Table of Contents
(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary.)
Introduction.
I. WHAT IS .NET?
1. What Is ASP.NET?
The Major Differences Between ASP and ASP.NET.
Breaking Down the Parts of ASP.NET.
ADO.NET Explained. The Benefits of ADO.NET.
ADO.NET Document Object Model.
II. READING AND DISPLAYING DATA.
3. ADO.NET Managed Providers.
The Two Managed Providers. Managed Connections.
Managed Commands. The DataReader. Managed Commands with Stored Procedures.
The DataAdapter. Table and Column Mappings.
Setting Up Your Workspace. Getting Data from
a Database. The WHERE Clause. The SubQuery. SQL Joins. Sorting Data. Updating
Existing Data. Inserting New Data. Deleting Existing Data.
5. Using a Basic DataGrid.
The ASP.NET DataGrid. Data Binding. Binding
to Arrays. Binding to Collections. Binding to Properties. Binding to XML
Files.
6. Altering DataGrid Output.
Understanding DataGrid Properties. Paging
with the DataGrid. Sorting Columns. BoundColumns.
7. Working with ASP.NET Server Controls Templates.
What Is a Template? DataGrid .NET Server
Control. DataList .NET Server Control. Repeater .NET Server Control.
III. UPDATING AND INPUTTING DATA.
8. Gathering Data with ASP.NET Web Forms.
Button ASP.NET Server Control. TextBox ASP.NET
Server Control. DropDownList ASP.NET Server Control. ListBox ASP.NET Server
Control. CheckBox ASP.NET Server Control. CheckBoxList ASP.NET Server Control.
RadioButton ASP.NET Server Control. RadioButtonList ASP.NET Server Control.
9. Evaluating Data with ASP.NET Validation Controls.
Validation Controls and How They Work. Shared
Validator Attributes. The RequiredFieldValidator Control. The RegularExpressionValidator
Control. The CompareValidator Control. The RangeValidator Control. The CustomValidator
Control. The ValidationSummary Control. One Control, Multiple Validators.
10. Inputting and Editing Data Using the DataGrid and DataList.
An Overview of Editing Functions. Enabling
Editing Using the DataGrid. Enabling Editing Using the DataList. Changing
Output with the ItemCreated Event Using the DataGrid _and DataList. Enabling
Item Selection Using the DataGrid and DataList. Tip-Using a DropDownList
in a DataGrid.
11. Editing and Filtering Data.
The DataTable Versus DataView. The DataTable:
Filtering, Adding, Editing, Sorting, and Deleting _DataRows. The DataView:
Filtering, Adding, Editing, Sorting, and Deleting. _DataRowViews. Using
the SqlCommandBuilder to Save Changes Back to Your _Database. Bringing It
Together.
IV. ADVANCED DATA CONCEPTS.
12. XML and SOAP.
What Is XML? A Quick Refresher. Xml Server
Control. XmlDocument and XslTransform. Working with XML Elements. Reading
and Writing XML Files with the DataSet. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol).
13. BLOB Uploading and Displaying.
Uploading Files Using HtmlInputFile. Using
the HttpPostedFile. Working with the In Memory File-Saving it to a Database.
Retrieving and Showing an Image from a Database.
14. Exposing Data Through Web Services.
What Are Web Services? Building Simple Output
Web Services. Building Input/Output Web Services. Consuming Web Services.
Security Configuration. Types of Authentication.
Using Forms Authentication. Role-based Forms Authentication.
What Is Caching? Using the Page Output Cache.
Using the HttpCachePolicy Class to Enable Output Caching. Using Fragment
Caching. Using the Cache APIs. Caching in Web Services.
V. APPENDIXES.
Appendix A. ASP.NET Server Controls Reference.
ASP.NET Intrinsic Server Controls. ASP.NET
Rich Server Controls. ASP.NET Style Objects.
Appendix B. ADO.NET Object Model.
The Major Components of an ADO.NET Solution.
ADO.NET Object Model. ASP.NET Managed Providers.
Index.
About the Authors
The founders of DotNetJunkies.com, Donny Mack and Doug Seven are co-authors
of three upcoming books from Sams, Programming Data-Driven Web Applications
with ASP.NET (2001), Developing Custom Controls for ASP.NET (2001),
and Programming ASP.NET for Wireless Devices (2002). They are also
two of the experts on ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials and Code (2001),
the first book from Sams Publishing with complete coverage of ASP.NET.
Mack specializes in Web application development with ASP.NET and ADO.NET.
Seven's primary role is architecting .NET solutions for both intranet
and Internet applications. Both Mack and Seven also author a monthly column,
"Ask the DotNetJunkies," in the .NET Developer Journal (Pinnacle) and
have appeared on the Microsoft Developer Networks' web cast, "The Show"
to share their knowledge of developing in ASP.NET. E-mail: donny.mack@dotnetjunkies.com
