Building ASP.NET Server Controls - Softcover

Michalk, Dale; Cameron, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590591402 ISBN 13: 9781590591406

Publisher: Apress, 2003

Synopsis

* Up to date for the latest release version of .NET

* Written by two Microsoft employees who have been using the technology for both internal and external use since it was in alpha stage.

* Describes the ASP.NET server control architecture in Visual Studio .NET 2003 covering state management, events, rendering, cross-platform support, control lifecycle, localization and deployment.

* Provides background on User Controls as compared with server controls, discussing the benefits and strengths of each.

* Discusses the various methods available to create server controls including inheritance, composition, and from scratch. Discusses when to use Control as a base class as compared to WebControl highlighting the tradeoffs.

* Demonstrates how to integrate client-side development technologies such as DHTML and JavaScript with server control technology to create powerful interactive controls.

* Covers ASP.NET mobile server control development including an in depth discussion of browser capabilities and device adapters when targeting the various mobile devices available.

* Covers how to enrich the design-time experience when building custom server controls including custom designers, custom property editors, as well as other design-time enhancements.

About this title

About the Author

Dale Michalk is employed with Microsoft Corporation in Dallas, Texas. He has been with Microsoft since 2001. He helps promote .NET as a development platform and assists companies interested in migrating to new technologies like ASP.NET. A former U.S. Army officer and West Point graduate, he spends his free time chasing after his young daughter, who keeps him extremely busy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590591402
• ISBN 13: 9781590591406
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 924