1. Server side technologies
ASP.Net
Amelina Ahmeti, Sultonmamad, Usman
Web Technologies – Prof. Dr. Ulrik Schroeder – WS 2010/111
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2. Overview
 ASP.Net v/s PHP
 The need for ASP.Net
 Introduction to ASP.Net
 .Net Framework
 .aspx and Code Behind files
 Page Life Cycle
 Controls
 State Management
 Configuration Files
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3. Objectives
 Introduction to ASP.Net
 Basic Advantages
 Some Examples
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4. Comparison with PHP
 Wide belief that PHP is faster
 ASP.Net is a platform
 Cost
 Web Server
 Propriety
 JIT (Just In Time) Compilation
 Discussed in Detail Later!
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5. ASP – Active Server Pages
 Server-side scripts
 Also client-side scripts
 Validate user inputs
 Access database
 ASP provides solutions for transaction processing and managing
session state.
 One of the most successful languages for Web development.
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6. Problems with ASP
 Interpreted and Loosely typed code
 Late binding of Variables
 Uses Jscript or VBScript
 Mixes layout (HTML) and logic (scripting code)
 Frequent switches between HTML and ASP code
 Hard to separate Content and Business Logic
 Limited Development and Debugging Tools
 Visual InterDev, Macromedia helped
 Debugging done using “Response.Write()”
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7. Problems with ASP
 No real state management
 Process Dependent
 Server Farm Limitations
 Cookie Dependent
 Update files only when server is down
 To update components based site you have to stop the server
 If not Application fails
 Obscure Configuration Settings
 Configurations stored in IIS Metabase
 Difficult to port application
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8. ASP.Net – Issues to Address
 Make sure ASP runs fine
 Since ASP was widely used
 Had a very large programmer base
 Introduction of .Net Framework
 ASP.DLL not modified while installing framework
 IIS could run ASP and ASP.Net simultaneously
 Overcome the short comings in ASP
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9. ASP.Net - Advantages
 Support for compiled languages
 Separation of Code from HTML
 Use services provided by the .NET Framework
 Easier Debugging using Visual Studio
 Graphical Development Environment
 Session Management
 Update files while the server is running!
 XML-Based Configuration Files
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10. ASP.Net - Overview
 Server side technology
 Web Forms used to build Web Applications
 Provides services to create and use Web Services
 Controls
 HTML Controls
 Web Server Control
 User Controls
 Ease of application development
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11. .Net - Framework
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12. ASP.Net - Files
 A simple ASP.Net file consists of two files
 Presentation (.aspx)
 Code Behind (.aspx.cs for C#)
 Web Services have the extension .asmx
 Configuration Files
 Global.asax (also has a code behind file)
 Optional file containing global logic
 Also has a code behind file
 Web.config
 Application Configuration file
 Allows defining Name, Value pairs that could be accessed by application
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13. Preserving Data Across Pages
 Session
 InProc
 StateServer
 SqlServer
 Cookies
 Query String
 Cookie Independent (Visual Studio 2010)
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14. Execution Cycle
 Request aspx page
 ASP.Net runtime parses file for code to be compiled
 Generation of Page class (ASP.Net Page)
 Instantiates server controls
 Populates server controls
 Rendering of Controls
 Send the HTML to client browser
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15. Execution Process
 Compiling the code
 First time request
 Code compiled to MSIL(Microsoft Intermediate Language)
 Similar to Assembly Language
 Used to achieve platform independency
 Not the target what Microsoft wants
 CPU independence
 Efficient conversion to Native code
 CLR(Common Language Runtime) compiles the code
 A copy of Page is Cached
 Used until changes are made to the page, and it needs to be compiled again
 Updating the page causes a re-build
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16. Page Life Cycle
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ASPX Page RequestedASPX Page Requested
Request
Page
StartStart
InitializationInitialization
LoadLoad
Post Back Event HandlingPost Back Event Handling
RenderingRendering
UnloadUnload
<html>
…
</html>

17. Web BrowserWeb Browser
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Just-In-Time Compilation
ASPX
File
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File
Code
Behind
Code
Behind
Page
Class
File
Page
Class
File
ASPX
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ASPX
Engin
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Page
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Request #1Request #1
Request #nRequest #n
Courtesy:
Patrick
Stalljohann​
Courtesy:
Patrick
Stalljohann​

18. ASP.Net Controls
 HTML server controls
 HTML elements programmable in server code.
 HTML tags are left as is by compiler
 Web server controls
 Defined as Abstract controls
 Have more built-in features than HTML controls e.g. Calendar,
Menus etc.
 Validation controls
 Perform client side validation
 Can be used to build own validators
 User controls
 Controls created by the User as ASP.Net webpages
 Re-usability and Power to User.
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19. Global.asax
 Declare application level Events and Objects
 Code for events like
 Application Start
 Application End
 Session Start
 Session End
 Since this code cannot be placed in application itself
 Also used for Application and Session State Management
 Compiled just like any other ASP.Net page
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20. Web.config
 Stores configuration information in XML format
 Optional
 Allows for creating Name, Value pairs that could be accessed
by the web application to apply configurations
 Portable
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21. References
 www.w3schools.com
 www.codeproject.com
 msdn.microsoft.com
 CiL – Center for Innovative Learning Technologies, RWTH Aachen
University
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