ASP.
NET
Overview
Ken Casada
[Link]@[Link]
Developer Evangelist
Developer & Platform Evangelism
Microsoft Switzerland
Agenda
Introduction
Master Pages
Data access
Caching
Site navigation
Security: users and roles
Themes/Skin
AJAX Support
[Link] (Active Server [Link])
Web Application Framework (part of .NET
Framework current Version 3.5 SP1)
to build dynamic web sites and web services
Tools
Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition (for
free)
Visual Studio 2008 Professional
Visual Studio 2008 Team System
Solution deployed on IIS (For development
no IIS required Built-in [Link] web
server)
Visual Studio 2008 tour
[Link] Server Controls
Server Controls encapsulate both
behaviour and rendering
Declarative, specified by runat=server
Generate HTML that is sent to the client
Can support multiple client types
Web App
Master Pages Work
Design time
[Link]
<%@ Master %>
Header
Navigation
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder
Id=MainContent />
Footer
[Link]
<%@ Page MasterPageFile=~/[Link]
<asp:Content
ContentPlaceHolderId=MainContent
/>
How Master Pages Work
Runtime
[Link]
Header
Navigation
Default page content
Footer
[Link] content replace the
contentPlaceholder of the master page at
runtime
Master Pages
Data Controls
Data Source Controls:
<asp:SqlDatasource>
<asp:AccessDatasource>
<asp:XmlDatasource>
<asp:SitemapDatasource>
<asp:ObjectDatasource>
<asp:LinqDatasource>
<asp:EntityDatasource>
Data Bound Controls:
<asp:gridview>
<asp:detailsview>
<asp:treeview>
<asp:menu>
Data Source Controls
Declarative ("no-code") data binding
Part of .aspx files
SqlObjectAccessXmlSiteMapDataSource DataSource DataSource DataSource DataSource
Data
Component
SQL
Databases
Any
Data
Site Map
Provider
Access
Databases
XML
Data
Site Maps
Data Controls
Site Navigation
Built-in site layout and navigation system
Built-in support for XML site description ([Link])
Provider model for alternate stores (example: database)
Programmatic API Enables Access to Site Layout
Where you are in the site, link structure, paths, etc.
Rich server controls encapsulate common tasks
<asp:SiteMapPath> -- Bread-Crumb Control
<asp:SiteMapDatasource> -- DataSource Control
<asp:treeview> -- Hierarchical tree control
<asp:menu> -- Rich navigation menu control
<asp:wizard> -- Control for multi-step state processes
Site Navigation
Login Controls (Users & Roles)
Control suite built on Membership/Roles APIs:
<asp:login> -- Login Form
<asp:loginname> -- Output authenticated name
<asp:loginstatus> -- Indicate whether authenticated
<asp:loginview> -- Template driven views
<asp:passwordrecovery> -- Email lost password
<asp:createuser> -- Create new account
<asp:changepassword> -- Change password
Security
Themes/Skinning
Themes are rich skin templates that can be applied
to pages and controls
Enable customization of both style and structure
Can be dynamically set at runtime (personalization)
Themes encapsulated within .skin files
Stored within \themes directory of application
Contain pre-defined set of control property values
Theme picked via [Link] property
Themes
What is [Link] AJAX?
A Framework for building Richer, more
Interactive, Standards-based Web Experiences
High Productivity AJAX Development Framework
Fewer concepts, fewer lines of code
Application and UI building blocks for common scenarios
Builds on Top of [Link] 2.0
Well integrated with design and development tools
Seamlessly integrated application model
Works with [Link] pages and server controls
Allows access to [Link] web services and components
Standards-Based: Works Cross-Browser!
AJAX
References
[Link] Quickstart Tutorial !
[Link] on MSDN
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