Pro ASP.NET MVC 4, Fourth Edition

The ASP.NET MVC 4 Framework is the latest evolution of Microsoft’s ASP.NET web platform. It provides a high-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility, combined with all the benefits of ASP.NET. ASP.NET MVC 4 contains a number of significant advances over previous versions. New mobile and desktop templates (employing adaptive rendering) are included together with support for jQuery Mobile for the first time. New display modes allow your application to select views based on the browser that's making the request while Code Generation Recipes for Visual Studio help you auto-generate project-specific code for a wide variety of situtations including NuGet support. In this fourth edition, the core model-view-controller (MVC) architectural concepts are not simply explained or discussed in isolation, but are demonstrated in action. You’ll work through an extended tutorial to create a working e-commerce web application that combines ASP.NET MVC with the latest C# language features and unit-testing best practices. By gaining this invaluable, practical experience, you’ll discover MVC’s strengths and weaknesses for yourself—and put your best-learned theory into practice. The book's authors, **Steve Sanderson** and **Adam Freeman**, have both watched the growth of ASP.NET MVC since its first release. Steve is a well-known blogger on the MVC Framework and a member of the Microsoft Web Platform and Tools team. Adam started designing and building web applications 15 years ago and has been responsible for some of the world's largest and most ambitious projects. You can be sure you are in safe hands. What you’ll learn* Gain a solid architectural understanding of ASP.NET MVC 4, including basic MVC * Explore the entire ASP.NET MVC Framework * Learn what's new in version 4 and how how best to apply these new features * See how MVC and test-driven development work in action * Capitalize on your existing knowledge quickly and easily through comparison of features in classic ASP.NET to those in ASP.NET MVC Who this book is for This book is for web developers with a basic knowledge of ASP.NET and C# who want (or need) to start using the new ASP.NET MVC 4 Framework. Table of Contents1. What's The Big Idea 2. Your first MVC Application 3. The MVC Pattern 4. Essential Language Features 5. Working with Razor 6. Essential Tools for MVC 7. Sports Store: A Real Application 8. Sports Store: Navigation 9. Sports Store: Cart 10. Sports Store: Admin 11. Sports Store: Security and Finishing Touches 12. Overview of MVC Projects 13. URL Routing 14. Advanced Routing Features 15. Controllers and Actions 16. Filters 17. Controller Extensbility 18. Views 19. Helper Methods 20. Templated Helper Methods 21. URL and Ajax Helper Methods 22. Model Binding 23. Model Validation 24. Bundles and Display Modes 25. Web API 26. Deployment

The ASP.NET MVC 4 Framework is the latest evolution of Microsoft’s ASP.NET web platform. It provides ahigh-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility, combined with all the benefits of ASP.NET.

ASP.NET MVC 4 contains a number of significant advances over previous versions. New mobile and desktop templates (employing adaptive rendering) are included together with support for jQuery Mobile for the first time. New display modes allow your application to select views based on the browser that's making the request while Code Generation Recipes for Visual Studio help you auto-generate project-specific code for a wide variety of situtations including NuGet support.

In this fourth edition, the core model-view-controller (MVC) architectural concepts are not simply explained or discussed in isolation, but are demonstrated in action. You’ll work through an extended tutorial to create a working e-commerce web application that combines ASP.NET MVC with the latest C# language features and unit-testing best practices. By gaining this invaluable, practical experience, you’ll discover MVC’s strengths and weaknesses for yourself—and put your best-learned theory into practice.

The book's authors, Steve Sanderson and Adam Freeman, have both watched the growth of ASP.NET MVC since its first release. Steve is a well-known blogger on the MVC Framework and a member of the Microsoft Web Platform and Tools team. Adam started designing and building web applications 15 years ago and has been responsible for some of the world's largest and most ambitious projects. You can be sure you are in safe hands.

What you’ll learn

• Gain a solid architectural understanding of ASP.NET MVC 4, including basic MVC
• Explore the entire ASP.NET MVC Framework
• Learn what's new in version 4 and how how best to apply these new features
• See how MVC and test-driven development work in action
• Capitalize on your existing knowledge quickly and easily through comparison of features in classic ASP.NET to those in ASP.NET MVC

Who this book is for

This book is for web developers with a basic knowledge of ASP.NET and C# who want (or need) to start using the new ASP.NET MVC 4 Framework.

Table of Contents1. What's The Big Idea
2. Your first MVC Application
3. The MVC Pattern
4. Essential Language Features
5. Working with Razor
6. Essential Tools for MVC
7. Sports Store: A Real Application
8. Sports Store: Navigation
9. Sports Store: Cart
10. Sports Store: Admin
11. Sports Store: Security and Finishing Touches
12. Overview of MVC Projects
13. URL Routing
14. Advanced Routing Features
15. Controllers and Actions
16. Filters
17. Controller Extensbility
18. Views
19. Helper Methods
20. Templated Helper Methods
21. URL and Ajax Helper Methods
22. Model Binding
23. Model Validation
24. Bundles and Display Modes
25. Web API
26. Deployment

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 What’s the Big Idea?....Pages 3-13 Your First MVC Application....Pages 15-45 The MVC Pattern....Pages 47-71 Essential Language Features....Pages 73-100 Working with Razor....Pages 101-124 Essential Tools for MVC....Pages 125-159 SportsStore—A Real Application....Pages 161-199 SportsStore: Navigation....Pages 201-230 SportsStore: Completing the Cart....Pages 231-254 SportsStore: Administration....Pages 255-281 SportsStore: Security & Finishing Touches....Pages 283-300 Front Matter....Pages 301-301 Overview of MVC Projects....Pages 303-322 URL Routing....Pages 323-361 Advanced Routing Features....Pages 363-389 Controllers and Actions....Pages 391-417 Filters....Pages 419-453 Controller Extensibility....Pages 455-483 Views....Pages 485-510 Helper Methods....Pages 511-539 Templated Helper Methods....Pages 541-567 Front Matter....Pages 301-301 URL and Ajax Helper Methods....Pages 569-598 Model Binding....Pages 599-628 Model Validation....Pages 629-656 Bundles and Display Modes....Pages 657-678 Web API....Pages 679-698 Deployment....Pages 699-716 Back Matter....Pages 717-729 ASP.NET 4 is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. Pro ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010 raises the bar for high-quality, practical advice on learning and deploying Microsoft's dynamic web solution. This edition is updated with everything you need to master up to version 4 of ASP.NET, including coverage of ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET AJAX 4, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, and Silverlight 3. Seasoned .NET professionals Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta explain how you can get the most from these groundbreaking technologies. They cover ASP.NET 4 as a whole, illustrating both the newer features and the functionality carried over from previous versions of ASP. This book will give you the knowledge you need to code real ASP.NET 4 applications in the best possible style