ASP.NET is Microsoft's dynamic website technology, enabling developers to create data-driven websites using the .NET platform. ASP.NET version 1.0 was first released in January 2002, with ASP.NET version 1.1 released in April 2003. Version 2.0 of ASP.NET was released in November 2005; version 3.5 was released in November 2007. (For more on ASP.NET version 1.x, see the 1.x article index.)

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[AJAX] | [Website Layout and Design] | [Using Visual Studio] | [Working with and Displaying Data] | [System Architecture] | [Working with Web Controls] | [Security] | [Network Functions] | [Caching] | [Miscellaneous Topics] | [Graphics and Charting]

AJAX

• An Introduction to AJAX and Atlas with ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Building Interactive User Interfaces with Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX: Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9]
  
• Creating an AJAX-Enabled Calendar Control
  
• Disabling a User Interface Element During a Partial Page Postback
  
• Periodically Updating the Screen and Web Page Title with ASP.NET AJAX
  
• Creating a Filtering User Interface With jQuery In a Web Forms Application: Part 1 []Part 2]
  

Website Layout and Design

• A Sneak Peak at MasterPages in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Passing Information Between Content and Master Pages
  
• ASP.NET Master Page Advice, Tips, and Tricks
  
• Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Site Navigation - Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5]
  
• Dynamically Setting the Page's Title in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Programmatically Creating Context-Sensitive Help on a Web Page
  
• Creating CSS Friendly Websites with ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Displaying Random Images in an ASP.NET Web Page
  
• Implementing Incremental Navigation with ASP.NET
  

Using Visual Studio

• A Look Forward at Microsoft's Visual Web Developer 2005
  
• Creating and Using Code Snippets in Visual Studio 2005
  
• Improved Debugging with Visual Studio 2005's Debugger Visualizers
  
• An Overview of ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008
  

Working With and Displaying Data

• A Sneak Peak at Working with Data in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Accessing and Updating Data in ASP.NET: Data Source Control Basics [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9] [Part 10] [Part 11] [Part 12] [Part 13] [Part 14] [Part 15]
  
  
• Working with Databases in ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005
  
• GridView Examples for ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Using Strongly-Typed Data Access in Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Returning Ranked Results with Microsoft SQL Server 2005
  
• Custom Paging in ASP.NET 2.0 with SQL Server 2005 [Sorting Custom Paged Results] [Filtering Custom Paged Results]
  
• Checking All CheckBoxes in a GridView [Adding a "Check/Uncheck All" Header CheckBox]
  
• A Multitude of Tutorials that Examine Working with Data in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Creating a Tag Cloud in ASP.NET
  
• Storing Binary Files Directly in the Database Using ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Deploying a Local Database to a Remote Web Host
  
• Debugging SQL Server 2005 Stored Procedures in Visual Studio
  
• Displaying Extended Details in a GridView Using an Ajax Pop-Up (Part 1) [Part 2]
  
• Using ASP.NET 3.5's ListView and DataPager Controls: Displaying Data with the ListView [Grouping Data] [Sorting Data] [Paging Through Data] [Grouping By a Data Field] [Deleting Data] [Editing Data] [Inserting Data] [Creating an SEO-Friendly Paging Interface] [The Ultimate DataPager Interface]
  
• Extending the GridView to Include Sort Arrows [Improving the Sort Arrows GridView Control]
  
• Importing an Excel Spreadsheet Using Typed DataSets and TableAdapters: Building the Database [Building the Importer Web Page and Uploading the Excel Spreadsheet] [Displaying the Uploaded Excel Spreadsheet] [Creating a Data Access Layer (DAL)] [Importing the Excel Spreadsheet]
  
• Working with XML Data Using LINQ, a TreeView, and a ListView :: Displaying Data [Editing Data]
  
• Displaying Detail Records for User-Selected Master Records :: Using a Dynamic IN Clause [Saving the User's Search Preferences]
  
• Creating a Databound Label Control
  
• Creating a Dynamic Data-Driven User Interface (Part 1) [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
  
• Programmatically Retrieving a Stored Procedure's Parameters
  
• Retrieving the Just-Inserted ID of an IDENTITY Column Using a SqlDataSource Control
  
• New Date Data Types in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
  
• An Extensive Examination of LINQ: An Introduction to LINQ [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8]
  
• Using SqlBulkCopy To Perform Efficient Bulk SQL Operations [Using Transactions with SqlBulkCopy]
  
• A Look at the GridView's New Sorting Styles in ASP.NET 4.0
  

System Architecture

• A Look at ASP.NET 2.0's Provider Model
  
• Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Membership, Roles, and Profile - Part 1 [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9] [Part 10] [Part 11] [Part 12] [Part 13] [Part 14] [Part 15] [Part 16] [Part 17]
  
• Apply ASP.NET Authentication and Authorization Rules to Static Content with IIS 7.0's Integrated Pipeline Feature
  
• Gracefully Responding to Unhandled Exceptions - Displaying User-Friendly Error Pages [Processing Unhandled Exceptions]
  
• Creating Custom Configuration Sections in Web.config [Using .NET 2.0's Configuration API]
  
• Health Monitoring in ASP.NET 2.0: The Basics [Part 2] [Part 3]
  
• Rolling Your Own Website Administration Tool - Part 1 [Part 2]
  
• Using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Store Date/Time Values
  
• Taking an ASP.NET 2.0 Application Offline
  
• Using ASP.NET Routing Without ASP.NET MVC [URL Routing in ASP.NET 4.0]
  
• Exception Handling Advice for ASP.NET Web Applications
  
• Querying a Multi-Tenant Data Architecture
  

Working with Web Controls

• Dissecting the Validation Controls in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Creating a Step-by-Step User Interface with the ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard Control: The Basics [Improving and Customizing the User Experience]
  
• Customizing the CreateUserWizard Control [Customizing the CreateUserWizard Control To Display a Fixed Set Of Security Questions]
  
• Using the TreeView Control and a DataList to Create an Online Image Gallery
  
• Creating Validator Controls for the CheckBox and CheckBoxList |
• Disabling the Submit Button Until a CheckBox is Checked
  
• Creating a TextBox Word / Character Counter Control [Updates to the TextBox Word / Character Counter Control]
  
• Working Around ASP.NET's HyperLink ImageUrl Bug
  
• Picking Dates with a Free RJS PopCalendar, a Free ASP.NET Popup Calendar Control
  
• Displaying a Message in Response to Some Action and Then Hiding It on Subsequent Postbacks
  
• RedirectButton - Redirect Users With the Click of a Button
  
• Creating a "What I'm Reading" Widget
  

Security

• Encrypting Configuration Information in ASP.NET 2.0 Applications
  
• An Overview of Cryptographic Systems and Encrypting Database Data [Using Symmetric Encryption in a SQL Server 2005 Database] [Using Asymmetric Encryption and Digital Signatures in a SQL Server 2005 Database]
  

Network Functions

• Sending Email in ASP.NET 2.0 [HTML-Formatted Emails, Attachments, and Gracefully Handling SMTP Exceptions] [Reply-To, Priority, and Read Receipts]
  
• Emailing the Rendered Output of an ASP.NET Web Control in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Returning an IPv4 Address in an IPv6-Enabled Environment
  

Caching

• Output Caching in ASP.NET 2.0
  

Miscellaneous Topics

• Accessing Embedded Resources through a URL using WebResource.axd
  
• Client-Side Enhancements in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Creating a Quick and Dirty Online Blackjack Game
  
• A Look at ASP.NET 2.0's URL Mapping
  
• Persisting Page State in ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Personalizing RSS Feeds with ASP.NET 2.0
  
• Building a User Control that Displays RSS Feeds Using a DataList and an XmlDataSource Control
  
• Creating an ASP.NET 2.0 Polling User Control: Design Decisions and the Data Model [Building the Polling User Control] [Creating Administration Web Pages]
• Hosting ASP.NET Applications in Medium Trust
  
• Resetting Scroll Position When Using MaintainScrollPositionOnPostback
  
• Extending Base Type Functionality with Extension Methods
  
• Dissecting ASP.NET Version 3.5's Web.config File
  
• Creating an Online Boggle Solver :: Building the User Interface [Solving the Puzzle]
• Warning the User when Caps Lock is On
  
• Techniques for Randomly Reordering an Array
  
• Helping Visitors Search Your Site By Creating an OpenSearch Provider
  
• Modifying the HTTP Response Using Filters
  
• Key Configuration Settings When Deploying a Web Application
  
• Locking the Screen During a Postback
  
• Using Expression Builders in ASP.NET [skmExpressionBuilders - A Suite of Custom Expression Builder Classes]
  
• Syndicating and Consuming RSS 1.0 (RDF) Feeds in ASP.NET 3.5
  
• An Overview of Partial Classes and Partial Methods
  
• Four Little Known, Helpful Methods, Properties, and Features for ASP.NET Developers
  
• Accessing Images On Flickr From An ASP.NET Website Using The Flickr.Net Library
  
• Removing Unnecessary HTTP Headers in IIS and ASP.NET
  
• Adding a Color Picker Control To Your ASP.NET Application
  

Graphics and Charting

• Creating Charts with the Google Chart API [A Google Chart API Custom Server Control]
  
• Dynamically Generating and Caching Images in ASP.NET with the GeneratedImage Control [Image Transforms with the ASP.NET Generated Image Control]
  
• Using Microsoft's Chart Controls In An ASP.NET Application: Getting Started [Plotting Chart Data] [Rendering the Chart] [Sorting and Filtering Chart Data] [Programmatically Generating Chart Images] [Creating Drill Down Reports] [Adding Statistical Formulas] [Enhancing Charts With Ajax]
  

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