ASP.NET Cookbook
ASP.NET Cookbook The Ultimate ASP.NET Code Sourcebook By Michael A. Kittel, Geoffrey T. LeBlond
August 2004
Pages: 846

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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Tabular Data

    1. Introduction

    2. Selecting the Right Tabular Control

    3. Generating a Quick-and-Dirty Tabular Display

    4. Enhancing the Output of a Tabular Display

    5. Displaying Data from an XML File

    6. Displaying an Array as a Group of Checkboxes

    7. Displaying Data from a Hashtable

    8. Adding Next/Previous Navigation to a DataGrid

    9. Adding First/Last Navigation to a DataGrid

    10. Adding Direct Page Navigation to a DataGrid

    11. Paging Through a Record-Heavy DataGrid

    12. Sorting Data Within a DataGrid

    13. Sorting Data in Ascending/Descending Order Within a DataGrid

    14. Combining Sorting and Paging in a DataGrid

    15. Editing Data Within a DataGrid

    16. Formatting Columnar Data in a DataGrid

    17. Allowing Selection Anywhere Within a DataGrid Row

    18. Adding a Delete Confirmation Pop Up

    19. Displaying a Pop-Up Details Window

    20. Adding a Totals Row to a DataGrid

  2. Chapter 2 Validation

    1. Introduction

    2. Requiring that Data be Entered in a Field

    3. Requiring Data to Be In a Range

    4. Requiring that Two Data Input Fields Match

    5. Requiring that Data Matches a Predefined Pattern

    6. Requiring that a Drop-Down List Selection Be Made

    7. Requiring Data to Match a Database Entry

  3. Chapter 3 Forms

    1. Introduction

    2. Using the Enter Key to Submit a Form

    3. Using the Enter Key to Submit a Form After Validation

    4. Submitting a Form to a Different Page

    5. Simulating Multipage Forms

    6. Setting the Initial Focus to a Specific Control

    7. Setting the Focus to a Control with a Validation Error

  4. Chapter 4 User Controls

    1. Introduction

    2. Sharing a Page Header on Multiple Pages

    3. Creating a Customizable Navigation Bar

    4. Reusing Code-Behind Classes

    5. Communicating Between User Controls

    6. Adding User Controls Dynamically

  5. Chapter 5 Custom Controls

    1. Introduction

    2. Combining HTML Controls in a Single Custom Control

    3. Creating a Custom Control with Attributes

    4. Creating a Custom Control with State

    5. Customizing an ASP.NET TextBox Server Control

  6. Chapter 6 Maintaining State

    1. Introduction

    2. Maintaining Information Needed by All Users of an Application

    3. Maintaining Information about a User Throughout a Session

    4. Preserving Information Between Postbacks

    5. Preserving Information Across Multiple Requests for a Page

  7. Chapter 7 Error Handling

    1. Introduction

    2. Handling Errors at the Method Level

    3. Handling Errors at the Page Level

    4. Handling Errors at the Application Level

    5. Displaying User-Friendly Error Messages

  8. Chapter 8 Security

    1. Introduction

    2. Restricting Access to All Application Pages

    3. Restricting Access to Selected Application Pages

    4. Restricting Access to Application Pages by Role

    5. Using Windows Authentication

  9. Chapter 9 Configuration

    1. Introduction

    2. Overriding Default HTTP Runtime Parameters in web.config

    3. Adding Custom Application Settings in web.config

    4. Displaying Custom Error Messages

    5. Maintaining Session State Across Multiple Web Servers

    6. Accessing Other web.config Configuration Elements

    7. Adding Your Own Configuration Elements to web.config

  10. Chapter 10 Tracing and Debugging

    1. Introduction

    2. Uncovering Page-Level Problems

    3. Uncovering Problems Application Wide

    4. Pinpointing the Cause of an Exception

    5. Uncovering Problems Within Web Application Components

    6. Uncovering Problems Within Dual-Use Components

    7. Writing Trace Data to the Event Log with Controllable Levels

    8. Using a Breakpoint to Stop Execution of an Application When a Condition Is Met

    9. Stress Testing a Web Application or Service

  11. Chapter 11 Web Services

    1. Introduction

    2. Creating a Web Service

    3. Consuming a Web Service

    4. Creating a Web Service That Returns a Custom Object

    5. Setting the URL of a Web Service at Runtime

  12. Chapter 12 Dynamic Images

    1. Introduction

    2. Drawing Button Images on the Fly

    3. Creating Bar Charts on the Fly

    4. Displaying Images Stored in a Database

    5. Displaying Thumbnail Images

  13. Chapter 13 Caching

    1. Introduction

    2. Caching Pages

    3. Caching Pages Based on Query String Parameter Values

    4. Caching Pages Based on Browser Type and Version

    5. Caching Pages Based on Developer-Defined Custom Strings

    6. Caching User Controls

    7. Caching Application Data

  14. Chapter 14 Internationalization

    1. Introduction

    2. Localizing Request/Response Encoding

    3. Providing Multiple Language Support

    4. Overriding Currency Formatting

  15. Chapter 15 File Operations

    1. Introduction

    2. Downloading a File from the Web Server

    3. Uploading a File to the Web Server

    4. Processing an Uploaded File Without Storing It on the Filesystem

    5. Storing the Contents of an Uploaded File in a Database

  16. Chapter 16 Performance

    1. Introduction

    2. Reducing Page Size by Selectively Disabling the ViewState

    3. Speeding up String Concatenation with a StringBuilder

    4. Speeding Up Read-Only Data Access

    5. Speeding Up Data Access to a SQL Server Database Using the SQL Provider

  17. Chapter 17 HTTP Handlers

    1. Introduction

    2. Creating a Reusable Image Handler

    3. Creating a File Download Handler

  18. Chapter 18 Assorted Tips

    1. Introduction

    2. Accessing HTTP-Specific Information from Within a Class

    3. Executing External Applications

    4. Transforming XML to HTML

    5. Determining the User's Browser Type

    6. Dynamically Creating Browser-Specific Stylesheets

    7. Saving and Reusing HTML Output

    8. Sending Mail

    9. Creating and Using Page Templates

  1. Colophon

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