Professional: ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Editors -- Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Past, Present, and Future of ASP.NET -- What You Need for ASP.NET 4.5 -- Who This Book is For -- What This Book Covers -- Conventions -- Source Code -- Errata -- P2P.Wrox.Com -- Part I: ASP.NET Fundamentals -- Chapter 1: One ASP.NET -- Introducing One ASP.NET -- Evolution of ASP.NET -- The Web Evolves and We Evolve with It -- Simplifying a Complex Ecosystem -- Web Ecosystem -- Getting Started Is Easy -- Integrating the Ecosystem Is Easy -- Real-World Example -- How Do You Benefit? -- ASP.NET Makes Getting Started Easy -- ASP.NET Supports the Web Ecosystem -- ASP.NET Makes Finding, Adding, and Updating Lego Blocks to Your Site Easy -- ASP.NET Helps You Apply Concepts from One Framework to Another -- ASP.NET Moves as Fast as the Web -- Summary -- Chapter 2: HTML5 and CSS3 Design with ASP.NET -- Caveats -- HTML5 Overview -- New Elements, Attributes, and Values in HTML5 -- Using the New HTML5 Markup -- New APIs in HTML5 -- CSS3 Overview -- Creating Style Sheets -- CSS Rules -- CSS Inheritance -- Element Layout and Positioning -- New Features in CSS3 -- HTML and CSS Compatibility -- Working with HTML and CSS in Visual Studio -- Working with CSS in Visual Studio -- Styling ASP.NET Controls -- HTML and CSS Improvements in Visual Studio 2012 -- Page Inspector -- Summary -- Chapter 3: ASP.NET Web Forms Structure -- Application Location Options -- Using File System (IIS Express) -- Using IIS -- Using FTP -- The ASP.NET Page Structure Options -- Inline Coding -- Code-Behind Model -- ASP.NET 4.5 Page Directives -- @ Page -- @ Master -- @ Control -- @ Import -- @ Implements -- @ Register -- @Assembly -- @ PreviousPageType -- @ MasterType -- @ OutputCache -- @ Reference.

ASP.NET Page Events -- Dealing with Postbacks -- Cross-Page Posting -- ASP.NET Application Folders -- App_Code Folder -- App_Data Folder -- App_GlobalResources Folder -- App_LocalResources Folder -- App_WebReferences Folder -- App_Browsers Folder -- Compilation -- Build Providers -- Using the Built-In Build Providers -- Using Your Own Build Providers -- Global.asax -- Working with Classes through Visual Studio 2012 -- Summary -- Part II: Controls -- Chapter 4: ASP.NET Server Controls and Client-Side Scripts -- ASP.NET Server Controls -- Types of Server Controls -- Building with Server Controls -- Working with Server Control Events -- Applying Styles to Server Controls -- HTML Server Controls -- Looking at the HtmlControl Base Class -- Looking at the HtmlContainerControl Class -- Looking at All of the HTML Classes -- Using the HtmlGenericControl Class -- Identifying ASP.NET Server Controls -- Manipulating Pages and Server Controls with JavaScript -- Using Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock -- Using Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript -- Using Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptInclude -- Summary -- Chapter 5: ASP.NET Web Server Controls -- An Overview of Web Server Controls -- The Label Server Control -- The Literal Server Control -- The TextBox Server Control -- Using the Focus() Method -- Using AutoPostBack -- Using AutoCompleteType -- The Button Server Control -- The CausesValidation Property -- The CommandName Property -- Buttons That Work with Client-Side JavaScript -- 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 -- Allowing Users to Select Multiple Items -- An Example of Using the ListBox Control -- Adding Items to a Collection -- The CheckBox Server Control.

How to Determine Whether Check Boxes Are Checked -- Assigning a Value to a Check Box -- Aligning Text around the Check Box -- The CheckBoxList Server Control -- The RadioButton Server Control -- The RadioButtonList Server Control -- Image Server Control -- Table Server Control -- The Calendar Server Control -- Making a Date Selection from the Calendar Control -- Choosing a Date Format to Output from the Calendar -- Making Day, Week, or Month Selections -- Working with Date Ranges -- Modifying the Style and Behavior of Your Calendar -- AdRotator Server Control -- The Xml Server Control -- Panel Server Control -- The PlaceHolder Server Control -- BulletedList Server Control -- HiddenField Server Control -- FileUpload Server Control -- Uploading Files Using the FileUpload Control -- Giving ASP.NET Proper Permissions to Upload Files -- Understanding File Size Limitations -- Uploading Multiple Files from the Same Page -- Placing the Uploaded File into a Stream Object -- Moving File Contents from a Stream Object to a Byte Array -- MultiView and View Server Controls -- Wizard Server Control -- Customizing the Side Navigation -- Examining the AllowReturn Attribute -- Working with the StepType Attribute -- Adding a Header to the Wizard Control -- Working with the Wizard's Navigation System -- Utilizing Wizard Control Events -- Using the Wizard Control to Show Form Elements -- ImageMap Server Control -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Validation Server Controls -- Understanding Validation -- Client-Side versus Server-Side Validation -- ASP.NET Validation Server Controls -- Validation Causes -- Unobtrusive Validation in ASP.NET 4.5 -- The RequiredFieldValidator Server Control -- The CompareValidator Server Control -- The RangeValidator Server Control -- The RegularExpressionValidator Server Control -- The CustomValidator Server Control.

The ValidationSummary Server Control -- Turning Off Client-Side Validation -- Using Images and Sounds for Error Notifications -- Working with Validation Groups -- Summary -- Chapter 7: User and Server Controls -- User Controls -- Creating User Controls -- Interacting with User Controls -- Loading User Controls Dynamically -- Server Controls -- Server Control Projects -- Control Attributes -- Control Rendering -- Styling HTML -- Adding Client-Side Features -- Browser Capabilities -- Using ViewState -- Raising Postback Events -- Handling Postback Data -- Composite Controls -- Templated Controls -- Design-Time Experiences -- Summary -- Part III: Data Access -- Chapter 8: Data Binding -- Data Source Controls -- SqlDataSource Control -- AccessDataSource Control -- LinqDataSource Control -- EntityDataSource Control -- Using the QueryExtender for Complex Filters -- XmlDataSource Control -- ObjectDataSource Control -- SiteMapDataSource Control -- Data Source Control Caching -- Data-Bound Controls -- GridView -- Editing GridView Row Data -- Deleting GridView Data -- DetailsView -- Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data Using DetailsView -- ListView -- FormView -- Other Data-Bound Controls -- TreeView -- Menu -- Chart -- Inline Data-Binding Syntax -- Data-Binding Syntax -- XML Data Binding -- Using Expressions and Expression Builders -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Model Binding -- Model Binding -- Selecting Data -- Paging -- Filtering -- Using Value Providers -- Inserting Data -- Updating Data -- Using Strongly Typed Controls -- Extending Model Binding -- Custom Value Providers -- Custom Model Binders -- Custom ModelDataSource -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Querying with LINQ -- LINQ to Objects -- Understanding Traditional Query Methods -- Replacing Traditional Queries with LINQ -- Grouping Data Using LINQ -- Using Other LINQ Operators -- Making LINQ Joins.

Paging Using LINQ -- LINQ to XML -- A Simple LINQ to XML Example -- Joining XML Data -- LINQ to SQL -- Using the O/R Mapper -- Accessing and Querying Data -- Using Other SQL Query Methods -- Making Insert, Update, and Delete Queries through LINQ -- LINQ to Entities -- Creating an Entity Framework Data Model -- Accessing Data -- Writing LINQ Queries -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Entity Framework -- Can We Speak the Same Language? -- Development Workflow Options -- The Entity Data Model -- Creating Your First Entity Data Model -- Working through the EDM Wizard -- Using the Entity Framework Designer -- Building an ASP.NET Web Form Using Your EDM -- Understanding Relationships -- One-to-One and One-to-Many Relationships -- Many-to-One and Many-to-Many Relationships -- Performing Inheritance within the EDM -- Using the EntityDataSource Control -- Creating the Base Page -- Configuring the Data Source Control -- Entity Framework Code First -- Creating a Code First Model -- Convention over Configuration -- Relationships in Code First -- Code First Migrations -- Summary -- Chapter 12: ASP.NET Dynamic Data -- Dynamic Data Features -- Looking at the Core Files Created in the Default Application -- Application Features -- Running the Application -- Results of the Application -- Adding Dynamic Data to an Existing Application -- Understanding Model Binding -- Attribute Driven UI -- Attribute Driven Validation -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Working with Services -- Communication between Disparate Systems -- Building a Simple XML Web Service -- The WebService Page Directive -- Looking at the Base Web Service Class File -- Exposing Custom Datasets as SOAP -- The XML Web Service Interface -- Consuming a Simple XML Web Service -- Adding a Web Reference -- Invoking the Web Service from the Client Application -- Overloading WebMethods -- Caching Web Service Responses.

Using SOAP Headers.