This book shows you how to get the most from the ASP.NET data presentation controls to easily display and manage complex data in your web applications. This book takes you through the most important tasks for working with the ASP.NET data presentation controls. Packed with example code and clear explanations, this book will make you a master of these controls in no time.This book is for ASP.NET developers who want to display or manage data in ASP.NET applications. The code examples are in C#.
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Joydip Kanjilal is a Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET. He has over 12 years of industry experience in IT with more than 6 years in Microsoft .NET and its related technologies. He has authored a lot of articles for some of the most reputable sites like, www.asptoday.com, www.devx.com, www.aspalliance.com, www.aspnetpro.com, www.sql-server-performance.com, www.sswug.com, etc. A lot of these articles have been selected at www.asp.net - Microsoft's Official Site on ASP.NET. Joydip was also a community credit winner at www.community-credit.com a number of times. He is currently working as a Senior Consultant in a reputable company in Hyderabad, INDIA. He has years of experience in designing and architecting solutions for various domains. His technical strengths include, C, C++, VC++, Java, C#, Microsoft .NET, Ajax, Design Patterns, SQL Server, Operating Systems and Computer Architecture. Joydip blogs at http://aspadvice.com/blogs/joydip and spends most of his time reading books, blogs and writing books and articles. His hobbies include watching cricket and soccer and playing chess.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good look at the various data-bound presentation controls,
This review is from: ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials: Master the standard ASP.NET server controls for displaying and managing data (Paperback)
If you are an ASP.NET developer or want to become one, there are numerous books available that talk about the ASP.NET framework and/or how to build web sites using ASP.NET, but this book focuses specifically on the data presentation controls that are available in ASP.NET, including ASP.NET 3.5.
The book provides a good introduction to the basics of how data binding in ASP.NET works and then expands on that introduction to cover the new (in ASP.NET 2.0) data source controls, including the Object, SQL, and XML data source controls. From there, the book focuses a separate chapter on the working with each of the different types of data presentation controls. The remainder of the book focuses on how to display different views of your data using the GridView and offers a good comparison between the GridView and DataGrid controls and then taking a deeper look at using the DetailsView, FormView and TreeView controls. The techniques presented in these two chapters show explain of the more common visual modifications in fairly simple to understand terms, including how to change the row color using a checkbox, displaying a cell tool tip and how to implement a hierarchical GridView. The last chapter focuses on LINQ and how to query data using LINQ to bind to the Listview and DataPager controls. Overall, while the style of writing in the book was a little hard to follow at times, the technical content of the book appeared to be both accurate and thorough, providing a very good look at the various data-bound presentation controls available in ASP.NET.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A solid introduction with a few technical mistakes,
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This review is from: ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials: Master the standard ASP.NET server controls for displaying and managing data (Paperback)
This book is clearly marked as not being for beginners to the ASP.NET framework and I would suggest potential readers follow that warning. The book is littered with helpful snippets of C# code showing you how to obtain data-driven output in your ASP.NET pages. These snippets can be confusing if you're not fairly comfortable with the ASP.NET framework and the event model. There are not that many instances of a full walk-through in the examples provided, so it's hard to follow unless you know what you're doing. I personally found no trouble in keeping up with the book. So, beginners, you've been warned. :)
The author has a clear understanding of the subject matter and it shows in this book. The topics presented cover a solid portion of data access and presentation in ASP.NET. I do wish there had been some introduction to ADO.NET at the very beginning of the book. Being as ADO.NET is the fundamental building block to this book, I think it would have been a welcome addition. The book itself is just over 200 pages that are broken down into 8 chapters. At a $40 list price in the US, that's a hard sell to many in the technology world. A chapter or two in some of the background required for the text could have helped this potential problem for would-be buyers. It will not be a concern to everyone but the technology group is quite sensitive to the "price per page" ratio found in their technical materials. As a first edition, there are a number of formatting and technical mistakes present in this book. I noticed a specific code example towards the beginning of the book where quotations had been replaced by another character, which certainly would not compile and run for the reader. A reader with C# experience would notice this instantly, but it's a mistake that should have been corrected. The indentation of the code examples in this book are widely varied. As a developer, it's fundamental to see correct formatting in code, and a book should hold that to a higher standard. I also noticed a few instances of code that was simply formatted in such a way that made it invalid. It would not compile if sitting in Visual Studio. Again, something an experience reader would catch easily and wouldn't impede their progress through the book. Overall, I liked the book. It contains valuable information if you need a lesson in data presentation controls for ASP.NET. If you are considering this book, I would pick it up at your local book store and determine if the content is what you're looking for and whether the list price can be justified to you. Even with the technical mistakes and being a quick read, it will be a worthwhile purchase to many developers looking to understand the data presentation controls available in ASP.NET.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good coverage of the subject matter.,
This review is from: ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials: Master the standard ASP.NET server controls for displaying and managing data (Paperback)
The minor gramaticcal and punctuation issues did not detract from the book's value for me.
I REALY like having the detailed coverage of a specific topic.
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