Thanks to Moore's Law and advances in wireless technology, the next generation of the Web will be readily accessible from mobile hardware such as Pocket PCs and other PDAs, mobile phones, and smart phones. Discover how to take advantage of the explosion in mobile computing with this detailed programming guide. It shows how to use Microsoft® ASP.NET, Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET, and the Mobile Internet Toolkit to create compelling Web applications that can dynamically display the same page—with properly formatted content—on the broadest array of mobile devices. You'll find out exactly how to use Microsoft Mobile Information Server and how to provide mobile e-mail access. Topics covered include:

• .NET for the mobile Web
• ASP.NET and the Mobile Internet Toolkit
• Developing mobile .NET applications
• Dynamic mobile applications
• Using Mobile Web Forms
• Styles and device-specific rendering
• Accessing data
• Managing state
• Designing compelling .NET mobile Web applications
• XML Web services
• Testing and debugging with emulators and handling runtime errors
• Packaging, configuration, and security
• Creating custom mobile controls
• Supporting new clients

CD-ROM FEATURES:

• A fully searchable electronic copy of the book
• Sample code written for ASP.NET in Microsoft Visual C#™ and Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET

Contents

Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii

1 Introducing .NET for the Mobile Web 1
2 ASP.NET and the Mobile Internet Toolkit 17
3 Developing Mobile Web Applications 33
4 Dynamic Mobile Applications 71
5 Using the Mobile Internet Toolkit Standard Controls 99
6 List Controls 147
7 Special-Purpose Controls and Validation Controls 187
8 Styles and Device-Specific Rendering 229
9 Accessing Data 299
10 State Management 333
11 Designing Compelling Mobile Web Applications 355
12 XML Web Services 383
13 Debugging, Testing with Emulators, and Handling Runtime Errors 413
14 Packaging, Configuration, and Security 443
15 Creating User Controls and Custom Controls 461
16 Building Controls from Scratch and Using Device Adapters 497
17 Supporting New Clients 561

Index