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Ext.NET Web Application Development

By : Anup K Shah
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Ext.NET Web Application Development

By: Anup K Shah

Overview of this book

To build a rich internet application, you need to integrate a powerful client side JavaScript framework with a server side framework. Ext.NET achieves this by integrating Sencha's Ext JS framework with the power of ASP.NET. The result ñ a sophisticated framework offering a vast array of controls, layout, and powerful AJAX and server bindings, which can be used to build rich, highly usable web applications. "Ext.NET Web Application Development" shows you how to build rich applications using Ext.NET. Examples guide you through Ext.NET's various components using both ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC examples. You will also see how Ext.NET handles data binding and server integration. You will also learn how to create reusable components and put them together in great looking applications. This book guides you through the various Ext.NET components and capabilities to enable you to create highly usable Ext.NET components and web applications. You will learn about various UI components and numerous layout options through examples. You will see how the AJAX architecture enables you to create powerful data-oriented applications easily. This book will also teach you how to create reusable custom components to suit your needs. "Ext.NET Web Application Development" shows you how to create rich and usable applications using Ext.NET through numerous examples.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Ext.NET Web Application Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
8
Trees and Tabs with Ext.NET
Index

Complex components


Ext.NET is incredibly vast, and this book is constrained such that many controls cannot be described in detail here. While later chapters look at important, popular, and common controls, such as GridPanel, DataView, XTemplate, TreePanel, TabPanel, and various form controls, it is worth bearing in mind that there are many other rich controls that cannot be covered here simply due to lack of space. However, it is highly recommended to spend time browsing the Examples Explorer at http://examples.ext.net. But to just give you a hint of some of the possibilities, consider these sophisticated component:

Desktop

This is an example of how many Ext.NET components can all come together to provide a powerful desktop-like effect. Components such as Windows and Toolbars play an important part when put together like this!

If your application is complex enough, you may consider creating a desktop within your browser! You can put this kind of look and feel together through the use of...