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on ASP.NET
Overview

Agenda
Introduction
Master Pages
Data access
Caching
Site navigation
Security: users and roles
Themes/Skin
AJAX Support

ASP.NET (Active Server Pages.NET)

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
ASP.NET web server)

Visual Studio 2008 tour

ASP.NET 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

MySite.master
<%@ Master %>

Header
Navigation
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder
Id=MainContent />
Footer

Default.aspx

<%@ Page MasterPageFile=~/MySite.master

<asp:Content
ContentPlaceHolderId=MainContent
/>

How Master Pages Work

Runtime

Header
Navigation
Default page content
Footer

Default.aspxs 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 (App.SiteMap)
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 Page.Theme property

Themes

What is ASP.NET 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 ASP.NET 2.0
Well integrated with design and development tools

Seamlessly integrated application model

Works with ASP.NET pages and server controls
Allows access to ASP.NET web services and components

Standards-Based: Works Cross-Browser!

AJAX