Asp.Net Mobile Controls. Tutorial Guide

ASP.NET mobile controls give developers the tools they need to create websites and applications that are accessible from a variety of mobile client devices. They are available in an optional add-in for ASP.NET called the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit (MMIT), which can be installed on top of the .NET Framework. The first section of this book introduces the concepts of mobile development, and walks the reader through the fundamentals of WAP, WML, and HTTP The core of the book deals with how to use the mobile controls supplied in the MMIT to produce targeted output suitable for viewing on a range of mobile devices. These concepts are then applied to developing mobile applications with Visual Studio .NET. The book concludes with a case study, bringing together everything that has been discussed, in a functional mobile application. Who is this book for? This book introduces ASP.NET developers to the concepts and controls they need to create meaningful content for mobile client devices. Readers of this book should be familiar with the basics of ASP.NET and C#. This book is written in C# throughout, with code samples available to download from http://www.wrox.com/ in both C# and Visual Basic .NET. What does this book cover? Mobile Web Forms and Mobile Site Design; Navigating a Mobile Site; Data Binding; Validation Controls; Styling Page Output; Writing Custom Mobile Controls; Security; Visual Studio .NET and the MMIT.