[...]... .12 ASP.NET 3.5 12 ASP.NET Futures 13 ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions .13 Web services 14 JavaScript and client-side code 14 ASP.NET AJAX .15 Dynamic HTML .16 Extensible Markup Language (XML) 17 Silverlight .17 Language Integrated Queries (LINQ) 18 ADO.NET 19 SQL Server 19 Internet Information... page 11 4 Using LINQ to Create and Query XML .11 5 Creating the KinFolk class .11 5 Using object initializers to add data 11 6 Building the XML file with LINQ to XML 11 7 Filtering XML with a LINQ to XML query 11 9 Chapter 8: Using LINQ to SQL and the LinqDataSource 12 1 Building a LINQ to SQL CRUD Page 12 1 Creating the database access code 12 2 Hooking... 10 7 Just give me the list and the Count() .10 7 If at first you don’t succeed, you’re running about Average() .10 8 First the Dim and then the Sum() 10 9 Returning the Min() and the Max() values 10 9 Stepping along with Skip() and Take() 11 0 Grouping, Sorting, and Making Distinct 11 1 Creating the language grouping page 11 1 Analyzing the LINQ grouping query .11 3 Rendering... 16 7 Using the VWD Style Sheet Tools .16 8 Attaching an external style sheet 16 8 Adding a style rule to an external style sheet 16 9 Splashing on some wild style 17 0 Applying a style to a TextBox control 17 1 Analyzing the generated style 17 2 xvii xviii ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies Managing Style Rules 17 2 Moving styles from a page to a style sheet .17 3... ObjectDataSource 311 Creating a Calculations class 311 Inserting Calculations columns 313 Walking Through the Shopping Cart Profile . 314 Adding items to the cart 314 Updating the quantity of an item . 314 Chapter 19 : Validation in Depth 315 Remembering User Input Is Evil 316 Forcing the User to Enter Something 316 Ensuring That... XML data 14 9 Creating the XSL style sheet .14 9 Using the ASP.NET Xml control 15 0 Connecting Web Applications to an Access Database 15 1 Creating a Simple Web Service 15 2 Adding a Web Reference to a Project 15 5 Creating a Page to Use the Web Service 15 6 Creating a Daylight Saving WCF Service 15 7 Creating the Service Consumer Web Form .15 9 Connecting... LinqDataSource 12 1 Chapter 9: Creating and Consuming Diverse Data .14 3 Part III: Enhancing the Interface and User Experience 16 3 Chapter 10 : Common Elements: Style Sheets, Master Pages, and Skins 16 5 Chapter 11 : Adding Navigation with TreeView, Menu, Breadcrumb, and SiteMap 17 9 Chapter 12 : Web Standards, Page Layout, and Usability 19 3 Chapter 13 : Designing the ListView... data for the master .95 Fetching data for the details .96 Configuring the GridView and DetailsView controls 97 xv xvi ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies Chapter 7: LINQ as a Data Language 99 Setting Up the LINQ Examples 99 Creating the DataContext object 10 0 Creating ASP.NET pages for the examples 10 0 LINQing with From, Where, and Select 10 1 Targeting... modifying, and deleting styles 17 4 Using Master Pages with Slavish Devotion .17 4 Creating a master page 17 4 Adopting a master page while creating a regular page 17 5 Skinning Is Just What It Themes 17 6 Creating a theme for GoGreen 17 6 Assigning a theme to the whole Web site 17 7 Assigning a theme to an individual page .17 8 Chapter 11 : Adding Navigation with TreeView,... 17 9 Using a Treeview on a Web Page 17 9 Creating TreeView nodes in the designer .18 0 Creating a Web.sitemap file for navigation data 18 2 Generating a treeview from a Web.sitemap file 18 3 Using the treeview with an XMLDataSource control .18 4 Building a Menu for Your Site .18 6 Creating a menu in the designer .18 7 Generating a menu from a Web.sitemap file 18 8 Adding . Cox ASP. NET 3. 5 FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44 PM Page iii 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44 PM Page ii ASP. NET 3. 5 FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44 PM Page i 01_ 1 959 25. i 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44 PM Page ii by Ken Cox ASP. NET 3. 5 FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44 PM Page iii ASP. NET 3. 5 For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 11 1 River. Columbia. 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44 PM Page v 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44 PM Page vi Dedication To my wife, Vilia, for encouraging me to pursue my dreams. 01_ 1 959 25 ffirs.qxp 1/ 11/ 08 9:44