Building Microsoft ASP.NET Applications for Mobile Devices

by Andy Wigley, Peter Roxburgh

Extend your programming expertise across the widest range of mobile devices with this incisive guide to Microsoft ASP.NET mobile controls. Now integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, ASP.NET mobile controls enable you to build applications that render intelligently on different devices—regardless of markup language, browser, or form factor. The authors expertly guide you through the mobile Web application development process, explaining how to fully exploit Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 for rapid and more flexible development. Discover how to create innovative, intuitive solutions—instead of wrestling with interoperability issues.

Learn how to:


Build mobile Web Forms pages with device-independent properties, methods, and events Use “code-behind” techniques to separate programming logic from the UI Employ the standard controls or download new custom controls Build controls from scratch and program device adapters Create styles and style sheets Customize applications for specific devices with templates Access data using Microsoft ADO.NET and the Visual Database Tools Know when to use application vs. session state Apply best practices for using XML Web services in mobile applications Help secure applications with ASP.NET authentication services Develop multilingual and multicultural applications Debug code, trap runtime errors, and use software emulators to test applications Configure, package, and deploy applications

720 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 2003