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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

Summary


We covered a number of form related features. We looked at many examples of form fields: TextField, NumberField, TextArea, HtmlEditor, ComboBox, TimeField, DateField, TriggerField, DropDownField, Checkbox, Radio buttons, and FileUploadField. We also saw how forms can be laid out, validated, and submitted. We also saw how stored and records can be bound to a form.

A great thing about Ext.NET and Ext JS when it comes to forms is that they do not try to reinvent conventions. The field class hierarchy means many features are reused and easily available to subclasses, making common tasks easier. Forms can also load records, thus reusing the store architecture.

There are many more field types and layout options which were not covered here, so be sure to look at the Ext.NET examples explorer for more fields and more examples on how to use them. Two very popular and rich controls we can look at further in the next chapter are the TreePanel and TabPanel.