Professional ASP.NET 3.5 in C# and VB -- About the Authors -- Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Little Bit of History -- The Goals of ASP.NET -- Additional Features of ASP.NET 3.5 -- What You Need for ASP.NET 3.5 -- Who Should Read This Book? -- What This Book Covers -- Conventions -- Source Code -- Errata -- p2p.wrox.com -- Chapter 1: Application and Page Frameworks -- Application Location Options -- The ASP.NET Page Structure Options -- ASP.NET 3.5 Page Directives -- ASP.NET Page Events -- Dealing with PostBacks -- Cross-Page Posting -- ASP.NET Application Folders -- Compilation -- Build Providers -- Global.asax -- Working with Classes Through VS2008 -- Summary -- Chapter 2: ASP.NET Server Controls and Client-Side Scripts -- ASP.NET Server Controls -- Applying Styles to Server Controls -- HTML Server Controls -- Manipulating Pages and Server Controls with JavaScript -- Client-Side Callback -- Summary -- Chapter 3: ASP.NET Web Server Controls -- An Overview of Web Server Controls -- The Label Server Control -- The Literal Server Control -- The TextBox Server Control -- The Button Server Control -- The LinkButton Server Control -- The ImageButton Server Control -- The HyperLink Server Control -- The DropDownList Server Control -- Visually Removing Items from a Collection -- The ListBox Server Control -- The CheckBox Server Control -- The CheckBoxList Server Control -- The RadioButton Server Control -- The RadioButtonList Server Control -- Image Server Control -- Table Server Control -- The Calendar Server Control -- AdRotator Server Control -- The Xml Server Control -- Panel Server Control -- The PlaceHolder Server Control -- BulletedList Server Control -- HiddenField Server Control -- FileUpload Server Control -- MultiView and View Server Controls -- Wizard Server Control -- ImageMap Server Control -- Summary.

Chapter 4: Validation Server Controls -- Understanding Validation -- Client-Side versus Server-Side Validation -- ASP.NET Validation Server Controls -- Turning Off Client-Side Validation -- Using Images and Sounds for Error Notifications -- Working with Validation Groups -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Working with Master Pages -- Why Do You Need Master Pages? -- The Basics of Master Pages -- Coding a Master Page -- Coding a Content Page -- Specifying Default Content in the Master Page -- Programmatically Assigning the Master Page -- Nesting Master Pages -- Container-Specific Master Pages -- Event Ordering -- Caching with Master Pages -- ASP.NET AJAX and Master Pages -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Themes and Skins -- Using ASP.NET Themes -- Creating Your Own Themes -- Defining Multiple Skin Options -- Programmatically Working with Themes -- Themes, Skins, and Custom Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Data Binding in ASP.NET 3.5 -- Data Source Controls -- Configuring Data Source Control Caching -- Storing Connection Information -- Using Bound List Controls with Data Source Controls -- Other Databound Controls -- Inline Data-Binding Syntax -- Expressions and Expression Builders -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Data Management with ADO.NET -- Basic ADO.NET Features -- The DataList Server Control -- The ListView Server Control -- Using Visual Studio for ADO.NET Tasks -- Asynchronous Command Execution -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Querying with LINQ -- LINQ to Objects -- LINQ to XML -- LINQ to SQL -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Working with XML and LINQ to XML -- The Basics of XML -- XmlReader and XmlWriter -- XmlDocument and XPathDocument -- DataSets -- The XmlDataSource Control -- XSLT -- Databases and XML -- Summary -- Chapter 11: IIS7 -- Modular Architecture of IIS7 -- Extensible Architecture of IIS7 -- IIS7 and ASP.NET Integrated Pipeline -- Building a Customized Web Server.

Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager -- Moving an Application from IIS6 to IIS7 -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Introduction to the Provider Model -- Understanding the Provider -- The Provider Model in ASP.NET 3.5 -- Configuring Providers -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Extending the Provider Model -- Providers Are One Tier in a Larger Architecture -- Modifying Through Attribute-Based Programming -- Examining ProviderBase -- Building Your Own Providers -- Extending Pre-Existing Providers -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Site Navigation -- XML-Based Site Maps -- SiteMapPath Server Control -- TreeView Server Control -- Menu Server Control -- SiteMap Data Provider -- SiteMap API -- URL Mapping -- Sitemap Localization -- Security Trimming -- Nesting SiteMap Files -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Personalization -- The Personalization Model -- Creating Personalization Properties -- Anonymous Personalization -- Programmatic Access to Personalization -- Personalization Providers -- Managing Application Profiles -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Membership and Role Management -- Authentication -- Authorization -- ASP.NET 3.5 Authentication -- ASP.NET 3.5 Authorization -- Using the Web Site Administration Tool -- Public Methods of the Membership API -- Public Methods of the Roles API -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Portal Frameworks and Web Parts -- Introducing Web Parts -- Building Dynamic and Modular Web Sites -- Working with Classes in the Portal Framework -- Creating Custom Web Parts -- Connecting Web Parts -- Summary -- Chapter 18: HTML and CSS Design with ASP.NET -- Caveats -- HTML and CSS Overview -- Summary -- Chapter 19: ASP.NET AJAX -- Understanding the Need for AJAX -- ASP.NET AJAX and Visual Studio 2008 -- ASP.NET AJAX Applications -- ASP.NET AJAX's Server-Side Controls -- Using Multiple UpdatePanel Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 20: ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.

Downloading and Installing -- The ASP.NET AJAX Controls -- ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit Server Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Security -- Authentication and Authorization -- Applying Authentication Measures -- Authenticating Specific Files and Folders -- Programmatic Authorization -- Identity and Impersonation -- Securing Through IIS -- Summary -- Chapter 22: State Management -- What Are Your Choices? -- Understanding the Session Object in ASP.NET -- The Application Object -- QueryStrings -- Cookies -- PostBacks and Cross-Page PostBacks -- Hidden Fields, ViewState, and ControlState -- Using HttpContext.Current.Items for Very Short-Term Storage -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Caching -- Caching -- Caching Programmatically -- Using the SQL Server Cache Dependency -- Configuring Your ASP.NET Application -- Testing SQL Server Cache Invalidation -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Debugging and Error Handling -- Design-Time Support -- Tracing -- Debugging -- Exception and Error Handling -- Summary -- Chapter 25: File I/O and Streams -- Working with Drives, Directories, and Files -- Reading and Writing Files -- Working with Serial Ports -- Network Communications -- Summary -- Chapter 26: User and Server Controls -- User Controls -- Server Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 27: Modules and Handlers -- Processing HTTP Requests -- HttpModules -- Summary -- Chapter 28: Using Business Objects -- Using Business Objects in ASP.NET 3.5 -- COM Interop: Using COM Within .NET -- Using .NET from Unmanaged Code -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Building and Consuming Services -- Communication Between Disparate Systems -- Building a Simple XML Web Service -- Consuming a Simple XML Web Service -- Transport Protocols for Web Services -- Overloading WebMethods -- Caching Web Service Responses -- SOAP Headers -- Consuming Web Services Asynchronously -- Windows Communication Foundation.

Building the WCF Consumer -- Summary -- Chapter 30: Localization -- Cultures and Regions -- ASP.NET 3.5 Resource Files -- Looking at the Resource Editor -- Summary -- Chapter 31: Configuration -- Configuration Overview -- Common Configuration Settings -- Creating Custom Sections -- Summary -- Chapter 32: Instrumentation -- Working with the Event Log -- Using Performance Counters -- Application Tracing -- Understanding Health Monitoring -- Summary -- Chapter 33: Administration and Management -- The ASP.NET Web Site Administration Tool -- Configuring ASP.NET in IIS on Vista -- Summary -- Chapter 34: Packaging and Deploying ASP.NET Applications -- Deployment Pieces -- Steps to Take before Deploying -- Methods of Deploying Web Applications -- Looking More Closely at Installer Options -- Summary -- Appendix A: Migrating Older ASP.NET Projects -- Migrating Is Not Difficult -- When Mixing Versions - Forms Authentication -- Upgrading - ASP.NET Reserved Folders -- ASP.NET 3.5 Pages Come as XHTML -- No Hard-Coded .js Files in ASP.NET 3.5 -- Converting ASP.NET 1.x Applications in Visual Studio 2008 -- Migrating from ASP.NET 2.0 to 3.5 -- Appendix B: ASP.NET Ultimate Tools -- Debugging Made Easier -- References -- Tidying Up Your Code -- Visual Studio Add-ins -- Extending ASP.NET -- General Purpose Developer Tools -- Summary -- Appendix C: Silverlight -- Extending ASP.NET Apps with Silverlight -- Summary -- Appendix D: ASP.NET Online Resources -- Author Blogs -- ASP.NET Influential Blogs -- Web Sites -- Index.