Course 2310: Five days; Instructor-Led

• Use ASP.NET server controls to generate HTML and to execute event procedures.
• Configure and deploy ASP.NET applications.
• Promote consistency within your Web site through the use of Master Pages.
• Use Membership features to manage your Web users.
• Use Site Navigation controls to direct users within your site.
• Add scalability and reliability by setting up an out-of-process session state server.
• Use ASP.NET's new CSS tools to create consistent and maintainable sites.
• Debug .NET code that runs on the server to generate Web pages and interact with the user.
• Find problems in JavaScript code and learn about other debugging tools in Visual Studio.
• Use tracing to find problems in a Web site and monitor performance.
• Cache all or portions of a Web page to enhance performance and lighten the load on Web and database servers.
• Make Web pages more responsive to users and avoid unnecessary page flashing with AJAX.
• Display and edit data using the databound DataList, Repeater, and ListView controls.
• Read and write XML data using the XML Document Object Model.
• Give users control over a page layout and behavior with Web parts.
• Hook into browser history for AJAX pages.
• Create deployment packages to handle complex setup issues for installing a Web site on test and production servers.

In this course, you will learn how to…

• Use ASP.NET server controls to generate HTML and to execute event procedures.
• Configure and deploy ASP.NET applications.
• Promote consistency within your Web site through the use of Master Pages.
• Retrieve and manipulate data using ADO.NET.
• Display and edit data quickly and easily using data binding features.
• Use Membership features to manage your Web users.
• Manage session and application state to give users a rich browsing experience.
• Use Site Navigation controls to direct users within your site.
• Add scalability and reliability by setting up an out-of-process session state server.
• Use ASP.NET's new CSS tools to create consistent and maintainable sites.
• Validate user input using validation controls.
• Debug .NET code that runs on the server to generate Web pages and interact with the user.
• Find problems in JavaScript code and learn about other debugging tools in Visual Studio.

Introduction

• A Review of Classic ASP
• ASP.NET Web Applications
• Rendering HTML with Server Controls
• Data Binding in ASP.NET
• Web Development Using Visual Studio

Working with Controls

• Introduction to Web Controls
• Simple Input Controls
• HyperLink and Button Controls
• List Controls
• Controlling Focus

Using Rich Server Controls

• Introduction to Rich Controls
• The Calendar Control
• The AdRotator Control
• The XML Control

Accessing Data

• Overview of ADO.NET
• Connecting to Data
• Executing Commands
• Working with Data
• Choosing an ADO.NET Provider

LINQ

• Language Integrated Query
• LINQ Syntax
• LINQ to SQL
• LINQ to DataSets
• LINQ to XML

Configuration

• Configuration Overview
• Using the Web Site Administration Tool
• Programming Configuration Files
• Encrypting Configuration Sections

Data Binding

• Introducing Data Source Controls
• Reading and Write Data Using the SqlDataSource Control
• Displaying and Editing Middle-Tier Data using the ObjectDataSource Control
• Displaying XML Data Using the XmlDataSource Control

Validating User Input

• Overview of ASP.NET Validation Controls
• Using the Simple Validators
• Using the Complex Validators
• Summarizing Results with the ValidationSummary Control
• Separating Validation into Validation Groups

CSS

• Introducing Cascading Style Sheets
• Investigating Styles
• Using Visual Studio 2008's Tools for Working with Styles

Themes and Master Pages

• Creating a Consistent Web Site
• ASP.NET 2.0 Themes
• Master Pages

Site Navigation

• ASP.NET Web Site Navigation
• Creating an XML Site Map File
• Site Navigation Controls
• Using the Site Navigation API
• URL Mapping
• Security Trimming

Displaying Data with the GridView Control

• Introducing the GridView Control
• Filter Data in the GridView Control
• Allow Users to Select from a DropDownList in the Grid
• Add a Hyperlink to the Grid
• Deleting a Row and Handling Errors

Managing State

• Preserving State in Web Applications
• Page-Level State
• Using Cookies to Preserve State
• ASP.NET Session State
• Storing Objects in Session State
• Configuring Session State
• Setting Up an Out-of-Process State Server
• Storing Session State in SQL Server
• Using Cookieless Session IDs
• Application State

Managing Users with ASP.NET's Membership Features

• Introduction to Membership and Roles
• Using Membership Controls
• Writing Code to Interact with Membership and Roles

Server Debugging

• Server-Side Code Debugging in ASP.NET
• Using the Visual Debugger
• Debugging Exceptions and Handling Errors
• Debugging Stored Procedures

Client-Side and Advanced Debugging

• Client-side Code Debugging in ASP.NET
• Debugging Client-Side JavaScript
• Custom Data Visualizers
• Debugging .NET Framework Source Code

ASP.NET Tracing

• Page-level Tracing
• Programmatic Tracing
• Web.config
• System.Diagnostics.Trace
• Trace Viewer
• TraceListeners and TraceSwitches
• WebPageTraceListener
• Monitor Application Health

Creating New Controls

• User-defined Controls
• User Controls
• Custom Controls

Improving Performance with Output Caching

• Output Caching
• Declarative Output Caching
• Cache Page Fragments with User Controls
• Dynamic Content in Cached Pages
• Set Caching Configuration Options

Advanced Caching Techniques

• Caching Features in ASP.NET
• Configure Output Caching
• Expiration Policies
• Database Changes
• SQL Notifications for Cache Expiration

AJAX

• Introduction to AJAX
• Server-side AJAX Works
• Controls in the AJAX Control Toolkit
• Explore Client-Side AJAX

Using Data List and Repeater Controls

• Repeater and DataList Controls
• Templates and Styles
• Bind Data to the Repeater and DataList Controls

Creating and Consuming Web Services

• XML Web Service in Visual Studio
• Test and Run Your Web Service
• Web Service From a .NET Client
• Explore the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Using the List View and Database Controls

• ListView Features
• ListView Design Support in Visual Studio
• Convert Static Pages to Dynamic Pages
• Implementing Paging in the ListView Control

Reading and Writing XML Using the XML DOM

• Reading and Writing XML Programmatically
• Important Classes in the System.Xml Namespace
• Create XML Documents

ASP.NET Profile Features

• Introduction to ASP.NET's Profile Features
• Create Profile Schema in Web.config
• Work With ASP.NET's Profile Object Programmatically
• Manage Anonymous Users and Their Profiles
• Build and Use a Custom Profile Provider

Empowering User With Web Parts

• Personalization Features
• Web Part Server Controls
• Code to Control Web Parts
• Create Web Parts Controls

ASP.NET Extensions

• Features of ASP.NET Extensions
• Deploy Web Applications
• Enable the Browser's Back Button With AJAX Pages
• ASP.NET Dynamic Data