ASP.NET v. 2.0—The Beta Version

An to ASP.NET 2.0 When Microsoft released the .NET Framework 1.0 Technology Preview in July 2000, it was immediately clear that Web development was...

Tools and Architecture In the previous chapter we gave a brief outline of some of the new and exciting features in ASP.NET 2.0, and...

Data Source Controls and Data Binding One Of The Features of ASP.NET 1.0 that so excited developers was the introduction of server-side data binding....

The GridView, DetailsView, and FormView Controls This is the second in a two-chapter look at the new approach to accessing, displaying, and manipulating data...

Master Pages and Navigation The look and feel of a site can be its savior or its downfall, and plenty of books and Web...

Security Version 1.1 of ASP.NET provided many built-in security services for developers to take advantage of. A common favorite is Forms-based authentication. Forms-based authentication...

Personalization and Themes In we discussed the new infrastructure feature of Membership. Membership is used to store user credentials and offers APIs for validating...

Web Parts and the Portal Framework Customization is a big topic in application development. Users like to be able to change the layout, appearance,...

Pages, Posting, Resources, and Validation One of the greatest improvements of ASP.NET over ASP is the postback architecture, allowing client-side events to be linked...

The New Browser and Mobile Device Controls In version 1.x of the .net framework, the core controls from the WebControls and HtmlControls namespaces were...

Enhancements to Existing Controls Throughout this book you've seen many examples of the great new features of ASP.NET 2.0, including all of the new...

Caching One of the most frequently requested features for the ASP.NET Cache is the ability to invalidate cached items from the database. This capability,...

Configuration and Administration You've seen throughout this book that building Web sites with ASP.NET is easier than ever. Not only have more features been...