This book introduces you to the features and capabilities that ASP.NET 4 offers, and explains the foundation that ASP.NET provides. It covers each major new feature included in ASP.NET 4 in detail. Retaining the unique C# and VB dual language coverage, this edition retains many great features from previous versions, including both printed and downloadable VB and C# code examples. Other expert coverage include IIS and the provider model, site navigation, design, debugging, modules and handlers, Silverlight, CSS, Ajax and the Ajax Control Toolkit, jQuery, and MVC.

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Bill Evjen is one of the most active proponents of .NET
technologies. He is the founder of the International .NET
Association (INETA), author or coauthor of more than two dozen
books, and Global Head of Platform Architecture at Thomson Reuters,
Lipper.

Scott Hanselman is a principal program manager lead
working in the Server and Tools Online Division at Microsoft. He
has a popular blog and weekly podcast at www.computerzen.com and
speaks worldwide on ASP.NET.

Devin Rader works at Infragistics where he focuses on
delivering great experiences to developers using their controls.
He's also a former INETA board member.

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Take your web development to the next level using ASP.NET 4 ASP.NET is about making you as productive as possible when building fast and secure web applications. Each release of ASP.NET gets better and removes a lot of the tedious code that you previously needed to put in place, making common ASP.NET tasks easier. With this book, an unparalleled team of authors walks you through the full breadth of ASP.NET and the new and exciting capabilities of ASP.NET 4. The authors also show you how to maximize the abundance of features that ASP.NET offers to make your development process smoother and more efficient.

Professional ASP.NET 4:

Demonstrates ASP.NET built-in systems such as the membership and role management systems
Covers everything you need to know about working with and manipulating data
Discusses the plethora of server controls that are at your disposal
Explores new ways to build ASP.NET, such as working with ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET AJAX
Examines the full life cycle of ASP.NET, including debugging and error handling, HTTP modules, the provider model, and more
Features both printed and downloadable C# and VB code examples

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Inhalt

INTRODUCTION xxxix

CHAPTER 1: APPLICATION AND PAGE FRAMEWORKS 1

CHAPTER 2: ASP.NET SERVER CONTROLS AND CLIENT-SIDE SCRIPTS 49

CHAPTER 3: ASP.NET WEB SERVER CONTROLS 85

CHAPTER 4: VALIDATION SERVER CONTROLS 157

CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH MASTER PAGES 187

CHAPTER 6: THEMES AND SKINS 217

CHAPTER 7: DATA BINDING 237

CHAPTER 8: DATA MANAGEMENT WITH ADO.NET 309

CHAPTER 9: QUERYING WITH LINQ 371

CHAPTER 10: WORKING WITH XML AND LINQ TO XML 405