Beginning ASP.NET 4.5.1_ in C# and VB

Chapter 1: Getting Started with ASP .NET 4.5.1 1
Microsoft Visual Studio Express for Web 2
Getting Visual Studio 3
Installing Visual Studio Express for Web (VSEW) 3
Creating Your First ASP.NET 4.5.1 Website 5
An Introduction to ASP.NET 4.5.1 9
Understanding HTML 10
A First Look at ASP.NET Markup 15
A Tour of the IDE 16
The Main Development Area 16
Informational Windows 22
Customizing the IDE 23
Rearranging Windows 23
Modifying the Toolbox 24
Customizing the Document Window 26
Customizing Toolbars 27
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts 28
Resetting Your Changes 28
The Sample Application 29
Practical Tips on Visual Studio 30
Summary 31
Chapter 2: Building an ASP .NET Website 33
Creating Websites with Visual Studio 2013 34
Different Project Types 34
Choosing the Right Website Template 35
Creating and Opening a New Website 37
Working with Files in Your Website 41
The Many File Types of an ASP.NET Website 41
Adding Existing Files 44
Organizing Your Site 45
Special File Types 46
Working with Web Forms 47

The Different Views on Web Forms 47
Choosing between Code Behind and Pages with Inline Code 49
Adding Markup to Your Page 54
Connecting Pages 59
Practical Tips on Working with Web Forms 61
Summary 61
Chapter 3: Designing Your Web Pages 63
Why Do You Need CSS? 64
Problems with Using HTML Formatting 64
How CSS Fixes Formatting Problems 65
An Introduction to CSS 65
CSS — The Language 69
The Style Sheet 70
Adding CSS to Your Pages 82
Working with CSS in Visual Studio 84
Using the CSS Editor 85
Creating Embedded and Inline Style Sheets 89
Applying Styles 93
Managing Styles 94
Practical Tips on Working with CSS 97
Summary 97
Chapter 4: Working with ASP .NET Server Controls 101
Introduction to Server Controls 102
A Closer Look at ASP.NET Server Controls 106
Defining Controls in Your Pages 106
Common Properties for All Controls 106
Types of Controls 109
Standard Controls 109
HTML Controls 122
Data Controls 123
Validation Controls 123
Navigation Controls 123
Login Controls 123
Ajax Extensions 124
WebParts 124
Dynamic Data 124
The ASP.NET State Engine 124
What Is State and Why Is It Important? 124

How the State Engine Works 125
Not All Controls Rely on View State 129
A Note about View State and Performance 130
Practical Tips on Working with Controls 131
Summary 132
Chapter 5: Programming Your ASP .NET Web Pages 135
Introduction to Programming 136
Data Types and Variables 137
Converting and Casting Data Types 140
Using Arrays and Collections 142
Statements 147
Operators 147
Making Decisions 155
Loops 162
Organizing Code 167
Methods: Functions and Subroutines 167
The App_Code Folder 169
Organizing Code with Namespaces 173
Writing Comments 176
Object Orientation Basics 178
Important OO Terminology 178
Events 190
Practical Tips on Programming 191
Summary 192
Chapter 6: Creating Consistent Looking Websites 195
Consistent Page Layout with Master Pages 196
Creating Master Pages 198
Creating Content Pages 200
Using a Centralized Base Page 206
An Introduction to the ASP.NET Page Life Cycle 207
Implementing the Base Page 208
Creating Reusable Page Templates 212
Themes 216
Different Types of Themes 217
Choosing Between Theme and StyleSheetTheme 217
Applying Themes 218
Extending Themes 222
Dynamically Switching Themes 224