CS21. Web Clients Using C# and ASP.NET

CS21.� Web Clients Using C# and ASP.NET

Rev. 2.1

This five-day course provides a comprehensive and practical hands-on introduction to developing Web applications using ASP.NET 2.0 and C#. The course consists of two modules. The first module thoroughly covers the fundamentals of ASP.NET. The second covers powerful new features in ASP.NET 2.0.

For students pursuing MCTS certification, the course provides helpful preparation for Exam 70-528: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0�Web-Based Client Development.

ASP.NET is introduced as a new Web programming platform that overcomes a number of limitations of ASP. Its architecture is outlined, including the role of compilation, the Page class and code-behind. Web Forms are introduced, including server controls, viewstate, life cycle, and the event model. Request/response HTTP programming using ASP.NET is covered.

Visual Studio 2005 is used to greatly simplify the development of ASP.NET Web applications, including facilitating UI design. ASP.NET Web applications are covered, including issues of application and session state and the use of cookies. Server controls represent an important innovation in ASP.NET and are covered in detail, including validation, rich controls, and user controls.

Configuration and security are covered. Diagnostics and debugging are covered, including the use of tracing and performance counters. The use of ADO.NET for accessing databases is covered.

The course concludes with three chapters introducing new features in ASP.NET 2.0, such as master pages, new data binding, themes and skins, personalization, and Web parts.

Numerous programming examples and exercises are provided, including case studies. The student will receive a comprehensive set of notes and all the programming examples.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

� Gain a thorough understanding of the philosophy and architecture of Web applications using ASP.NET.

� Acquire a working knowledge of Web application development using Web Forms and Visual Studio 2005.

� Configure and provide security for ASP.NET Web applications.

� Access databases using ASP.NET and ADO.NET.

� Use new features in ASP.NET 2.0.

Course Duration:� 5 days

Audience: This course is designed for experienced application developers and architects responsible for Web applications in a Microsoft environment.

Prerequisites:� The student should have a good working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework.

Module 1:� ASP.NET Fundamentals Using C#

1. Introduction to ASP.NET

From ASP to ASP.NET

Web Forms

Web Services

ASP.NET Features

ASP.NET 2.0

2. Web Forms Architecture

Page Class

Web Forms Life Cycle

Web Forms Event Model

Code-Behind

3. ASP.NET and HTTP

Request/Response Programming

HttpRequest Class

HTTP Collections

HttpResponse Class

Redirection

HttpUtility Class

4. Web Applications Using Visual Studio

Using Visual Web Developer

Visual Studio Forms Designer

Using Components

Shadow Copying

Using the Global.asax File

Data Binding

5. State Management and Web Applications

Session State

Application State

Multithreading Issues

6. Server Controls

HTML Server Controls

Web Forms Server Controls

Rich Controls

Validation Controls

User Controls

7. ASP.NET Configuration and Security

Configuration Overview

Authentication and Authorization

Forms Authentication

Windows Authentication

Security and ASP.NET

8. Debugging, Diagnostics and Error Handling

Debugging

Application Tracing

Page Tracing

Error Handling

9. Database Programming Using ADO.NET

ADO.NET Overview

.NET Data Providers

Using DataReaders

Using DataSets

Data Binding

Interacting with XML Data

Module 2:� New Features in ASP.NET 2.0 Using C#

1. Fundamentals of ASP.NET 2.0

New Controls

Menus

Master Pages

2. Data Access in ASP.NET 2.0

Data Source Controls

Connection String Storage

GridView

DetailsView

FormView

XML Support

Object Data Sources

3. Personalization and Security in ASP.NET 2.0

Themes

Skins

Membership and Roles

User Profiles

Web Parts

System Requirements

The entire course runs using Visual Studio 2005. Alternatively, you can use both Visual C# 2005 Express Edition and Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition. The recommended operating system is Windows XP with Service Pack 2. Internet Information Services and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition should be installed. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details.

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a 1 GHz or better CPU, 256 MB of RAM, and at least 4 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.