Essential ASP.NET Web Forms Development

Go from beginner to pro using one of the most effective and widely used technology stacks, Microsoft ASP.NET. Beginning with the basics, you will learn how to create interactive, professional-grade, database-driven web applications in no time, using ASP.NET, C#, SQL, Ajax, and JavaScript.

ESSENTIAL ASP.NET WEB FORMS DEVELOPMENT is divided into six learning modules and will take you from soup to nuts with ASP.NET. Part I is an introduction to the major concepts, methodologies, and technologies associated with .NET web application development. You will learn about the client-server model, the .NET Framework, the ASP.NET and C# programming languages, and the Visual Studio integrated development environment. Part II teaches you how to develop a single-page .NET web application and add server and data validation controls, laying the foundation for learning languages in the context of an ASP.NET web application. Part III is all about C# operations and shows you how to perform assignment operations, conversion operations, control operations, string operations, arithmetic operations, date and time operations, array operations, collection operations, and file system operations, as well as create custom C# classes in the context of a .NET web application.

In Part IV, you dive into a multiple-page .NET web application and learn how to maintain state between pages and create master pages, themes, and navigation controls. Part V shows you how to connect a .NET web application to a SQL Server database. You will learn to read a database schema, program in the SQL language, utilize data binding, perform single- and multiple-row database table maintenance, and write code behind database operations. And finally, Part VI teaches you how to enhance the interactivity of a .NET web application. You will learn how to generate email messages, make use of basic Ajax controls and the Ajax Control Toolkit, and program in the JavaScript language.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

* Delve into the basics of the client-server model, the .NET Framework, the ASP.NET and C# programming languages, and the Visual Studio integrated development environment
* Create a page and add server and data validation controls
* Develop basic programming skills in the C# language
* Maintain state between pages and create master pages, themes, and navigation controls
* Read a database schema, program in the SQL language, utilize data binding, perform single- and multiple-row database table maintenance, and write code behind database operations
* Generate email messages, make use of basic Ajax controls and the Ajax Control Toolkit, and program in the JavaScript language

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Anyone who wants to learn how to build ASP.NET web applications. Basic computer skills and the use of a database management system are recommended.

Instructor materials and examples are available.

ROBERT E. BEASLEY is Professor of Computing at Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana, USA where he teaches a variety of software engineering courses. He received both his BS and MS degrees from Illinois State University and his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been developing software since 1981, has been an active software consultant in both the public and private sectors since 1987 and has been teaching software engineering since 1995. He has authored three books on software engineering, contributed chapters to two books, published over 50 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and delivered numerous speeches and keynote addresses at international conferences.

PART I – OVERVIEW

Chapter 1: Web Application Development

PART II – SINGLE-PAGE WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 2: Page Development

Chapter 3: Basic Server Controls

Chapter 4: More Server Controls

Chapter 5: Data Validation Controls

PART III – C# PROGRAMMING

Chapter 6: Assignment Operations

Chapter 7: Conversion Operations

Chapter 8: Control Operations

Chapter 9: String Operations

Chapter 10: Arithmetic Operations

Chapter 11: Date and Time Operations

Chapter 12: Array Operations

Chapter 13: Collection Operations

Chapter 14: File System Operations

Chapter 15: Custom C# Classes

PART IV – MULTIPLE-PAGE WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 16: State Maintenance

Chapter 17: Master Pages

Chapter 18: Themes

Chapter 19: Navigation

PART V – DATABASE CONNECTIVITY

Chapter 20: Database Design, SQL, and Data Binding

Chapter 21: Single-Row Database Table Maintenance

Chapter 22: Multiple-Row Database Table Maintenance

Chapter 23: Code-Behind Database Operations

PART VI – ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY

Chapter 24: Email Messaging

Chapter 25: Ajax Programming

Chapter 26: JavaScript Programming