Chapter 2. Introducing Web Forms

Terms you'll need to understand:

• AutoEventWireup

• Code-behind

• Delegate

• Directives

• Event

• Event handling

• Namespace

• Property

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Understanding the execution of ASP.NET pages

• Using the ASP.NET Page directive and understanding how it affects the compilation and execution of an ASP.NET page

• Learning the code-behind technique to separate user interface and business logic in ASP.NET pages

• Learning how to handle and raise events in an ASP.NET page

The Microsoft .NET Framework enables you to create different types of programs, such as Web applications, Windows-based applications, XML Web services, and reusable components . Active Server Pages .NET (ASP.NET) is a part of the .NET Framework that enables you to develop Web Forms (programmable Web pages and Web services). This chapter introduces the basic concepts involved in developing Web Forms.