| Course Description | |
| In this course you will be introduced to many exciting ASP.NET features that will help you get the most out of the .NET Framework and make you a better and more efficient Visual Studio 2008 developer. You will become familiar with the tracing features in Visual Studio that help you quickly troubleshoot issues. You will also learn how to read and write XML data using XML DOM, how to work with ASP.NET Profile features and ASP.NET Web Parts, and how to take advantage of creating your own user-defined control. You’ll also learn about caching issues that can help optimize your sites, and how to use Web parts to create dynamic Web sites. You’ll also learn about new features in Visual Studio 2008, including support for ASP.NET AJAX, the new ListView control, and ASP.NET extensions. Course Length: 3 Days Course Tuition: $1190 (US) |
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| Prerequisites | |
| A good working of knowledge of Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008, the .NET Framework 2.0, and Visual C# | |
| Course Outline |
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• Tracing ASP.NET Trace Page-Level Tracing Application-Level Tracing Instrumenting with Trace Listeners The WebPageTraceListener Health Monitoring with Web Events Working with the TraceFinished Event Sending Web Event Data to the SQL Server Using the SqlWebEventProvider Providers, Rules, and Event Mappings Viewing Event Data • Creating New Controls Two Kinds of User-Defined Controls Creating a User Control A More Complex User Control Investigating the User Control Providing States Data User Control Properties User Control Events Testing the User Control Why Not Stop Here? Creating a Custom Control Investigating the StateDropDownList Control Rendering the Control Control Properties Managing Property Behavior Using Attributes Working with Postback Data Specifying a Toolbox Icon Finishing Touches What’s Next? • Improving Performance with Output Caching The Importance of Caching Improvements over Classic ASP Types of Caching in ASP.NET Declarative Page Output Caching Caching Static Pages Code Behind the Caching Example Pages Caching Multiple Versions of a Page Caching Page Fragments Using VaryByControl Caching Multiple Versions of a Control on a Page Post-Cache Substitution Calling a Method to Insert HTML Using a Substitution Control Caching Configuration Output Cache Profiles Global Configuration Settings • Advanced Caching Techniques ASP.NET Caching Review Declarative Output Caching Overview of Advanced Caching Features Testing Caching in Visual Studio 2008 Programmatic Page Caching The Caching Object Model Caching Static Pages Programmatically Caching Data Using Cache.Add and Cache.Insert Controlling Expiration Caching Data with Dependencies Expiring a Cached Item when Data Changes Polling for Changes to a Table Polling for Changes to Query Results Using SQL Server 2005 Query Notifications for Caching • AJAX Introduction to AJAX Web Form Processing The Two Faces of ASP.NET AJAX AJAX and Visual Studio Comparison of Full-Page Postbacks and AJAX Server-Side AJAX AJAX Server-Side Controls ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit AccordianPane Control AlwaysVisibleExtender Control FilteredTextBoxExtender Control ListSearchExtender Control MaskedEdit Extender and Validator Controls PagingBulletedListExtender Control TextBoxWatermarkExtender Control PasswordStrength Control Client-Side AJAX Calling a Web Service from a Browser Calling a Server-Side Page Method • Using the DataList and Repeater Controls Over of List-Bound Controls Using the Repeater Control Binding the Repeater Control to Data The CategoryDetail Page Creating a DataList Control Formatting the DataList Binding Data to the DataList Displaying Bound Data Selecting a Row Refreshing the Display Editing Data with the DataList • Creating and Consuming Web Services The Motivation for XML Web Services Web Service Technologies Creating a Web Service with Visual Studio Defining Web Methods Testing the Web Service Designing XML Web Services Providing Services Marshalling Data Creating Web Service Consumers Web References Understanding the Additions to the Project Calling a Web Service Windows Communication Foundation Defining a WCF Service Defining a WCF Service Consumer |
• Using the ListView and DataPager Controls Introduction to the ListView Control Exploring the ASP.NET ListView Create a ListView ListView Control Templates Handling the “No Data” Situation Grouping Items Modifying Data in the ListView Control Convert a Static Page to Use a ListView Static Version of the Page Add a ListViewControl to Display Content Add a LINQ Data Source Enable Data Editing Sort Data in a ListView Adding Paging with the DataPager Control Exploring ListView Paging Implement More Flexible Paging • Reading and Writing XML Using the XML DOM Getting Started Introducing the XML Document Object Model Reading XML Data Load XML Data Work with a Node’s Children Iterate Through All Nodes Retrieve Element Nodes Retrieve Just Text Nodes Working with Nodes Retrieve Nodes Matching a Criterion Searching with XML Namespaces Retrieve a Reference to a Particular Node Navigate to Related Nodes Retrieve Attributes of a Node Creating and Modifying XML Create XML Programmatically Add or Delete Elements Remove All Nodes and Attributes Add or Delete Attributes Modify the Value of an Element Modify the Value of an Attribute Dealing with Errors Determine if XML Isn’t Well Formed Handle XML Loading Errors • ASP.NET Profile Features Introducing Profiles Profile’s Strongly Typed Access Storing Profile Data Considering Profiles Configuring Profiles Setting Up Web.config Using Custom Types Using SQL Server for Profile Storage Modifying Provider Behavior Investigating the Sample Site Working with Anonymous Profiles Enabling Anonymous Profiles Identifying Anonymous Users Enabling Specific Properties for Anonymous Users Migrating Anonymous Users Creating a Custom Profile Provider Examining the Custom Profile Provider Comparing Profiles and Session State • Empowering User with Web Parts The Evolution of Web Parts Web Parts in Action Personalization in Browse Mode Design and Edit Modes Catalog Mode Connect Mode Custom Properties and Menus Web Part Server Controls WebPartManager ProxyWebpartManager WebPartZone CatalogZone EditorZone ConnectionsZone Coding Web Parts Controlling a Page’s Display Mode Controlling Personalization Scope Resetting Personalization Data Coding Connections User Controls as Web Parts Custom Controls as Web Parts • ASP.NET Extensions ASP.NET Extensions Web Deployment Projects ASP.NET AJAX History Feature Use AJAX History ASP.NET Dynamic Data Create a Dynamic Data Web Site Explore the Structure of a Dynamic Web Site Routing Change Data Display Change Page Templates for Some Tables Contact us for course schedules or more information. |
