Summary

 

Chapter 14 - ASP.NET Pages
bySimon Robinsonet al.
Wrox Press 2002

  

This chapter has provided an overview of web application creation with ASP.NET. We have seen how we can use every bit as much C# as we have looked at in this book, combined with web server controls to provide a truly rich development environment. We have developed a meeting room booking application to illustrate many of the techniques available, such as the variety of server controls that exist, and data binding with ADO.NET.

In the next two chapters we will see two more important web subjects: Web Services and Custom Controls. We will continue to develop the example from this chapter in these chapters, taking it in radically different directions to illustrate the tools at our disposal.

In conclusion, ASP.NET is a powerful new weapon in the web developer's arsenal. The server-side processing is second to none, and being able to use the full power of C# and the .NET Framework is an attractive proposition.