ASP.NET Web Projects

Explains the differences between Web application projects and Web site projects.

Provides an overview of the factors that you should consider when you design a Web application. The topic provides links to additional information about individual subjects.

Describes folders that are used for special purposes in ASP.NET Web projects.

Describes file types and file-name extensions that have special meaning in ASP.NET Web projects.

Provides an overview of the differences between the Visual Studio Development Server, which you use to test Web projects in Visual Studio, and Internet Information Service (IIS).

Describes how to manage folders where you can keep code to share between pages.

Describes the limitations in Visual Studio functionality when it is run by a non-administrative user.

Describes how to add a project-to-project reference in a Visual Studio Web solution.

Describes how to add a reference to a .NET or COM component in a Visual Studio Web project.

Describes how to create new files or add existing files to an ASP.NET Web project in Visual Studio.

Describes how to create and use Visual Studio Web application projects.

Describes how to create and use Visual Studio Web site projects.

Describes the steps that an ASP.NET Web application and individual ASP.NET pages go through during their life cycles. Includes information about how ASP.NET Web sites are compiled at run time and information about application-level events.

Describes site maps and how to use menus and other controls to create navigation through a Web application.

Describes how to specify paths to Web pages and other resources in an ASP.NET Web project.

Provides links to information that explains how to map URLs to pages in an ASP.NET Web application. (Applies to both ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC.)

Describes how to create a consistent page layout using a template (master page) and separate content pages.

Describes how to create a consistent appearance for pages and controls by setting properties and CSS styles.

Describes how to create ASP.NET Web pages and applications that can display information using different languages and cultures.

Explains how to use the latest version of Visual Studio to develop Web applications that run under earlier versions of the .NET Framework.

Describes the syntax of elements that you can use in configuration files for Web applications.

Contains reference documentation for the System.Web namespace, which supplies classes and interfaces that enable communication between browsers and Web servers.

Contains reference documentation for the System.Web.Caching namespace, which provides classes for caching frequently used resources on the server.

Contains reference documentation for theSystem.Web.Configuration namespace, which contains classes that are used to configure ASP.NET.

Contains reference documentation for theSystem.Web.Security namespace, which contains classes that are used to implement ASP.NET security in Web server applications.

Contains reference documentation for the System.Web.Services namespace, which consists of the classes that enable you to create XML Web services using ASP.NET.

Contains reference documentation for System.Web.UI.HtmlControls classes, which enable you to control HTML elements using server code.

Contains reference documentation for classes that enable you to create Web server controls on a Web page. Web controls run on the server and include form controls such as buttons and text boxes, as well as special purpose controls, such as a DropDownList control. These classes enable you to programmatically manage these elements on a Web page.

Provides information about how ASP.NET Web pages function and how to create and program them.

Provides information about how ASP.NET Web server controls work, how to add them to ASP.NET pages, and how to program them

Provides information on displaying and editing data in ASP.NET Web pages.

Provides information about security threats to your ASP.NET applications, ways in which to mitigate threats, and ways to authenticate and authorize users.

Provides information about how to handle errors, debug ASP.NET pages, view trace information during page processing, and monitor the health of your application.

Describes how to create pages with application features that users can select and customize in a browser.

Describes how to store information between page requests.

Provides information about how to implement accessibility standards in ASP.NET.