ASP.NET Overview

•   Understanding Microsoft .NET

•    ASP.NET Architecture

•     Conclusion

 Using ASP.NET Development Tools

•     Notepad ".NET"

•     Visual Studio .NET

•      Quick Reference

PART II   ASP.NET WEB DEVELOPMENT FUNDAMENTALS

 ASP.NET Development Overview

•     ASP.NET Project Types

•     ASP.NET File Types

•     Languages Used in this Book

•     Working with Multiple Languages

•     Visual Studio .NET Features

•       Quick Reference

 Understanding Programming Basics

•     Expressions, Variables, and Constants

•     Procedures

•     Flow Control

•     Error Handling

•     Understanding Object-Oriented Programming Basics

•      Quick Reference

PART III   ASP.NET WEB APPLICATIONS

Creating an ASP.NET Web Application

•     Creating a Web Application with Visual Studio .NET

•     Creating a Web Application with the .NET SDK

•      Quick Reference

  Managing Application State

•     Using Application State

•     Using Session State

•     State and Scalability

•     Configuring Session State Storage

•     Using Client-Side Cookies for State Storage

•     ASP.NET Server Control State

•      Quick Reference

    Configuring an ASP.NET Application

•     Understanding ASP.NET Configuration

•     ASP.NET Configuration Elements

•     Setting and Retrieving Custom Application Settings

•      Quick Reference

    Security in ASP.NET

PART IV   ASP.NET WEB FORMS

    Creating Web Forms

•     Anatomy of an ASP.NET Web Form

•     Event Handling

•     Page Runtime Structure

•     Using Code-Behind in Web Forms

•     Quick Reference

    Using Server Controls

•     Types of Controls

•     Quick Reference

    Accessing and Binding Data

•     Understanding ADO.NET

•     Creating and Opening Connections

•     Reading and Updating Data with Commands

•     Using Datasets

•     Reading Data with Datareaders

•     Data-Binding

•      Quick Reference

    Creating Custom Server Controls

•     Creating Your First Control

•     Adding Functionality

•     Creating Custom Controls Through Composition

•     Creating Templated Controls

•     Extending Existing Controls

•     Quick Reference

PART V   ASP.NET WEB SERVICES

    Creating and Using Web Services

•     Understanding XML-Based Web Services

•     Creating a Web Service

•     Using a Web Service

•     Quick Reference

    Using Caching to Improve Performance

•     Understanding Caching

•     Using Output Caching

•     Caching Arbitrary Data

•      Quick Reference

    Deploying an ASP.NET Application

•     Understanding the Structure of ASP.NET Applications

•     Deploying a Web Application Manually

•     Deployment Options in Visual Studio .NET

•     Quick Reference

    Tracing and Debugging ASP.NET Applications

•     Tracing

•     Debugging

•     Quick Reference