1. Chapter 1 Getting Started

   1. Hello World

   2. Creating a New Web Site

   3. Creating HelloWorld

   4. Making the HelloWorld Web Site Interactive

   5. What You Just Did

   6. Summary

   7. BRAIN BUILDER

2. Chapter 2 Building Web Applications

   1. Mastering Web Site Fundamentals

   2. Using Controls

   3. Source Code

   4. Summary

   5. BRAIN BUILDER

3. Chapter 3 Snappier Web Sites with AJAX

   1. Take a Walk on the Client Side

   2. ScriptManager and UpdatePanel

   3. Controlling Browser History

   4. Extending Controls with the Control Toolkit

   5. TextBoxWaterMarkExtender

   6. PopupControlExtender

   7. CollapsiblePanelExtender

   8. Source Code Listing

   9. Summary

   10. BRAIN BUILDER

   11. Exercises

4. Chapter 4 Saving and Retrieving Data

   1. Getting Data from a Database

   2. Binding Data Controls

   3. Create a Sample Web Page

   4. Using a DataSource Control

   5. Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain

   6. GridView Control

   7. Auto-Generated Code

   8. Adding Insert, Update, and Delete Statements

   9. Displaying and Updating the Data

   10. Take It for a Spin

   11. Modifying the Grid Based on Conditions

   12. Selecting Data from the GridView

   13. Passing Parameters to the SELECT Query

   14. LINQ

   15. Creating the Object Model

   16. Using the Object Model

   17. Editing Data in LINQ

   18. ASP.NET Dynamic Data

   19. Source Code Listings

   20. Summary

   21. BRAIN BUILDER

5. Chapter 5 Validation

   1. Validation Controls

   2. The RequiredFieldValidator

   3. The Summary Control

   4. The Compare Validator

   5. Range Checking

   6. Regular Expressions

   7. Custom Validation

   8. Summary

   9. BRAIN BUILDER

   10. Exercises

6. Chapter 6 Style Sheets, Master Pages, and Navigation

   1. Styles and Style Sheets

   2. Cascading Styles

   3. Inline Styles

   4. Document-Level Styles

   5. External Style Sheets

   6. Master Pages

   7. Adding Content Pages

   8. Using Nested Master Pages

   9. Changing the Master Page at Runtime

   10. Navigation

   11. Buttons and HyperLinks

   12. Menus and Bread Crumbs

   13. Site Maps

   14. Using Sitemaps

   15. Bread Crumbs

   16. Summary

   17. BRAIN BUILDER

7. Chapter 7 State and Life Cycle

   1. Page Life Cycle

   2. State

   3. Summary

   4. BRAIN BUILDER

   5. Exercises

8. Chapter 8 Errors, Exceptions, and Bugs, Oh My!

   1. Creating the Sample Application

   2. Tracing

   3. Debugging

   4. Error Handling

   5. Summary

   6. BRAIN BUILDER

9. Chapter 9 Security

   1. Forms-Based Security

   2. Creating Users with the WAT

   3. Managing Users Programmatically

   4. Roles

   5. Restricting Access

   6. Summary

   7. BRAIN BUILDER

10. Chapter 10 Personalization

    1. Profiles

    2. Anonymous Personalization

    3. Themes and Skins

    4. Summary

    5. BRAIN BUILDER

11. Chapter 11 Putting It All Together

    1. Getting Started

    2. Adding Styles

    3. Using Master Pages

    4. Setting Up Roles and Users

    5. Logging In

    6. Navigation

    7. Products Page

    8. Adding AJAX

    9. Cart Page

    10. Purchase Page

    11. Confirm Page

    12. Custom Error Pages

    13. Summary

    14. Source Code Listings

1. Appendix Installing the Stuff You'll Need

   1. What Hardware and Software You'll Need

   2. Visual Web Developer

   3. Visual Studio 2008

   4. ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

2. Appendix Copying a Web Site

   1. Virtual Directories

   2. Copying the Web Site Without Using the IDE

   3. Copying the Web Site with the IDE

3. Appendix Publishing Your Web Site

   1. Using a Hosting Company

   2. Example: Getting Set Up on a Hosting Site

   3. Hosting Your Own Site

   4. Further Resources

4. Appendix Answers to Quizzes and Exercises

   1. Chapter 1: Getting Started

   2. Chapter 2: Building Web Applications

   3. Chapter 3: Snappier Web Sites with AJAX

   4. Chapter 4: Saving and Retrieving Data

   5. Chapter 5: Validation

   6. Chapter 6: Style Sheets, Master Pages, and Navigation

   7. Chapter 7: State and Life Cycle

   8. Chapter 8: Errors, Exceptions, and Bugs, Oh My!

   9. Chapter 9: Security

   10. Chapter 10: Personalization

5. Colophon

The image on the cover of Learning ASP.NET 3.5, Second Edition, is a monkfish (Lophius piscatorius). Europeans occasionally call the monkfish a sea monk, a kinder term for a fish also known as a sea monster.

Although according to Seafood Watch, Americans concerned with sustainable living practices should avoid eating the fish, the monkfish remains a popular dish among consumers and chefs alike.

Chefs have come to appreciate the fish-often labeled the "poor man's lobster"-for its ability to absorb the flavor of accompanying broths and spices. While the fish is only similar to the lobster in texture and not flavor, many chefs find it easier to promote the fish under a name the public will recognize and not find intimidating.

Its large head, which is twice as wide as its tail, and enormous mouth filled with sharp, pointy teeth give the monkfish a reputation for being one of the ugliest fish around. Markets will usually sell the monkfish without its head, a precedent perhaps set by France, where it had previously been illegal to bring monkfish into the country with their heads attached, as the fish might frighten passersby.

The cover image is from Dover's Animals. The cover font is Adobe ITC Garamond. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSansMonoCondensed.