cheat sheets
preface
1. getting started
��hello world
��creating a new web site
��creating helloworld
��making the helloworld web site interactive
��what you just did
��summary
��brain builder
2. building web applicati0ns
��mastering web site fundamentals
����the page
����controls
����code-behind files
����events and postbacks
����synchronous and asynchronous postbacks
���� the page load event and synchronous postback
���� adding asynchronous postbacks
��controls
����organizing the properties window
���� finding properties with intellisense
����basic controls
�� creating tables
�� setting properties
�� selection controls
�� panels
�� selection controls
���� adding controls with the item editor
���� adding items in source view
����more selection controls
����displaying text
����images
����links
����linkbuttons
��source code
��summary
��brain builder
3. snappier web sites with max
��take a walk on the client side
��scriptmanager
��extending controls with the control toolkit
����textboxwatermarkextender
����popupcontrolextender
����collapsiblepanelextender
��source code listing
��summary
��brain builder
4. saving and retrieving data
��getting data from a database

����binding data controls
����create a sample web page
����using a datasource control
����"pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"
����using the gridview control
����auto-generated code
����adding insert, update, and delete statements
��displaying and updating the data
����take it for a spin
����modifying the grid based on events
����selecting data from the gridview
����passing parameters to the select query
��source code listings
��summary
��brain builder
5. validation
��validation controls
��the requiredfieldvalidator
��the summary control
��the compare validator
����checking the input type
����comparing to another control
��range checking
��regular expressions
��custom validation
��summary
��brain builder
6. style sheets, master pages, and navigation
��styles and style sheets
����cascading style sheets
����inline styles
���� pros and cons
����document-level styles
���� pros and cons
����external style sheets
��master pages
����creating a master page
����adding content pages
����using nested master pages
����changing the master page at runtime
��navigation
����buttons and hyperlinks
����menus and bread crumbs
����site maps
����using sitemaps
���� treeview
���� customizing the look and feel of the treeview
���� replacing the treeview with a menu control
���� accessing site map nodes programmatically
����bread crumbs

��summary
��brain builder
7. state and life cycle
��page life cycle
��state
����view state
����session state
����application state
��summary
��brain builder
8. errors, exceptions, and bugs, oh my!
��creating the sample application
��tracing
����page-level tracing
����inserting into the trace log
��debugging
����the debug toolbar
����breakpoints
���� setting a breakpoint
���� breakpoint window
���� breakpoint properties
���� breakpoint icons
����stepping through code
����examining variables and objects
����debug windows
���� immediate window
���� locals window
���� watch window
���� call stack window
��error handling
����unhandled errors
����application-wide error pages
����page-specific error pages
��summary
��brain builder
9. security and personalization
��forms-based security
����creating users with the wat
����managing users programmatically
���� creating user accounts
���� creating a welcome page
���� creating a login page
����roles
����restricting access
���� testing for login status
���� testing for role-based authentication membership
��personalization
����profiles
���� simple data types
���� complex data types

����anonymous personalization
���� migrating anonymous data to an actual user's record
��themes and skins
����create the test site
����organize site themes and skins
����enable themes and skins
����specify themes for your page
����using named skins
��summary
��brain builder
10. putting it all together
�� getting started
�� adding styles
�� using master pages
�� setting up roles and users
�� logging in
�� navigation
�� products page
�� adding ajax
�� cart page
�� purchase page
�� confirm page
�� custom error pages
�� summary
�� source code listings
���� cart page
���� confirm page
���� home page
���� login page
���� master page
���� products page
���� purchase page
���� web.config
a. installing the applications
b. copying a web site
c. answers to quizzes and exercises.
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