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	Table of Contents
	CD-ROM

Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Server Controls and Components
By Nikhil  Kothari, Vandana  Datje
Publisher	: Microsoft Press
Pub Date	: September 28, 2002
ISBN	: 0-7356-1582-9
Pages	: 752
	Copyright
		Dedication
		Foreword
		Acknowledgments
			Nikhil Kothari's Acknowledgments
			Vandana Datye's Acknowledgments
		Introduction
			Prerequisites
			Structure of the Book
			Sample Files
			Creating an IIS Virtual Directory
			Tools for Control Authoring and Related Tasks
			Other Resources
			Support
		Overview
			ASP.NET Overview
				The .NET Framework
				A Quick Tour of ASP.NET
				HTTP Runtime ”Request Processing in an ASP.NET Application
				Extending ASP.NET
				Summary
			Page Programming Model
				A Sample Page
				Server Controls
				From Text to Controls
				Code Model
				Page Execution Model
				ASP.NET Pages in a Visual Designer
				Summary
			Component Programming Overview
				Managed Component Overview
				Properties
				Methods
				Events
				Metadata Attributes
				Designable Components
				Summary
		Server Controls ” First Steps
			User Controls: From Page to Control
				Converting a Page to a User Control
				Reusable User Controls: The SiteHeader and SiteFooter Examples
				The User Control Model
				Deploying a User Control
				An Application-Specific User Control: The CruiseSelector Example
				Relative URLs in User Controls
				Programmatically Instantiating a User Control
				Caching a User Control
				Summary
			Developing a Simple Custom Control
				Server Control Overview
				A Trivial Server Control Example
				Compiling and Deploying a Server Control
				Exposing a Property: The PrimeGenerator Control Example
				Choosing the Base Class for Your Control
				Applying Design-Time Attributes
				Custom Controls in Visual Studio .NET
				Debugging a Server Control
				Summary
			Custom Controls vs. User Controls
				Deployment
				Authoring
				Content and Layout
				Design-Time Behavior
				Performance
				Summary
		Server Controls ”Nuts and Bolts
			Simple Properties and View State
				View State and State Management
				Declarative Persistence of Simple Properties
				Properties Inherited from Control and WebControl
				Design-Time Attributes for Properties
				Putting It Together ”The PageTracker Example
				Summary
			Rendering
				Base Classes and Rendering
				Rendering Methods of the Control Class
				Overriding Render ”The MetaTag Control Example
				HtmlTextWriter and Related Enumerations
				Rendering Methods of WebControl
				Rendering a Web Control ”The HoverLabel Example
				Exercising HtmlTextWriter ” The LoginUI Example
				Downlevel Rendering
				Summary
			Control Life Cycle, Events, and Postback
				Control Life Cycle
				Events in Server Controls
				Postback Architecture
				Mapping a Postback Event to a Server Event ” The IPostBackEventHandler Interface
				Optimizing Event Implementation
				Generating Client-Side Script for Postback
				IPostBackDataHandler and Postback Data
				Putting It Together ”The Login Example
				Exposing Other Semantic Events ”The HitTracker Example
				Summary
			Complex Properties and State Management
				Subproperties
				Properties and Type Converters
				State Management, IStateManager , and the ViewState Dictionary
				Implementing IStateManager in a Custom Type
				Collection Properties ”The ImageMap Example
				Expando Attributes ”The IAttributeAccessor Interface
				Summary
			Styles in Controls
				Styles Overview
				Overriding Style Properties ”The Spreadsheet Example
				Implementing a Custom Typed Style ” The MyPanelStyle Example
				Summary
			Composite Controls
				Composite Controls ”Key Concepts
				Implementing a Composite Control ”The CompositeLogin Example
				Control Parsing and Control Builders
				Summary
			Client-Side Behavior
				Browser Capabilities and Client-Side Behavior
				Client Script “Related API
				Using Client Script and DHTML
				Deploying Client Files
				Putting It Together ”The HtmlEditor Example
				Summary
			Validator Controls
				Validation Architecture ” IValidator , BaseValidator , and CustomValidator
				The Validation Framework
				Validating Text Entry ”The StringValidator Example
				Summary
			Design-Time Functionality
				.NET Framework Design-Time Architecture
				Type Converters
				Designers
				Read-Write Control Designers ”The ScrollablePanelDesigner Example
				Designer Verbs
				DesignerAttribute
				UI Type Editors
				Component Editors
				Debugging Design-Time Code
				Summary
			Data-Bound Controls
				Data Binding Overview
				Implementing a Data-Bound Control
				Implementing a Data-Bound Control Designer
				Summary
			Localization, Licensing, and Other Miscellany
				Localization
				Licensing
				Configurable Properties
				Deployment
				Summary
		Server Components
			XML Web Services
				XML Web Services Overview
				Developing an XML Web Service ” The StockWebService Example
				XML Web Service “Based Server Controls ” The StockGrid Example
				Summary
			HTTP Handlers
				HTTP Handler Overview
				The "Hello, World" HTTP Handler Example
				Handling a New Extension ”The XmlHandler Example
				Dynamic Images ”The ImageLabelHandler Example
		Server Control Case Studies
			Data-Bound Templated Controls
				The ListView Control
				ListView Specification
				ListView Implementation
				Summary
			DHTML-Based Server Controls
				The DatePicker Control
				DatePicker Specification
				DatePicker and DatePickerDesigner Implementation
				Summary
		Appendixes
			Metadata Attributes
				Design-Time Attributes
				Parse-Time Attributes
			Object Model for Common Classes
			Microsoft ASP.NET Web Matrix
				Web Matrix Features
				Web Matrix for Component Developers
				Summary
		About the Author
			Nikhil Kothari
			Vandana Datye