Learn ASP.NET MVC

Introduction

1. What this book is not
2. Prerequisites
3. How to read this book
4. Tools you need
5. Source code

1.What is ASP.NET MVC and why use it

1. 1.1What is it ?
2. 1.2Why use it ?
3. 1.3Competing technologies

2.Creating our Web Site

3.ASP.NET MVC inner workings

1. 3.1Principles
2. 3.2View

4.Create an application and modify the home page

1. 4.1Do-it-yourself 1 - Create the application
2. 4.2Do-it-yourself 2 - Change the home page

5.Razor

1. 5.1Razor syntax
2. 5.2Layout views
3. 5.3Do-it-yourself 4 - Remove some links
4. 5.4Helpers
5. I need you, super-hero !

6.Understanding ASP.NET MVC

1. 6.1Flashback
2. 6.2Routing
3. 6.3Controllers
4. 6.4Be lazy
5. 6.5Let’s go all the way

7.Typing things up

1. 7.1The problem with ViewBag and ViewData
2. 7.2Using and typing the model
3. 7.3Conventions and simplicity: introducing the ViewModel
4. 7.4Entity Framework models
5. 7.5Do-it-yourself 5 - Create the Product model and DbContext
6. 7.6Do-it-yourself 6 - Add code that creates a database with some products
7. 7.7Do-it-yourself 7 - Display a products list

8.Updating server data

1. 8.1Action parameters
2. 8.2Word of caution about URLs
3. 8.3Do-it-yourself 8 - Display product details
4. 8.4HTTP Post parameters
5. 8.5Passing a full blown object
6. 8.6Sit and watch - Basic product calculator
7. 8.7Do-it-yourself 9 - Add a search box to the products list

9.Updating data scenario

1. 9.1Steps
2. 9.2Controller
3. 9.3Automated generation of controller and views
4. 9.4Do-it-yourself 10 - Create the products management back-office

10.Doing more with controllers and actions

1. 10.1Actions can generate more than views
2. 10.2Do-it-yourself 11 - Add images to the products
3. 10.3Input validation

11.Basic security

1. 11.1Preventing Cross-Site Scripting
2. 11.2Rejecting extra fields
3. 11.3Identifying users
4. 11.4Do-it-yourself 12 - Secure the back-office

12.Going further

1. 12.1Deploying your site
2. 12.2Creating Razor helpers
3. 12.3Partial views
4. 12.4Display and edit templates

Do-it-yourself Cheat Sheet

1. Do-it-yourself 1 - Create the application - correction
2. Do-it-yourself 2 - Change the home page - correction
3. Do-it-yourself 3 - Add code to the home page - correction
4. Do-it-yourself 4 - Remove some links - correction
5. Do-it-yourself 5 - Create the Product model and DbContext - correction
6. Do-it-yourself 6 - Add code that creates a database with some products - correction
7. Do-it-yourself 7 - Display a products list - correction
8. Do-it-yourself 8 - Display product details - correction
9. Do-it-yourself 9 - Add a search box to the products list - correction
10. Do-it-yourself 10 - Create the products management back-office - correction
11. Do-it-yourself 11 - Add images to the products - correction
12. Do-it-yourself 12 - Secure the back-office - correction

Definitions

1. Bootstrap
2. Dynamic object
3. Entity Framework
4. Project
5. Solution
6. Solution Explorer

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