p. 739
Using a Web.sitemap File	p. 740
Using the TreeView Control	p. 744
Using the Menu Control	p. 756
Using the SiteMapPath Control	p. 764
Chapter 4 Working with Themes	p. 771
Understanding Site Themes	p. 771
Creating an Opening Theme	p. 772
Letting Users Choose a Theme	p. 777
Applying a Theme Programmatically	p. 780
Storing the Theme in a Profile	p. 782
Dos and Don'ts for Themes	p. 783
Shifting Definitions to Styles	p. 783
Overriding Themes and Who's the Boss	p. 784
Where to Get Themes	p. 787
Chapter 5 Building Portals with Web Parts	p. 789
Understanding Portals	p. 789
An Example Web Portal	p. 790
Understanding the Parts of Web Parts	p. 795
Creating a Simple Web Part	p. 796
Letting the User Move Web Parts Around	p. 805
Connecting Web Parts Together	p. 809
Connecting Web Parts Dynamically	p. 820
Using the Editor Controls	p. 827
Letting Users Select Their Web Parts	p. 829
Chapter 6 Creating and Consuming Web Services	p. 833
Understanding Web Services	p. 834
Creating a Web Service	p. 837
Consuming a Web Service	p. 846
Serving a Larger Helping of Data	p. 856
Securing a Web Service	p. 860
Index	p. 863

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