Beginning ASP.NET 4.5: in C# and VB

The definitive guide to ASP.NET, completely updated for .NET 4.5 As a perennial bestselling author on all things related to ASP.NET, Imar Spaanjaars is completely in tune with what you need to know to sharpen your ASP.NET skills. With this new edition, he walks you through ASP.NET 4.5, the latest iteration of Microsoft′s technology for building dynamically generated web pages, and he delivers helpful examples to clarify each topic. Featuring a user–friendly, step–by–step format, the book guides you through customizing the IDE, building a Planet Wrox website example, working with files and web forms, designing web pages, displaying and updating data, creating tables, and much more. With this resource in hand, you will be completely at ease learning ASP.NET 4.5. Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB: Highlights the latest features of ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012 Details how to work with ASP.NET 4.5 controls Explains what the ASP.NET state engine is and why it is important Shares advice for creating consistent–looking websites Includes information on how to add features with pre–built server controls Reveals practical tips for using user controls Clarifies ways to use Web Services and page methods in Ajax websites Includes coverage of jQuery, LINQ, and the entity framework Explores measures to take for optimal security wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.

FOREWORD xxxi INTRODUCTION xxxiii CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED WITH ASP.NET 4.5 1 CHAPTER 2: BUILDING AN ASP.NET WEBSITE 33 CHAPTER 3: DESIGNING YOUR WEB PAGES 65 CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH ASP.NET SERVER CONTROLS 107 CHAPTER 5: PROGRAMMING YOUR ASP.NET WEB PAGES 145 CHAPTER 6: CREATING CONSISTENT LOOKING WEBSITES 207 CHAPTER 7: NAVIGATION 253 CHAPTER 8: USER CONTROLS 285 CHAPTER 9: VALIDATING USER INPUT 311 CHAPTER 10: ASP.NET AJAX 349 CHAPTER 11: JQUERY 385 CHAPTER 12: INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES 421 CHAPTER 13: DISPLAYING AND UPDATING DATA 453 CHAPTER 14: LINQ AND THE ADO.NET ENTITY FRAMEWORK 497 CHAPTER 15: WORKING WITH DATA — ADVANCED TOPICS 553 CHAPTER 16: SECURITY IN YOUR ASP.NET 4.5 WEBSITE 603 CHAPTER 17: PERSONALIZING WEBSITES 643 CHAPTER 18: EXCEPTION HANDLING, DEBUGGING, AND TRACING 679 CHAPTER 19: DEPLOYING YOUR WEBSITE 729 APPENDIX A: EXERCISE ANSWERS 767 APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING SQL SERVER 2012 793 Configuring SQL Server 2012 793 Terminology and Concepts 793 SQL Server Authentication 794 Windows Authentication 794 Choosing between Windows and Server Authentication 795 Using SQL Server Management Studio 795 Enabling Remote Connections in SQL Server 795 Attaching Databases to SQL Server 796 Connecting Your Application to SQL Server 2012 798 Scenario 1 — Using SQL Server Authentication 799 Scenario 2 — Using Windows Authentication with IIS and the Database on the Same Machine 803 Configuring Application Services 805 INDEX 807

Imar Spaanjaars, a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP, is the technical director of Dynamicweb North America. He is a bestselling author and one of the top contributors to the Wrox Community Forum at p2p.wrox.com, with more than 15,000 answers to programmer questions. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.