ASP.NET MVC 2 Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- ASP.NET MVC 2 Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Authors -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Working with the View -- Introduction -- Using magic strings and the ViewData dictionary -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating a strongly typed view -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Decoupling a strongly typed view with a View model -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Centralizing display logic with templated helpers -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Type-specific templated helpers -- Where to put the DisplayTemplates folder? -- DataAnnotations on your model to specify UIHints -- Using a partial view to segment view code -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Rendering a child view with Html.RenderAction -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Loading a view template from a database with NVelocity -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Replacing the default MVC view engine with NVelocity -- Want to load templates in other ways? -- Want to use more than one view engine? -- Consuming a JSON with jQuery -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See Also -- 2. Taking Action in Your Controllers -- Introduction -- Exposing JSON using a JsonResult with Json.NET -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works...

There's more... -- See also -- A custom ActionResult to return an image -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Specifying the size of an ImageResult -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating a CAPTCHA system -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Hatches and colors -- What is CAPTCHA? -- Other styles of CAPTCHA -- Generating a PDF order summary -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Implementing a controller factory for use with StructureMap -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 3. Routing -- Introduction -- Creating a route to support a reporting engine -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Making hackable URLs for a product catalog -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Filter your matches with routing constraints -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using wildcard parameters to support slug URLs -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating a 404 page via routing -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Moving routes out of Global.asax -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Supporting pagination in your URLs -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Supporting content hierarchies with a custom RouteHandler -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating a blacklist route constraint -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 4. Master Pages -- Introduction -- How to create a master page -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Determining the master page in the ActionResult -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Controlling which master page is used with a view base class -- How to do it... -- How it works...

Setting the master page from a controller base class -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Passing data to the master page -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Rendering data in a master page from another view -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating nested master pages -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 5. Working with Data in the View -- Introduction -- Reintroducing for and foreach -- How to do it... -- Initial bits... -- foreach over ViewData collection -- foreach over strongly typed view model -- for over strongly typed view model -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Handling an array of checkboxes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Handling an array of radio buttons -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Working with a pageable set of data -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- How to navigate sortable data -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Deleting a record with an intermediary "Are you sure?" page -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Adding a jQuery delete link with confirmation -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Master/detail page with inline details via jQuery and a partial view -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating a master/detail page with modal pop-up and JSON -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 6. Working with Forms -- Introduction -- Using HTML helpers to create forms -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Building a custom HTML helper to display a WYSIWYG -- Getting started -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Centralizing create and edit forms for reuse -- How to do it...

How it works... -- Adding custom attributes to form elements -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Defining a default button with jQuery -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Hijaxing a form with jQuery -- Getting started -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Performing an auto post-back with a select list -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Autocomplete with jQuery UI -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 7. Simplifying Complex Applications -- Introduction -- Centralized formatting of common types with templated helpers -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Making templated helpers for custom types -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using areas to separate application components -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating a "portable area" to use across multiple applications -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using input builders of MvcContrib -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Generating forms with Html.InputForm() -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Leaving breadcrumbs for your users with MvcSiteMap -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Displaying tabular data in a grid -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 8. Validating MVC -- Introduction -- Basic input validation -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Data annotations -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Client-side validation with jQuery -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Custom validators -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Remote validation with jQuery -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 9. Data Access and Storage -- Introduction -- Mocking your data layer with NBuilder -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding support for LINQ to SQL -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Going old school with ADO.NET -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- XML documents as a data store -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 10. Application, Session, Cookies, and Caching -- Introduction -- Keeping track of anonymous visitors versus logged-in users -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Maintaining a user's information while at your site -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Remembering a previous visitor -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Caching your product catalog for faster response times -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using output caching to cache an entire page -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using partial views to cache pieces of a page individually -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Exposing an application API to your presentation layer -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Index.