Pro ASP.NET MVC 5

Pro ASP.NET MVC 5

Adam Freeman

Pro ASP.NET MVC 5

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Contents at a Glance

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Chapter 1: Putting ASP.NET MVC in Context

Chapter 2: Your First MVC Application

Chapter 3: The MVC Pattern

Chapter 4: Essential Language Features

Chapter 5: Working with Razor

Chapter 6: Essential Tools for MVC

Chapter 7: SportsStore: A Real Application

Chapter 8: SportsStore: Navigation

Chapter 9: SportsStore: Completing the Cart

Chapter 10: SportsStore: Mobile

Chapter 11: SportsStore: Administration

Chapter 12: SportsStore: Security & Finishing Touches

Chapter 13: Deployment

Chapter 14: Overview of MVC Projects

Chapter 15: URL Routing

Chapter 16: Advanced Routing Features

Chapter 17: Controllers and Actions

Chapter 18: Filters

Chapter 19: Controller Extensibility

Chapter 20: Views

Chapter 21: Helper Methods

Chapter 22: Templated Helper Methods

Chapter 23: URL and Ajax Helper Methods

Chapter 24: Model Binding

Chapter 25: Model Validation

Chapter 26: Bundles

Chapter 27: Web API and Single-page Applications

Index

Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Chapter 1: Putting ASP.NET MVC in Context

Understanding the History of ASP.NET

What Is Wrong with ASP.NET Web Forms?

Web Development Today

Web Standards and REST

Agile and Test-Driven Development

Ruby on Rails

Node.js

Key Benefits of ASP.NET MVC

MVC Architecture

Extensibility

Tight Control over HTML and HTTP

Testability

Powerful Routing System

Built on the Best Parts of the ASP.NET Platform

Modern API

ASP.NET MVC Is Open Source

What Do I Need to Know?

What Is the Structure of This Book?

Part 1: Introducing ASP.NET MVC 5

Part 2: ASP.NET MVC in Detail

What’s New in this Edition?

Where Can I Get the Example Code?

What Software Do I Need for This Book?

Credits

Summary

Chapter 2: Your First MVC Application

Preparing Visual Studio

Creating a New ASP.NET MVC Project

Adding the First Controller

Understanding Routes

Rendering Web Pages

Creating and Rendering a View

Adding Dynamic Output

Creating a Simple Data-Entry Application

Setting the Scene

Designing a Data Model

Linking Action Methods

Building the Form

Setting the Start URL

Handling Forms

Adding Validation

Styling the Content

Completing the Example

Summary

Chapter 3: The MVC Pattern

The History of MVC

Understanding the MVC Pattern

Understanding the Domain Model

The ASP.NET Implementation of MVC

Comparing MVC to Other Patterns

Building Loosely Coupled Components

Using Dependency Injection

Using a Dependency Injection Container

Getting Started with Automated Testing

Understanding Unit Testing

Understanding Integration Testing

Summary

Chapter 4: Essential Language Features

Preparing the Example Project

Adding the System.Net.Http Assembly

Using Automatically Implemented Properties

Using Object and Collection Initializers

Using Extension Methods

Applying Extension Methods to an Interface

Creating Filtering Extension Methods

Using Lambda Expressions

Using Automatic Type Inference

Using Anonymous Types

Performing Language Integrated Queries

Understanding Deferred LINQ Queries

Using Async Methods

Applying the async and await Keywords

Summary

Chapter 5: Working with Razor

Preparing the Example Project

Defining the Model

Defining the Controller

Creating the View

Working with the Model Object

Working with Layouts

Creating the Layout

Applying a Layout

Using a View Start File

Demonstrating Shared Layouts

Using Razor Expressions

Inserting Data Values

Setting Attribute Values

Using Conditional Statements

Enumerating Arrays and Collections

Dealing with Namespaces

Summary

Chapter 6: Essential Tools for MVC

Preparing the Example Project

Creating the Model Classes

Adding the Controller

Adding the View

Using Ninject

Understanding the Problem

Adding Ninject to the Visual Studio Project

Getting Started with Ninject

Setting up MVC Dependency Injection

Creating Chains of Dependency

Specifying Property and Constructor Parameter Values

Using Conditional Binding

Setting the Object Scope

Unit Testing with Visual Studio

Creating the Unit Test Project

Creating the Unit Tests

Running the Unit Tests (and Failing)

Implementing the Feature

Testing and Fixing the Code

Using Moq

Understanding the Problem

Adding Moq to the Visual Studio Project

Adding a Mock Object to a Unit Test

Creating a More Complex Mock Object

Summary

Chapter 7: SportsStore: A Real Application

Getting Started

Creating the Visual Studio Solution and Projects

Installing the Tool Packages

Adding References Between Projects

Setting Up the DI Container

Running the Application

Starting the Domain Model

Creating an Abstract Repository

Making a Mock Repository

Displaying a List of Products

Adding a Controller

Adding the Layout, View Start File and View

Setting the Default Route

Running the Application

Preparing a Database

Creating the Database

Defining the Database Schema

Adding Data to the Database

Creating the Entity Framework Context

Creating the Product Repository

Adding Pagination

Displaying Page Links

Improving the URLs

Styling the Content

Installing the Bootstrap Package

Applying Bootstrap Styles to the Layout

Creating a Partial View

Summary

Chapter 8: SportsStore: Navigation

Adding Navigation Controls

Filtering the Product List

Refining the URL Scheme

Building a Category Navigation Menu

Correcting the Page Count

Building the Shopping Cart

Defining the Cart Entity

Adding the Add to Cart Buttons

Implementing the Cart Controller

Displaying the Contents of the Cart

Summary

Chapter 9: SportsStore: Completing the Cart

Using Model Binding

Creating a Custom Model Binder

Completing the Cart

Removing Items from the Cart

Adding the Cart Summary

Submitting Orders

Extending the Domain Model

Adding the Checkout Process

Implementing the Order Processor

Registering the Implementation

Completing the Cart Controller

Displaying Validation Errors

Displaying a Summary Page

Summary

Chapter 10: SportsStore: Mobile

Putting Mobile Web Development in Context

Doing Nothing (Or As Little As Possible)

Using Responsive Design

Creating a Responsive Header

Creating a Responsive Product List

Creating Mobile Specific Content

Creating a Mobile Layout

Creating the Mobile Views

Summary

Chapter 11: SportsStore: Administration

Adding Catalog Management

Creating a CRUD Controller

Creating a New Layout

Implementing the List View

Editing Products

Creating New Products

Deleting Products

Summary

Chapter 12: SportsStore: Security & Finishing Touches

Securing the Administration Controller

Creating a Basic Security Policy

Applying Authorization with Filters

Creating the Authentication Provider

Creating the Account Controller

Creating the View

Image Uploads

Extending the Database

Enhancing the Domain Model

Creating the Upload User Interface Elements

Saving Images to the Database

Implementing the GetImage Action Method

Displaying Product Images

Summary

Chapter 13: Deployment

Preparing Windows Azure

Creating the Web Site and Database

Preparing the Database for Remote Administration

Creating the Schema

Deploying the Application

Summary

Chapter 14: Overview of MVC Projects

Working with Visual Studio MVC Projects

Creating the Project

Understanding MVC Conventions

Debugging MVC Applications

Preparing the Example Project

Launching the Visual Studio Debugger

Causing the Visual Studio Debugger to Break

Using Edit and Continue

Using Browser Link

Summary

Chapter 15: URL Routing

Preparing the Example Project

Creating the Example Controllers

Creating the View

Setting the Start URL and Testing the Application

Introducing URL Patterns

Creating and Registering a Simple Route

Using the Simple Route

Defining Default Values

Using Static URL Segments