contents
foreword
preface
acknowledgments
about this book
about the authors
about the cover illustration
1 Getting started with the ASP.NET MVC Framework
1.1 Picking apart the default application
1.2 Your first ASP.NET MVC controller from scratch
1.3 Our first view
1.4 Ensuring the application is maintainable
1.5 Testing controller classes
1.6 Summary
2 The model in depth
2.1 Understanding the basics of domain-driven design
2.2 Domain model for this book
2.3 Presentation model
2.4 Working with the model
2.5 Summary
3 The controller in depth
3.1 The controller action
3.2 Simple controllers do not need a view
3.3 Testing controllers
3.4 Simple actions and views
3.5 Working with form values
3.6 Processing querystring parameters
3.7 Binding more complex objects in action parameters
3.8 Options for passing ViewData
3.9 Filters
3.10 Summary
4 The view in depth
4.1 How ASP.NET MVC views differ from Web Forms
4.2 Folder structure and view basics
4.3 Overview of view basics
4.4 Leveraging the view to create dynamic screens
4.5 Summary
5 Routing
5.1 What are routes?
5.2 Designing a URL schema
5.3 Implementing routes in ASP.NET MVC
5.4 Using the routing system to generate URLs
5.5 Creating routes for Code Camp Server
5.6 Testing route behavior
5.7 Using routing with existing ASP.NET projects
5.8 Summary
6 Customizing and extending the ASP.NET MVC Framework
6.1 Extending URL routing
6.2 Creating your own ControllerFactory
6.3 Extending the controller
6.4 Creating a custom view engine
6.5 Customizing Visual Studio for ASP.NET MVC
6.6 Summary
7 Scaling the architecture for complex sites
7.1 Taming large controller actions
7.2 Whipping views into shape
7.3 Using action filters to load common data
7.4 Organizing controllers into areas
7.5 Summary
8 Leveraging existing ASP.NET features
8.1 ASP.NET server controls
8.2 State management
8.3 Tracing and debugging
8.4 Implementing personalization and localization
8.5 Implementing ASP.NET site maps
8.6 Summary
9 AJAX in ASP.NET MVC
9.1 Diving into AJAX with an example
9.2 AJAX with ASP.NET Web Forms
9.3 AJAX in ASP.NET MVC
9.4 Summary
10 Hosting and deployment
10.1 Deployment scenarios
10.2 XCOPY deployment
10.3 Deploying to IIS 7
10.4 Deploying to IIS 6 and earlier
10.5 Automating deployments
10.6 Summary
11 Exploring MonoRail and Ruby on Rails
11.1 MonoRail
11.2 Ruby on Rails
11.3 Summary
12 Best practices
12.1 Controllers
12.2 Views
12.3 Routes
12.4 Testing
12.5 Summary
13 Recipes
13.1 jQuery autocomplete text box
13.2 Automatic client-side validation
13.3 Data access with NHibernate
13.4 Designing views with the Spark view engine
13.5 Summary
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