Programming the Web with Visual Basic .NET

Apress, Paperback, Published July 2002, 936 pages, ISBN 1590590279 List Price: $59.95, $41.97 at Amazon.com (save 30%).

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Detailed Table of Contents

Foreword (xiii)
About the Authors (xv)
Acknowledgments (xvii)
Introduction (xix)
Chapter 1 Meeting the Challenges of the Web (1)
- What Are the Challenges of Web Development? (1)
- Creating Multitiered Applications for the Web (2)
- Using HTML and XML (9)
- Programming in the Internet Environment (17)
- ASP.NET Namespaces (27)
- Recap (36)
Chapter 2 Creating a Web Application (37)
- Starting a Web Project (38)
- Using the Global.asax File (53)
- Cascading Style Sheets (69)
- Instrumentation and Tracing (83)
- Recap (91)
Chapter 3 Creating a Web Page (93)
- Understanding the ASP.NET Control Tree (94)
- Unraveling the Page Processing Sequence (101)
- Understanding Web Form Classes (120)
- Recap (137)
Chapter 4 Using the HTML Controls (139)
- The HTMLControls Namespace (140)
- Using Image Controls (144)
- Using Container Controls (152)
- Using Input Controls (201)
- Using Client Events (217)
- Recap (221)
Chapter 5 Using the Web Server Controls (223)
- Understanding the Capabilities of Web Server Controls (224)
- The Web Controls Namespace (228)
- Using Basic Web Server Controls (242)
- Using Complex Web Server Controls (285)
- Recap (301)
Chapter 6 Using the Validation Controls (303)
- Adding a Validation Control to a Web Page (304)
- The Validation Base Classes (307)
- Validating Required Fields (311)
- Validating Field Formats (312)
- Validating Field Values (321)
- Performing Custom Validation (326)
- Using the ValidationSummary Control (332)
- Recap (339)
Chapter 7 Using Data-Bound Controls (341)
- Data Binding (341)
- Using the Collection Controls (350)
- Recap (399)
Chapter 8 (401)
- Describing an XML Web Service (402)
- Communicating with an XML Web Service (405)
- Locating an XML Web Service (409)
- Creating an XML Web Service (411)
- Accessing an XML Web Service (423)
- Returning an Array from a XML Web Method (433)
- Returning a Structure from a Web Method (435)
- Exchanging Objects with a Web Method (437)
- Using SOAP Headers (439)
- Recap (451)
Chapter 9 Accessing Relational Data (453)
- What Is Special About ADO.NET? (454)
- The ADO.NET DataSet Class (455)
- Data Providers (458)
- Accessing a Database from a Dataset (462)
- Populating a Database (483)
- Using a Data Reader (496)
- Improving Column Names via Mapping (501)
- Using Data Views (504)
- Accessing a Dataset via an XML Web Service (508)
- Editing a Database Table from a DataGrid (509)
- Validating Data Table Entries (517)
- Recap (529)
Chapter 10 Creating a User Control (531)
- Understanding User Controls (532)
- Creating a Simple User Control (537)
- Exposing User Control Properties (542)
- Changing Content Dynamically (547)
- Handling User Control Client Events (553)
- Converting a Web Form to a User Control (560)
- Caching Output for Reuse (561)
- Recap (573)
Chapter 11 Creating a Rendered Control (575)
- Creating a Web Control Library (575)
- Creating a Simple Rendered Control (577)
- Registering and Using a Custom Control (585)
- Using Web Control Properties (594)
- Rendering Content Changes Dynamically (598)
- Handling PostBack Events (602)
- Recap (610)
Chapter 12 Creating a Composite Control (613)
- Creating a Simple Composite Control (613)
- Varying Styles Within a Composite Control (617)
- Raising an Event from a Composite Control (624)
- Creating a Template Control (630)
- Recap (636)
Chapter 13 Building a Web Application (639)
- Updating a Database from a Web Application (640)
- Authenticating a Visitor (665)
- Viewing Database Information from a Web Site (692)
- Recap (717)
Chapter 14 Configuring and Deploying a Web Application (719)
- Configuring a Web Application (720)
- Securing a Web Application (738)
- Deploying a Web Application (751)
- Recap (765)
Chapter 15 Creating a Web Site (767)
- Working with a Professional Designer (767)
- Implementing a Web Design (775)
- Encapsulating Design Elements in Controls (784)
- Personalizing Web Pages (809)
- Reading Database Information Efficiently (817)
- Inviting Spiders, Crawlers, and Surfers (825)
- Recap (831)
Appendix A Web Design and Usability: Tips and Tricks (833)
- Gain Trust Through Clear Writing (833)
- Create Effective, Useful Web Links (838)
- Make Web Pages Easy to Navigate (841)
- Add Value with a Web Site Search Tool (843)
- Produce Fast-Loading, High-Quality Graphics (845)
- Make Your Web Site More Accessible (848)
- Recap (849)
Appendix B HTML Quick Reference (851)
- The Doctype Declaration (851)
- The html Section (852)
- The head Section (852)
- The body Section (854)
- Formatting Web Pages with HTML (854)
Appendix C XML Quick Reference (863)
- Document Object Model (864)
- Node Trees (864)
- Nodes (866)
Appendix D Setting Up Your Own Development Server (875)
- Hardware Requirements for Windows 2000 Server (878)
- Source Code Control (878)
Index (879)

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