Begining ASP.NET 2.0 with C#  Training

ASP.NET Training Overview

Appextech's Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 with C# 2005 training class teaches experienced developers the C#, ADO.NET, and Visual Studio 2005 skills they need to successfully build database-driven Web applications and services.

ASP.NET Training Objective

To master the fundamentals of ASP.NET 2.0 and C# 2005 for building Web applications and web services.

ASP.NET Training Outline

1. Language Fundamentals

• Program structure and statements
• Data types, identifiers, and operators
• Comments, XML comments
• Branching and iteration
• Working with strings
• Arrays, structures, and enumerations
• Classes and namespaces, objects
• Inheritance, overloading, overriding
• Interfaces
• Exceptions
• Generics, partial types, anonymous methods, and iterators
• Refactoring code by using refactoring features

2.  Introduction to ASP.NET

• A Review of Classic ASP
• ASP.NET Web Applications
• Rendering HTML with Server Controls
• Data Binding in ASP.NET 2.0

3. What's New in ASP.NET 2.0

• New Features in ASP.NET 2.0
• Designer Features
• Deployment and Configuration Tools
• Increasing Productivity

4.  Working with Controls

• Introduction to Web Controls
• Simple Input Controls
• HyperLink and Button Controls
• List Controls
• Controlling Focus

5. Using Rich Server Controls

• Introduction to Rich Controls
• The Calendar Control
• The AdRotator Control
• The XML Control

6. Accessing Data

• Overview of ADO.NET
• Connecting to Data
• Executing Commands
• Working with Data
• Choosing an ADO.NET Provider

7. Configuration

• Configuration Overview
• Using the Web Site Administration Tool
• Programming Configuration Files
• Encrypting Configuration Sections

8.  Data Binding

• Introducing Data Source Controls
• Reading and Write Data Using the SqlDataSource Control
• Displaying and Editing Middle-Tier Data using the ObjectDataSource Control
• Displaying XML Data Using the XmlDataSource Control

9. Validating User Input

• Overview of ASP.NET Validation Controls
• Using the Simple Validators
• Using the Complex Validators
• Summarizing Results with the ValidationSummary Control
• Separating Validation into Validation Groups

10. Themes and Master Pages

• Creating a Consistent Web Site
• ASP.NET 2.0 Themes
• Master Pages

• Providers and Data Sources
• Creating an XML Site Map File
• Site Navigation Controls
• Using the Site Navigation API
• URL Mapping
• Security Trimming

12.  Displaying Data with the GridView Control

• Introducing the GridView Control
• Filter Data in the GridView Control
• Allow Users to Select from a DropDownList in the Grid
• Add a Hyperlink to the Grid
• Deleting a Row and Handling Errors

13. Managing State

• Preserving State in Web Applications
• Page-Level State
• Using Cookies to Preserve State
• ASP.NET Session State
• Storing Objects in Session State
• Configuring Session State
• Setting Up an Out-of-Process State Server
• Storing Session State in SQL Server
• Using Cookieless Session IDs
• Application State

14.  Managing Users with ASP.NET's Membership Features

• Introduction to Membership and Roles

1. Using Membership Controls
2. Writing Code to Interact with Membership and Roles

15. Debugging ASP.NET Applications

• Using the Visual Studio Debugging Features

1. Handling Errors and Redirecting Users
2. Debugging Client-Side Script
3. Debugging SQL Server Code

16. Tracing

• Using Page-Level Tracing

1. Using Application-Level Tracing
2. Using Web Events
3. Viewing Information With the Web Development Helper

17. Creating New Controls

• Two Kinds of User-Defined Controls
• Creating a User Control
• A More Complex User Control
• Creating a Custom Control
• Investigating the StateDropDownList Control

18. Improving Performance with Output Caching

• The Importance of Caching
• Declarative Page Output Caching
• Caching Page Fragments
• Post-Cache Substitution
• Caching Configuration

19. Advanced Caching

• A Review of Basic ASP.NET Caching
• Using Code to Implement Caching
• Caching Data Rather Than Output
• Using Database Dependencies for Cache Expiration
• DataSource Control Caching

20.  Using the DataList and Repeater Controls

• Overview of List-Bound Controls
• Creating a Repeater Control
• Creating a DataList Control

21. Creating and Consuming Web Services

• The Motivation for XML Web Services
• Creating an XML Web Service with Visual Studio
• Designing XML Web Services
• Creating Web Service Consumers
• Discovering Web Services Using UDDI