Preface
1. Master Pages
1.1 Generating a Quick Master/Content Page Arrangement
1.2 Extending a Master Page's Content to Include Content for Other Application Pages
1.3 Changing Which Master Page Is Used Without Modifying All Affected Application Pages
1.4 Setting the Master Page at Runtime
2. Tabular Data
2.1 Selecting the Right Tabular Control
2.2 Generating a Quick-and-Dirty Tabular Display
2.3 Enhancing the Output of a Tabular Display
2.4 Displaying Data from an XML File
2.5 Displaying an Array as a Group of Checkboxes
2.6 Displaying Data from a Hashtable
2.7 Adding Next/Previous Navigation to a DataGrid
2.8 Adding First/Last Navigation to a DataGrid
2.9 Adding Direct Page Navigation to a DataGrid
2.10 Sorting Data in Ascending/Descending Order Within a DataGrid
2.11 Combining Sorting and Paging in a DataGrid
2.12 Paging Through a Record-Heavy DataGrid
2.13 Editing Data Within a DataGrid
2.14 Navigating and Sorting Within a GridView
2.15 Updating a GridView Without Refreshing the Whole Page
2.16 Editing Data in a GridView
2.17 Inserting a Row Within a GridView
2.18 Formatting Columnar Data in a GridView
2.19 Allowing Selection Anywhere Within a GridView
2.20 Adding a Delete Confirmation Pop-Up
2.21 Displaying a Pop-Up Details Window
2.22 Adding a Totals Row to a GridView
3. Validation
3.1 Requiring That Data Be Entered in a Field
3.2 Requiring Data to Be in a Range
3.3 Requiring That Two Data Input Fields Match
3.4 Requiring Data to Match a Predefined Pattern
3.5 Requiring That a Drop-Down List Selection Be Made
3.6 Requiring Data to Match a Database Entry
3.7 Using Validation Groups to Support Login and New User Registration Within a Single Form
3.8 Performing Validation Programmatically to Execute Your Own Application-Specific Logic
4. Forms
4.1 Setting the Default Button to Submit a Form
4.2 Submitting a Form to a Different Page
4.3 Simulating Multipage Forms
4.4 Setting the Initial Focus to a Specific Control
4.5 Setting the Focus to a Control with a Validation Error
5. User Controls
5.1 Sharing a Page Header on Multiple Pages
5.2 Creating a Customizable Navigation Bar
5.3 Reusing Code-Behind Classes
5.4 Communicating Between User Controls
5.5 Adding User Controls Dynamically
6. Custom Controls
6.1 Combining HTML Controls in a Single Custom Control
6.2 Creating a Custom Control with Attributes
6.3 Creating a Custom Control with State
6.4 Using the Control State with Custom Controls
6.5 Customizing an ASP.NET TextBox Server Control
7. Maintaining State
7.1 Maintaining Information Needed by All Users of an Application
7.2 Maintaining Information About a User Throughout a Session
7.3 Preserving Information Between Postbacks
7.4 Preserving Information Across Multiple Requests for a Page
8. Error Handling
8.1 Handling Errors at the Method Level
8.2 Handling Errors at the Page Level
8.3 Handling Errors at the Application Level
8.4 Displaying User-Friendly Error Messages
9. Security
9.1 Restricting Access to All Application Pages
9.2 Restricting Access to Selected Application Pages
9.3 Restricting Access to Application Pages by Role
9.4 Using Windows Authentication
9.5 Using Membership and Roles
10. Profiles and Themes
10.1 Using Profiles
10.2 Inheriting a Profile
10.3 Using and Migrating Anonymous Profiles
10.4 Managing User Profiles
10.5 Using Themes
10.6 User-Personalized Themes
11. Web Parts
11.1 Using Server Controls and User Controls as Web Parts
11.2 Creating a Reusable Web Parts Catalog
11.3 Creating a Custom Web Part
11.4 Communicating Between Web Parts
11.5 Persisting Personalized Web Part Properties
12. Configuration
12.1 Overriding Default HTTP Runtime Parameters in web.config
12.2 Adding Custom Application Settings in web.config
12.3 Displaying Custom Error Messages
12.4 Maintaining Session State Across Multiple Web Servers
12.5 Accessing Other web.config Configuration Elements
12.6 Adding Your Own Configuration Elements to web.config
12.7 Encrypting web.config Sections
13. Tracing and Debugging
13.1 Uncovering Page-Level Problems
13.2 Uncovering Application-Wide Problems
13.3 Pinpointing the Cause of an Exception
13.4 Uncovering Problems Within Web Application Components
13.5 Uncovering Problems Within Dual-Use Components
13.6 Writing Trace Data to the Event Log with Controllable Levels
13.7 Sending Trace Data via Email with Controllable Levels
13.8 Using a Breakpoint to Stop Execution of an Application When a Condition Is Met
14. Web Services
14.1 Creating a Web Service
14.2 Consuming a Web Service
14.3 Creating a Web Service That Returns a Custom Object
14.4 Setting the URL of a Web Service at Runtime
15. Dynamic Images
15.1 Drawing Button Images on the Fly
15.2 Creating Bar Charts on the Fly
15.3 Displaying Images Stored in a Database
15.4 Displaying Thumbnail Images
16. Caching
16.1 Caching Pages
16.2 Caching Pages Based on Query String Parameter Values
16.3 Caching Pages Based on Browser Type and Version
16.4 Caching Pages Based on Developer-Defined Custom Strings
16.5 Caching Pages Based on Database Dependencies
16.6 Caching User Controls
16.7 Caching Application Data
16.8 Caching Application Data Based on Database Dependencies
16.9 Caching Data Sources
17. Internationalization
17.1 Localizing Request/Response Encoding
17.2 Providing Multiple Language Support
17.3 Using Global Resources and Overriding Currency Formatting
18. File Operations
18.1 Downloading a File from the Web Server
18.2 Uploading a File to the Web Server
18.3 Processing an Uploaded File Without Storing It on the Filesystem
18.4 Storing the Contents of an Uploaded File in a Database
19. Performance
19.1 Reducing Page Size by Selectively Disabling the ViewState
19.2 Speeding Up String Concatenation with a StringBuilder
19.3 Speeding Up Read-Only Data Access
19.4 Speeding Up Data Access to a SQL Server Database Using the SQL Provider
20. HTTP Handlers
20.1 Creating a Reusable Image Handler
20.2 Creating a File Download Handler
21. Assorted Tips
21.1 Accessing HTTP-Specific Information from Within a Class
21.2 Executing External Applications
21.3 Transforming XML to HTML
21.4 Determining the User's Browser Type
21.5 Dynamically Creating Browser-Specific Stylesheets
21.6 Saving and Reusing HTML Output
21.7 Sending Mail
21.8 Dynamic Menus
21.9 Adding Breadcrumbs
Index