Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I       Building ASP.NET Pages

1            Overview of the ASP.NET Framework 

2            Using the Standard Controls

3            Using the Validation Controls

4            Using the Rich Controls 

Part II     Designing ASP.NET Websites

5            Designing Websites with Master Pages

6            Designing Websites with Themes

7            Creating Custom Controls with User Controls

Part III   Performing Data Access

8            Overview of Data Access 

9            Using the SqlDataSource Control

10          Using List Controls

11          Using the GridView Control

12          Using the DetailsView and FormView Controls

13          Using the Repeater and DataList Controls

14        Using the ListView and DataPager Controls

Part IV    Building Components

15          Building Components

16          Using the ObjectDataSource Control

17          Building Data Access Components with ADO.NET

18          Data Access with LINQ to SQL

Part V      Site Navigation

19          Using the Navigation Controls 

20          Using Site Maps

21          Advanced Navigation

Part VI    Security

22          Using the Login Controls

23          Using ASP.NET Membership

Part VII   Building ASP.NET Applications

24          Maintaining Application State

25          Caching Application Pages and Data

26          Localizing Applications for Multiple Languages

27          Working with the HTTP Runtime

28          Configuring Applications

Part VIII Custom Control Building

29          Building Custom Controls

30          Building Templated Databound Controls

Part IX    ASP.NET AJAX

31          Using Server-Side ASP.NET AJAX

32          Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

33          Using Client-Side ASP.NET AJAX

Part X      Sample Application

34          Building a Code Sample Website

               Index

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About the Author

Stephen Walther is a Microsoft Software Legend, a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP, and a member of the INETA Speaker's Bureau. He has spoken at a number of major conferences including Microsoft TechEd, Microsoft DevDays, and ASP.NET Connections. He wrote several ASP.NET best-practice applications for Microsoft. He was the lead developer of the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit and the Issue Tracker Starter Kit. His company, Superexpert ASP.NET Training (www.AspWorkshops.com), has provided ASP.NET training to companies and organizations across the United States including NASA, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. House of Representatives, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Verizon, and Microsoft.