Newly updated for Visual Studio .NET 2003, the second
edition of this book includes fresh information on
application and web service development, custom controls,
data access, security, deployment, and error handling, new
material on web application development for mobile devices,
plus an overview of the class libraries.
This section devotes a chapter to each of the following major classes that are available as part of the ASP.NET object model:
Page
HttpApplication and HttpApplicatonState
HttpContext
HttpException
HttpRequest
HttpResponse
HttpServerUtility
HttpSessionState
Each chapter adheres to a standardized format that includes the following elements:
An introduction, which provides a background on the class and how it is used in an ASP.NET application.
A list of the class members (properties, collections, methods, and events) documented in the chapter.
A Comments/Troubleshooting section that provides helpful tips on using the class or discusses pitfalls commonly encountered when working with the class.
Detailed documentation on class properties, with a separate entry devoted to each property.
Detailed documentation on collections returned by properties of the class, if the class has any, with a separate entry devoted to each collection.
Detailed documentation on class methods, with a separate entry devoted to each method
Detailed documentation on events raised by the class, if the class exposes any, with a separate entry devoted to each event.
In addition, Chapter 20 documents configuration settings that can be found in either machine.config or web.config.