ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

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ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

• Jan Blomquist, MVP, MCT
• www.traincert.net
• www.cbtoffice.no

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Agenda
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Using the Toolkit for Page Development

• Easily enhance existing websites (or create new
  ones)
• Over 30 AJAX-Enabled Component
• JavaScript skills not required
• Drag-and-drop Design Experience
• Will be improved in Orcas
• Easily deployed to websites BIN directory
• Included source allows customization and/or fixes
  by customers

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Creating a Toolkit-enabled Website
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Using the Toolkit for Component Development

• Primary focus on enabling easy AJAX component
  development
• Plumbing code is included in templates so you
  dont have to write it!
• Lots of added functionality and features
• Focus on preserving ASP.NET AJAX techniques and
  practices
• Writing code with the Toolkit leverages ASP.NET
  AJAX so youre not learning different concepts
• Many support alternatives (forums, community,
  source code, etc.)

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More about Behaviors and Extenders in ASP.NET AJAX

• Behaviors
• Add or modify functionality to an element on the
  page
• Written in JavaScript
• Modify the HTML DOM
• Extenders
• ASP.NET components
• Associate an ASP.NET Control with a Behavior
• Leverage Server-Side and Design Time

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The ASP.NET AJAX Library JavaScript Framework

• Object oriented framework build on JavaScript
• Provides automatic cross-browser compatibility
  layer
• Built-in classes for WebService calls, Type
  system, basic DOM operations
• Allows structured programming and encapsulation
• No more sprinkling JavaScript around your site!

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Creating A Toolkit Component

• Two types of components in the Toolkit
• Behavior Extender
• ASP.NET AJAX-aware Control (ScriptControl)
• Which to choose?
• If required HTML shape is very specific, write a
  control and then attach behaviors to it
• If HTML shape is simple or common, write an
  extender

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Anatomy of a Toolkit Component
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Anatomy of a Toolkit Component
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Anatomy of a Toolkit Component
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Anatomy of a Toolkit Component
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Creating an Extender Project

• Toolkit package has Visual Studio templates for

• Toolkit-enabled website
• Toolkit component project
• Toolkit Components
• VB C for each

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Creating a Toolkit Extender
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GRATIS AJAX WIDGETS

• GAIA AJAX Web Widgets for ASP.NET
• www.ajaxwebwidgets.com
• Gratis til alle deltagere på MSDN
• Registrer deg med kupong kodegaiax (gyldig ut
  februar)

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Til slutt

• Hjelp oss å bli bedre
• Fyll ut evalueringen som kommer på e-post
• Gi direkte råd til Microsoft-representanter
• Hold deg oppdatert
• www.microsoft.no/informasjon
• Besøk oss på www.microsoft.no/msdn eller
  www.microsoft.no/technet