ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

About this book

The most comprehensive book on Microsofts new ASP.NET 4 ASP.NET 4 Unleashed covers all facets of ASP.NET development. Led by Microsoft ASP.NET program manager Stephen Walther an expert author team thoroughly covers the entire platform. The authors first introduce the ASP.NET Frameworks basic controls and show how to create common site-wide layouts and styles. Next they cover all aspects of accessing presenting organizing and editing data. Youll find thorough and practical sections on building custom components and controls providing effective site navigation securing sites and applications and much more. This book presents hundreds of realistic code examples reflecting the authors unsurpassed experience with ASP.NET both inside and outside Microsoft. Build interactive Web Forms validate form data and upload files Provide interactive calendars wizards site maps and other valuable features Design efficient maintainable sites with Master Pages and Themes Build data-driven applications with database controls ADO.NET data access components QueryExtender LINQ to SQL and WCF Data Services Generate charts on the fly with the new Chart Control Extend ASP.NET with custom controls and reusable components Create site registration and authentication systems that store membership data in SQL Server or Active Directory Use URL Routing to build dynamism flexibility readability and SEO-friendliness into your URLs Improve performance and scalability with caching and preloading Maintain state with cookies cookieless session state and profiles Localize configure package and deploy ASP.NET applications Use the ASP.NET MVC Framework to improve agility testability speed to market and extensibility Retrofit existing ASP.NET applications with Ajax and build pure client-side Ajax web applications Construct a complete ASP.NET 4 website from start to finish