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ASP.NET is the part of the .NET Framework that enables you to

build rich, dynamic web sites. The latest version—ASP.NET 4—boasts

numerous improvements to the previous iteration, including Web

Forms enhancements and jQuery support. This step-by-step book

walks you through building rich web sites with ASP.NET 4 and is

packed with in-depth examples in both C# and VB. With hands-on

exercises that take you right into the action, you’ll learn how to build web

sites firsthand while you get a good look at what goes on behind

the scenes when you view an ASP.NET 4 page in your browser.

Beginning ASP.NET 4:

• Demonstrates how to build ASP.NET 4 web pages

• Explains adding features with pre-built server controls

• Reviews working with the development tools to create ASP.NET web sites

• Shares techniques for creating consistent-looking web sites

• Teaches you how to implement jQuery and AJAX techniques in your

web sites

• Shows you how to work with databases and the Microsoft®

ADO.NET

Entity Framework

• Addresses securing and personalizing your site

• Investigates exception handling, debugging, and tracing pages

Imar Spaanjaars is a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and runs his own company called

De Vier Koeden in the Netherlands, specializing in Internet and intranet applications

built with Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET 4. He is the author or coauthor of

several books, including ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning ASP.NET 3.5

in C# and VB, and is one of the top contributors to the Wrox Community

Forum at p2p.wrox.com.

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Foreword by Vishal R. Joshi, Lead Program Manager, Microsoft Web Platform & Tools

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Beginning

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Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

Chapter 1 Getting Started with ASP.NET 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2 Building an ASP.NET Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Chapter 3 Designing Your Web Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

ChaPter 4 Working with ASP.NET Server Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Chapter 5 Programming Your ASP.NET Web Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Chapter 6 Creating Consistent Looking Web Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Chapter 7 Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

ChaPter 8 User Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

ChaPter 9 Validating User Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Chapter 10 ASP.NET AJAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

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About the Author

Imar Spaanjaars graduated in Leisure Management at the Leisure Management School in the

Netherlands, but he quickly changed his career path into the Internet world.

After working in the Internet business at various web agencies for the past twelve years, he recently

started up his own company called De Vier Koeden (www.devierkoeden.nl), a small Internet agency

specializing in consultancy and development of Internet and intranet applications with Microsoft

technologies such as ASP.NET 4.

Imar has written books on ASP.NET and Macromedia Dreamweaver, all published under the Wrox

brand. He is also one of the top contributors to the Wrox Community Forum at p2p.wrox.com,

where he shares his knowledge with fellow programmers.

In 2008 and 2009, Imar received Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for his

contributions to the ASP.NET community.

Imar lives in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with his girlfriend, Fleur. You can contact him through his

personal web site at http://imar.spaanjaars.com or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Acknowledgments

Just as with my prior books, I really enjoyed writing this one. The process from an empty Word

document at the very beginning to a printed copy as the final result is a really interesting one. Along

the way, I discovered, understood and used a lot of the new features that ASP.NET 4 and Visual

Web Developer 2010 bring. Since this book is a major update on the previous edition — Beginning

ASP.NET 3.5 in C# and VB — I have been able to incorporate a lot of reader feedback into this edi￾tion. While working on this book, I went through the more than 450 threads in the book’s forum,

looking for feedback that could improve this edition. This allowed me to add clarification and more

detailed instructions where needed. If you have the previous edition and posted a question in the

Wrox forums: thanks for your valuable feedback; you’ve really helped to make this book better.

Besides my readers, I owe a lot to other people who helped me write this book.

First of all I’d like to thank Brian Herrmann for his editorial work. Just as before, it was a pleasure

to work with you! I also want to thank Michael J. Apostol for his work as a technical editor, and the

people from Wrox for their support and contributions to this book.

Another person I owe a lot to is my friend Anne Ward from Blue Violet, a UK-based web and graphic

design company. Anne has done most of the new designs used in this book and I highly appreciate her

input. Thanks again, Anne! The concert pictures you see in this book come from Nigel D. Nudds,

who kindly let me use pictures from his collection.

Finally, I would like to thank my good friends Joost and René and my lovely girlfriend Fleur for

their support during this project.

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