perhaps my understanding is still coming along, being new to OO, but why are UserControls abstract by default in VS.net? i thought abstract meant a class that could only be used as a parent and not ...

To fully exploit User Controls, you need to treat them as object -- which includes having them fire events. If firing your own events is new to you, here's a step-by-step guide. In an earlier column, ...

ASP.NET 2.0 includes everything from new controls to new subsystems, and it incorporates major structural changes that change the way that you'll use ASP.NET. ASP.NET 2.0 features new subsystems that ...

Take advantage of user secrets management in ASP.NET Core to prevent the sharing of sensitive application data in your projects When working with ASP.NET web applications, you will want to protect ...

User context makes life easier when tracing Http requests in ASP.NET Core applications. It’s easy to add with custom middleware. When working with web applications, you will often want to keep watch ...

Developers can create buttons that launch new Websites from within a Web page, or they can make new website windows appear without user intervention. If your ASP.NET application needs to show a user a ...

I did a quick search in the forums and didnt notice anyone asking this specific question. Sorry if it was asked before. I want to know if it's possible to refer to placeholder controls using variable ...