Introducing Microsoft .NET

Contents

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Chapter One: Introduction 1

The Big Internet 1

Raising the Bar: Common Infrastructure Problems 2

The Best Laid Plans 5

What the Heck Is NET, Anyway? 7

About This Book 9

Warning: Prerelease Software 11

Sing a Song of Silicon 12

Chapter Two: NET Objects 15

Problem Background 15

Solution Architecture 20

Simplest Example 24

More on NET Namespaces 32

Assemblies 36

Object-Oriented Programming Features 47

NET Memory Management 56

Interoperation with COM 64

Transactions in NET 73

Structured Exception Handling 75

Code Access Security 82

Chapter Three: ASPNET 93

Problem Background 93

Solution Architecture 97

Simplest Example: Writing a Simple ASPNET Page 101

More on Web Controls 105

Managing and Configuring Web Application Projects: The Webconfig File 113

ASPNET State Management 117

Security in ASPNET 123

Process Management 145

Chapter Four: NET Web Services 147

Problem Background 147

Solution Architecture 151

Simplest Example: Writing a Web Service 154

Self-Description of Web Services: The WSDL File 159

Writing Web Service Clients 162

Web Service Support in Visual StudioNET 172

Web Service State Management 176

Chapter Five: Windows Forms 177

Problem Background 177

Solution Architecture 180

Simplest Example 181

More Complex Example: Controls and Events 184

Writing Your Own Windows Forms Control 188

Hosting ActiveX Controls in Windows Forms 193

Epilogue and Benediction 199

Index 203