ASP.NET Web Pages with Razor Syntax is a web framework and part of WebMatrix which gives you everything you need to build Web sites using Windows.
A free ebook (it’s a draft) and the samples are availables on the Microsoft Download Center.
Here is the table of contents :
Chapter 1 – Getting Started with WebMatrix Beta and ASPNET Web Pages 1
What is WebMatrix Beta? 1
Installing WebMatrix Beta 1
Getting Started with WebMatrix Beta 2
Creating a Web Page 4
Installing Helpers with Package Manager 7
Using ASPNET Web Pages Code 9
Programming ASPNET Razor Pages in Visual Studio 12
Creating and Testing ASPNET Pages Using Your Own Text Editor 13
Chapter 2 – Introduction to ASPNET Web Programming Using the Razor Syntax 15
The Top 8 Programming Tips 15
HTML Encoding 16
HTTP GET and POST Methods and the IsPost Property 21
A Simple Code Example 22
Basic Programming Concepts 24
Classes and Instances 25
Language and Syntax 26
Additional Resources 47
Chapter 3 – Creating a Consistent Look 48
Creating Reusable Blocks of Content 48
Creating a Consistent Look Using Layout Pages 51
Designing Layout Pages That Have Multiple Content Sections 55
Making Content Sections Optional 58
Passing Data to Layout Pages 59
Creating and Using a Basic Helper 65
Chapter 4 – Working with Forms 67
Creating a Simple HTML Form 67
Reading User Input From the Form 68
HTML Encoding for Appearance and Security 70
Validating User Input 71
Restoring Form Values After Postbacks 73
Additional Resources 74
Chapter 5 – Working with Data 75
Introduction to Databases 75
Relational Databases 76
Creating a Database 76
Adding Data to the Database 78
Displaying Data from a Database 79
Structured Query Language (SQL) 81
Inserting Data in a Database 82
Updating Data in a Database 86
Deleting Data in a Database 91
Connecting to a Database 95
Additional Resources 96
Chapter 6: Displaying Data in a Grid 97
The WebGrid Helper 97
Displaying Data Using the WebGrid Helper 97
Specifying and Formatting Columns to Display 99
Styling the Grid as a Whole 102
Paging Through Data 103
Chapter 7 – Displaying Data in a Chart 106
The Chart Helper 106
Chart Elements 107
Creating a Chart from Data 108
“Using” Statements and Fully Qualified Names 114
Displaying Charts Inside a Web Page 115
Styling a Chart 116
Saving a Chart 117
Additional Resources 123
Chapter 8 – Working with Files 124
Creating a Text File and Writing Data to It 124
Appending Data to an Existing File 127
Reading and Displaying Data from a File 128
Displaying Data from a Microsoft Excel Comma-Delimited File 131
Deleting Files 131
Letting Users Upload a File 133
Letting Users Upload Multiple Files 136
Additional Resources 138
Chapter 9 – Working with Images 139
Adding an Image to a Web Page Dynamically 139
Uploading an Image 142
About GUIDs 144
Resizing an Image 144
Rotating and Flipping an Image 147
Adding a Watermark to an Image 148
Using an Image As a Watermark 149
Chapter 10 – Working with Video 152
Choosing a Video Player 152
MIME Types 153
Playing Flash (swf) Videos 153
Playing MediaPlayer (wmv) Videos 156
Playing Silverlight Videos 158
Additional Resources 159
Chapter 11 – Adding Email to Your Website 160
Sending Email Messages from Your Website 160
Sending a File Using Email 164
Additional Resources 166
Chapter 12 – Adding Search to Your Website 167
Searching from Your Website 167
Additional Resources 170
Chapter 13 – Adding Social Networking to Your Web Site 171
Linking Your Website on Social Networking Sites 171
Adding a Twitter Feed 172
Rendering a Gravatar Image 174
Displaying an Xbox Gamer Card 175
Displaying a Facebook “Like” Button 176
Chapter 14 – Analyzing Traffic 179
Tracking Visitor Information (Analytics) 179
Chapter 15 – Caching to Improve the Performance of Your Website 183
Caching to Improve Website Responsiveness 183
Chapter 16 – Adding Security and Membership 186
Introduction to Website Membership 186
Creating a Website That Has Registration and Login Pages 187
Creating a Members-Only Page 191
Creating Security for Groups of Users (Roles) 192
Creating a Password-Change Page 194
Letting Users Generate a New Password 196
Preventing Automated Programs from Joining Your Website 200
Chapter 17 – Introduction to Debugging 203
Using the ServerInfo Helper to Display Server Information 203
Embedding Output Expressions to Display Page Values 205
Using the ObjectInfo Helper to Display Object Values 209
Using Debugging Tools 210
Additional Resources 213
Chapter 18 – Customizing Site-Wide Behavior 214
Adding Website Startup Code 214
Running Code Before and After Files in a Folder 218
Creating More Readable and Searchable URLs 224
Appendix – ASPNET Quick API Reference 227
Classes 227
Data 233
Helpers 234
Appendix – ASPNET Web Pages Visual Basic 241
The Top 8 Programming Tips 241
HTML Encoding 242
A Simple Code Example 248
Visual Basic Language and Syntax 250
Additional Resources 271
Appendix – Programming ASPNET Web Pages in Visual Studio 272
Why Use Visual Studio? 272
Installing the ASPNET Razor Tools 272
Using the ASPNET Razor Tools for Visual Studio 273
Disclaimer 278
Previous versions of the draft are also available.
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