Teach Yourself ASP.NET Ajax in 24 Hours

Table of Contents......Page 5
Part I: Getting Started with Ajax......Page 18
HOUR 1: Getting Started with ASP.NET Ajax......Page 19
Ajax—A Paradigm Shift......Page 20
Technologies That Make Up Ajax......Page 21
The Pros and Cons of Using Ajax......Page 22
What Is ASP.NET Ajax?......Page 23
Other Ajax Frameworks......Page 24
Installing Ajax......Page 25
Creating Your First Ajax Application......Page 29
Summary......Page 35
Workshop......Page 36
Introducing ASP.NET......Page 38
A Quick Look at the ASP.NET Architecture......Page 39
A Bird’s-Eye View of the ASP.NET Ajax Architecture......Page 43
Workshop......Page 48
An Overview of the XMLHttpRequest Object......Page 51
Creating the XMLHttpRequest Object......Page 52
Synchronous and Asynchronous Data Retrieval Using the XmlHttpRequest Object......Page 54
Working with the XMLHttpRequest Object......Page 58
Simulating Ajax Behavior Without Using the XMLHttpRequest Object......Page 64
Workshop......Page 65
Introducing DHTML......Page 67
JavaScript and the Document Object Model......Page 74
Implementing Client-Side Scripting......Page 77
Summary......Page 80
Workshop......Page 81
The Request and Response Cycle......Page 83
Understanding the Data Interchange Formats......Page 85
Introducing JSON......Page 87
Workshop......Page 96
Introducing the Microsoft Ajax Client Library......Page 98
Inside the Microsoft Ajax Client Library Namespaces......Page 100
The Building Blocks of the Microsoft Ajax Client Library......Page 103
Summary......Page 110
Workshop......Page 111
Part II: Working with Ajax......Page 113
The ASP.NET Ajax Server Extensions Framework......Page 114
A Quick Look at the Microsoft Ajax Server Reference Library......Page 121
Summary......Page 124
Workshop......Page 125
What Is Partial-Page Rendering?......Page 128
The UpdatePanel Server Control—Your Companion for Implementing Partial Updates......Page 130
What Are Triggers?......Page 138
Looking at the UpdateProgress Control......Page 140
Workshop......Page 143
An Overview of the ScriptManager Control......Page 145
Error Handling Using Ajax......Page 147
Working with the Timer Control......Page 150
Implementing Partial Page Updates Using the UpdatePanel and the Timer Controls......Page 152
Workshop......Page 155
Introducing the Control Toolkit......Page 157
Working with the Control Toolkit......Page 162
Workshop......Page 168
The ConfirmButton Extender......Page 170
The DropDown Extender......Page 178
Workshop......Page 182
HOUR 12: ASP.NET Ajax and Web Parts......Page 184
Introducing Web Parts......Page 185
Creating a Web Part......Page 188
Introducing Ajax into Web Parts......Page 194
Workshop......Page 201
Understanding the ASP.NET Ajax Client-Side Event Model......Page 203
How Do I Handle the PageRequestManagerParserErrorException?......Page 206
Summary......Page 211
Workshop......Page 212
Part III: Advanced Concepts......Page 214
The Asynchronous Communication Layer......Page 215
Workshop......Page 225
HOUR 15: Working with Authentication Service Using ASP.NET Ajax......Page 227
What Is Authentication? What Are Its Types?......Page 228
Working with Authentication Service Using Client-Side Scripts......Page 229
Workshop......Page 238
Working with the Profile Service......Page 240
Workshop......Page 252
How Do You Extend the Microsoft Ajax Library?......Page 254
Workshop......Page 261
Understanding Localization and Globalization......Page 263
Embedding Script Resources in an Assembly......Page 271
Using the Embedded Script and Resource Assembly......Page 274
Summary......Page 275
Workshop......Page 276
HOUR 19: Debugging and Tracing in ASP.NET Ajax......Page 277
Working with the Sys.Debug Class......Page 278
How Do I Debug My Code?......Page 282
Workshop......Page 287
The ASP.NET Ajax Futures CTP Release......Page 289
Ajax—What About Tomorrow?......Page 297
Workshop......Page 298
Part IV: Using ASP.NET Ajax to Build a Sample e-Commerce Application......Page 301
Introducing e-Commerce......Page 302
Modules in the Application......Page 303
Architecture and Operational Flow......Page 306
Database Design......Page 308
Workshop......Page 318
Getting Started with the Master Page......Page 320
User and Role Management......Page 325
Registering a Customer......Page 330
Navigating the Site......Page 337
Workshop......Page 342
Setting Up the Categories, Images, and Products......Page 345
Searching for Products......Page 361
Adding Products to Cart......Page 367
Workshop......Page 374
HOUR 24: Generating and Managing Orders......Page 376
Placing an Order......Page 377
Track Your Order......Page 383
Manage Pending Orders......Page 385
Order History......Page 389
Workshop......Page 392
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