Visual Basic® .NET by Example

Chapter 36. Developing Applications for the Web

In this chapter you will find out more about developing Web applications. You will learn new techniques related to data access, state management, and user controls. The topics covered in this chapter include the following:

• Data access using data bound controls

• State management

• Web user control development

You will start with a step-by-step example on how to build a Web page that displays a list of rows from a database table, as well as a detailed view of each row once the user selects the row.

Next we will discuss state management options and how to use them in real-life applications. We will present an example using different state management techniques.

Lastly, you will learn how to develop a user ...