Debugging ASP.NET

Debugging ASP.NET is poised to become the de facto standard in ASP.NET debugging resources. Each debugging feature is closely examined, with full descriptions and related, useful code. This is the first book on ASP.NET that assumes things can (and will) go wrong, providing expert tips and solutions.

Debugging ASP.NET provides you with expert advice on:

• Strategies to debug your code
• Keeping track of what you're doing using event logging
• Finding the source of the bug using tracing techniques
• Debugging ADO.NET
• Using conditional compilation to prevent mishaps
• Administering within the Visual Studio' .NET debugging environment using C# and Visual Basic'. NET
• Caching and COM+ issues
• Debugging your own serverside controls
• Debugging problems when moving from Visual Basic' to Visual Basic .NET
• Structured error handling strategies
• Strategies for planning and implementing a debugging cycle

I: ASP Debugging Basics

1: Conceptual Framework

2: Traditional Approaches to Debugging in ASP

3: Debugging Strategies

4: Code Structure That Eases Debugging

II: ASP.NET Debugging Tools

5: Conditional Compiling

6: Tracing

7: Visual Studio .NET Debugging Environment

8: Leveraging the Windows 2000 Event Log

III: Debugging the New ASP.NET Features

9: Debugging Server-Side Controls

10: Debugging Data-Bound Controls

11: Debugging User Controls

12: Caching Issues and Debugging

IV: Debugging Related Technologies

13: Debugging Web Services

14: Debugging .NET Components and HttpHandlers

15: COM+ Issues 253 16: Debugging ADO.NET

V: Appendix

A: Issues That Arise When Migrating from ASP to ASP.NET

Index