Professional ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB

Chapt er 1: App lication and Page Frameworks 1
Application Location Options 1
Built-in Web Server 2
IIS 3
FTP 3
Web Site Requiring FrontPage Extensions 4
The AS P.NE T Page Structure Options 4
Inline Coding 6
Code-Behind Model 7
AS P.NE T 4 Page Directives 9
@Page 10
@Master 13
@Control 14
@Import 15
@Implements 17
@Register 17
@Assembly 18
@PreviousPageType 18
@MasterType 18
@OutputCache 18
@Reference 19
AS P.NE T Page Events 19
Dealing with Postbacks 20
Cross-Page Posting 21
AS P.NE T Application Folders 26
App_Code Folder 27
App_Data Folder 30
App_Themes Folder 31
App_GlobalResources Folder 31
App_LocalResources Folder 31
App_WebReferences Folder 31
App_Browsers Folder 31
Compilation 32
Build Providers 35

Using the Built-in Build Providers 36
Using Your Own Build Providers 36
Global.asax 41
Working with Classes Through Visual Studio 2010 44
Summary 47
Chapt er 2: AS P.NE T Server Controls and Client-Side Script s 49
AS P.NE T Server Controls 49
Types of Server Controls 50
Building with Server Controls 51
Working with Server Control Events 53
Applying Styles to Server Controls 54
Examining the Controls’ Common Properties 54
Changing Styles Using Cascading Style Sheets 56
CSS Changes in ASP.NET 4 58
HTML Server Controls 59
Looking at the HtmlControl Base Class 60
Looking at the HtmlContainerControl Class 61
Looking at All the HTML Classes 61
Using the HtmlGenericControl Class 62
Identifying AS P.NE T Server Controls 63
Manipulating Pages and Server Controls with JavaScript 65
Using Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock 66
Using Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript 68
Using Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptInclude 69
Client-Side Callback 69
Comparing a Typical Postback to a Callback 70
Using the Callback Feature — A Simple Approach 72
Using the Callback Feature with a Single Parameter 75
Using the Callback Feature — A More Complex Example 78
Summary 83
Chapt er 3: AS P.NE T Web Server Controls 85
An Overview of Web Server Controls 85
The Label Server Control 86
The Literal Server Control 88
The TextBox Server Control 88
Using the Focus() Method 89
Using AutoPostBack 89
Using AutoCompleteType 90