C#® Developer's Guide to ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET

Chapter 2. Page Framework

IN THIS CHAPTER

• ASP.NET's Control Model

• Separating Presentation from Code Using Code Behind

• Programming HTML Controls

• Attributes of the Page Object

• Creating User Interfaces with Web Controls

• Server Controls and Page Object Reference

Programming an ASP.NET application is significantly different than programming in ASP.old. The difference can be likened to the change that occurred when moving from QuickBasic programming to Visual Basic programming.

The changes in ASP.NET can be broken down into three categories: the control model, the event model, and the separation of code from presentation.