ASP.NET 4.0 and VS 2010 Web Development Beta 1

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2. Agenda • Web Forms • Core Services • Web Designer Improvement • Web Application Deployment • Dynamic Data • AJAX Functionality in ASP.NET 4.0

3. ASP.NET 4.0 Web Forms Feature

4. Set meta tags on Web Forms • Feature for Search Engine Optimize (SEO) • Allow set page meta tags • keywords • description • With Coding • Demo this.MetaKeywords = "Greatfriends.biz, Visual Studio 2010, .NET, ASP.NET 4.0, SilverLight, Team System 2010"; this.MetaDescription = "VTALKS #12“;

5. View State for Individual Controls • ViewStateMode tag • Enabled (default value) • Disabled • Inherit • Able to specify for each control • Able to force all control at Page Directive • Demo

6. Browser Capabilities • Using determines browser that user is using browse to you site. • To get user browser information • HTML, XHTML support version • JavaScript version • Mobile Browser • HttpBrowserCapabilities object after using this feature.

7. Browser Capabilities New Browser Definition Files: • blackberry.browser • chrome.browser • Default.browser • firefox.browser • gateway.browser • generic.browser • ie.browser • iemobile.browser • iphone.browser • opera.browser • safari.browser

8. Using Browser Capabilities Providers • Using ASP.NET Standard Browser Capabilities • Use aspnet_regbrowsers.exe –i , It’s will create ASP.BrowserCapsFactory.dll and install to GAC • Restart IIS iisreset • Custom your Browser Capabilities • Derived HttpCapabilitiesProvider Class • Override GetBrowserCapabilities Method to return your BC. • Register to web.config<browserCaps … • Use in Global.asaxApplication_Start() Event

9. Browser Capabilities Providers • HttpBrowserCapabilities object caching • Extending ASP.NET Browser Capabilities Functionality • Extending Browser Capabilities Functionality by Adding New Capabilities to Existing Capabilities Definitions

10. ASP.NET Web Forms Routing • Let you configure new simple URL • SEO Optimize • It Likes ASP.NET MVC Routing • Such as from • http://website/products.aspx?categoryid=12 • To new URL • http://website/products/software

11. ASP.NET Web Forms Routing • Map routing in Global.asax file on Application_Start() Event, Add RouteTable.Routes.MapPageRoute() method • checkPhysicalUrlAccessfor restrict URL access permission • Reading Routing Information in a Web Forms Page • Page.RouteData.Values["searchterm"] as string; • value “http://localhost/search/scott/”

12. ASP.NET Web Forms Routing • Accessing Routing Information in Markup • <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server“ NavigateUrl="<%$RouteUrl:SearchTerm=scott%>">Search for Scott</asp:HyperLink> • value “http://localhost/search/scott/” • Using Route Data for Data Source Control Parameters • RouteParameter class lets you specify route data as a parameter value for queries in a data source control. It works much like FormParameter • <asp:sqldatasource id="SqlDataSource1" runat="server“ connectionstring="<%$ ConnectionStrings:MyNorthwind %>” selectcommand="SELECT CompanyName,ShipperID FROM Shippers where CompanyName=@companyname“ <selectparameters><asp:routeparameter name="companyname" RouteKey="searchterm" /></selectparameters></asp:sqldatasource>

13. ASP.NET 4.0 Client ID • Control ID Feature • ClientIDMode • AutoID – Auto Generate by ASP.NET. • Static – Fix ID • Predictable – For repeating template control, in ClientIDRowSuffix should be PrimaryKey or Object ID • Inherit –default behavior, same as its parent.

14. Persisting Row Selection in Data Controls • Persist Selected Row • Enabled for GridView and ListView controls • Use EnablePersistedSelection • <asp:GridView id="GridView2" runat="server" EnablePersistedSelection="true"> </asp:GridView>

15. ASP.NET 4.0 Core Services Feature

16. Web.config File Minification • Move major configuration to machine.config, and leave your new configuration only • Able to override value on web.config <?xml version="1.0"?> <configuration> <system.web> <compilation targetFramework="4.0" /> </system.web> </configuration>

17. Extensible Output Caching • Session State • SQL Server State • Output Cache Providers (New) • Allow your set default cache provider • Able to customize your output cache provider • Able to configure one or more

18. New 4.0 Cache Functionality Namespace System.Caching { In-memory Disk based Cache Windows Azure CacheProvider Distributed }

19. New 4.0 Output Cache Functionality Namespace System.Web.Caching { Default.aspx In-memory Disk based Foo.ascx Windows Azure OutputCacheProvider Distributed }

20. Extensible Output Caching • Add Output Cache Provider in web.config • Can specify page to use output cache provider with Page and Control Directive • <%@ OutputCache Duration="60" VaryByParam="None" providerName="DiskCache" %> • Configure all in Global.asax • public override string GetOutputCacheProviderName(HttpContext context) • <caching> • <outputCachedefaultProvider="AspNetInternalProvider"> • <providers> • <add name="DiskCache" type="Test.OutputCacheEx.DiskOutputCacheProvider, DiskCacheProvider" /> • </providers> • </outputCache> • </caching>

21. Auto-Start Web Applications • Many web app need to load initialize data. This expensive to do • Solve the first requests Timeout problem • Wake up asp.net app with your custom code on Application_Load Event in Global.asax file • For ASP.NET 4.0 + IIS 7.5 + Win2K8 R2 Only • Config in %Windows%\System32\inetsrv\configapplicationHost.config <applicationPools> <add name="MyApplicationPool" startMode="AlwaysRunning" /> </applicationPools>

22. Auto-Start Web Applications • specify individual applications pool to be automatically started <sites> <site name="MySite" id="1"> <application path="/“ preloadEnabled="true“ preloadProvider="PrewarmMyCache" > <!-- Additional content --> </application> </site> </sites>  <!-- Additional content  <preloadProviders> <add name="PrewarmMyCache" type="MyNamespace.CustomInitialization, MyLibrary" /> </preloadProviders>

23. Auto-Start Web Applications • For implement PreloadProvider using System.Web.Hosting.IProcessHostPreloadClient public class CustomInitialization : System.Web.Hosting.IProcessHostPreloadClient { public void Preload(string[] parameters) { // Perform initialization. } }

24. Permanently Redirecting a Page • Feature for Search Engine Optimize (SEO) • Generate Http 301 on response header and attached new URL of request page • Just call this method • Response. RedirectPermanent("/newpath/foroldcontent.aspx");

25. The Incredible Shrinking Session State • Support both out-of-process and session-state providers • Just configure in web.config <sessionState mode="SqlServer" sqlConnectionString="data source=dbserver;Initial Catalog=aspnetstate" allowCustomSqlDatabase="true" compressionEnabled="true" />

26. Expanding the Range of Allowable URLs • Expand URL range from 260 characters (old asp.net) to customize value • Customize request path validator <httpRuntimemaxRequestPathLength="260" maxQueryStringLength="2048" /> <httpRuntimerequestPathInvalidChars="<,>,*,%,&,:,\" />

27. Extensible Request Validation • Prevent Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks • Validate Process on HttpRuntime, add tag in web.config • Customizable with your code <httpRuntimerequestValidationType="Samples.MyValidator, Samples" /> public class CustomRequestValidation : RequestValidator { protected override boolIsValidRequestString( HttpContext context, string value, RequestValidationSourcerequestValidationSource, string collectionKey, out intvalidationFailureIndex) { ... } }

28. Object Caching and Object Caching Extensibility • New MemoryCache class in System.Runtime.Caching.dll • Allow call from any Application Type without System.Web.dll dependency • For do this required documentation for implement, Please wait!

29. Extensible HTML, URL, and HTTP Header Encoding • System.Web.Util.HttpEncoder Extensible to create Custom Encoding on HttpRuntime • Add custom encoding in web.config file <httpRuntimeencoderType="Samples.MyCustomEncoder, Samples" />

30. Performance Monitoring for Individual Applications in a Single Worker Process • Diagnostic worker process feature by CRL • Admin can configure in aspnet.config file <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <configuration> <runtime> <appDomainResourceMonitoring enabled="true"/> </runtime> </configuration>

31. Multi-Targeting • Allow to specify version of .NET framework <Codedom> <compilation targetFramework="4.0"/> …..

32. ASP.NET Chart Control • 35 distinct chart types. • An unlimited number of chart areas, titles, legends, and annotations. • A wide variety of appearance settings for all chart elements. • 3-D support for most chart types. • Smart data labels that can automatically fit around data points. • Strip lines, scale breaks, and logarithmic scaling. • More than 50 financial and statistical formulas for data analysis and transformation. • Simple binding and manipulation of chart data. • Support for common data formats, such as dates, times, and currency. • Support for interactivity and event-driven customization, including client click events using AJAX. • State management. • Binary streaming.

33. ASP.NET Chart Control

34. Visual Studio 2010 Web Designer Improvements • Improved CSS Compatibility using CSS 2.1 • HTML and JScript Snippets • JScript IntelliSense Enhancements

35. Web Application Deployment with Visual Studio 2010 • Web packaging • 10 + 20 reasons why you should create a Web Package • Web.config Transformation • Web Deployment: Web.Config Transformation • Database deployment • Database Deployment with VS 2010 • One-Click Publish for Web applications • Web 1-Click Publish with VS 2010

36. Resource • Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 • http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9666892 • ASP.NET 4.0 Beta 2 Documentation • http://www.asp.net/learn/whitepapers/aspnet40 • http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu