ASP.NET 2.0 Illustrated

15. Using the Framework Classes Most of this book so far has concentrated, quite correctly, on the classes in the System.Web and associated namespaces of the .NET Framework. This is what you would expect, because it is here that the classes ...

The Example Application Any one of the topics listed in the introduction to this chapter would, if covered in detail, fill a whole chapter on its own. The breadth of the .NET Class Library, and the number of classes in each namespace, can be intim...

Storing Data with the System.Collections Classes The .NET Framework provides a rich set of classes you can use to store collections or sets of data. This includes the common approaches such as using an array, plus many specialist classes such as A...

Reading, Writing, and Compressing Data with the System.IO Classes After storing data in collections, the next most common tasks are to read and write data in a range of ways. This can include simply storing it in memory, accessing a stream of data...

Creating Graphics and Images with the System.Drawing Classes The ability to create graphics and images in code has long been an area for more experienced developers because it involves working with the Windows GDI methods and using handles to mana...

Accessing the Internet with the System.Net Classes Although not a common requirement, you sometime may need to access other resources on the Internet or a local network from within your ASP.NET code. This is easy using the wide range of classes in...

Sending E-Mail with the System.Net.Mail Classes One extremely useful and often-required feature in commercial and hobbyist Web sites is the ability to send e-mail automatically. The System.Net.Mail namespace contains all the classes you need for...

Accessing Active Directory with the System.DirectoryServices Classes If your Web server is a member of a Windows Active Directory-enabled domain, you may find that you need to be able to query (or even update) the directory from your ASP.NET cod...

Encrypting Data with the System.Security.Cryptography Classes The final topic for this chapter is a very brief excursion into the world of encryption. Within the .NET Framework are a series of classes that provide support for all kinds of encrypti...

Summary In this chapter, you have seen a range of different topicsnone of which are directly concerned with ASP.NET. However, they all represent tasks that you may need to accomplish in your Web sites and other ASP.NET applications. Because ASP....