Beginning ASP.NET 4.5: in C# and VB

The ultimate programming guide to ASP.NET 4.5, by popular author and Microsoft MVP Imar Spaanjaars

Updated for ASP.NET 4.5, this introductory book is filled with helpful examples and contains a user-friendly, step-by-step format. Written by popular author and Microsoft ASP.NET MVP Imar Spaanjaars, this book walks you through ASP.NET, Microsoft’s technology for building dynamically generated web pages. This edition retains the highly accessible approach to building the Planet Wrox website example, an online community site featuring product reviews, picture sharing, bonus content for registered users, and more.

• Contains the comprehensive guide to the latest technology additions to ASP.NET 4.5
• Shows how to build basic ASP.NET web pages and configure their server
• Includes information on how to add features with pre-built server controls
• Reveals how to design pages and make them consistent
• Contains the information needed for getting user input and displaying data

Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB uses Spaanjaars’s distinct writing style to put you at ease with learning ASP.NET 4.5.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started with ASP.NET 4.5
Chapter 2: Building an ASP.NET Website
Chapter 3: Designing Your Web Pages
Chapter 4: Working with ASP.NET Server Controls
Chapter 5: Programming Your ASP.NET Web Pages
Chapter 6: Creating Consistent Looking Websites
Chapter 7: Navigation
Chapter 8: User Controls
Chapter 9: Validating User Input
Chapter 10: ASP.NET AJAX
Chapter 11: jQuery
Chapter 12: Introduction to Databases
Chapter 13: Displaying and Updating Data
Chapter 14: LINQ and the ADO.NET Entity Framework
Chapter 15: Working with Data- Advanced Topics
Chapter 16: Security in Your ASP.NET 4.5 Website
Chapter 17: Personalizing Websites
Chapter 18: Exception Handling, Debugging, and Tracing
Chapter 19: Deploying Your Website

Appendix A: Exercise Answers
Appendix B: Configuring SQL Server 2012