ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in Action

Chapter 2. Web parts: the building blocks of portals

2.1	Introduction	32
2.2	Exploring web parts	33
2.3	Understanding the WebPart class	38
2.4	Understanding web part internals	45
2.5	Applying themes and styles	54
2.6	Adding web parts to the Adventure Works Solution	59
2.7	Summary	64

2.1. Introduction

You may already be acquainted with web parts and web part controls, and if you’ve worked with products such as SharePoint you have already used them quite extensively. (If these topics are not familiar, please dip into chapter 1 for a quick refresher.) Before you start this chapter, I recommend that you whet your appetite by seeing real examples of how web part controls allow users to customize the look and feel of web applications. To do so, visit ...