Chapter 8. Gathering Data with ASP.NET Web Forms

Up to this point in the book we have discussed a number of ways to retrieve and show data using ASP.NET, but haven't touched on how to collect data from users and return it back to the server. We use a combination of a FORM (<form runat="server">) and controls to collect data from the user. A FORM is essentially a container that provides a way to exchange data between the client and server. ASP.NET comes with a rich collection of ...

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