Pro Dynamic .NET 4.0 Applications

Cover -- Contents -- Contents at a Glance -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introducing Data-Driven Programming -- Database Metadata -- SQL Server -- Oracle -- Practical Applications -- Code Generation -- Custom Code Generators -- Using the CodeDOM -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Reflection -- Instantiating Classes -- Loading Shared Assemblies -- Examining Classes -- Drilling Down into Assembly Objects -- Building an Object Hierarchy -- Importing Control Definitions -- Decompiling Source Code -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Runtime Code Compilation -- System. CodeDom.Compiler Namespace -- Compiling the Code -- Error Handling -- Executing the Code -- Referencing Controls on Forms -- Adding References -- Testing -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Dynamic WinForms -- Instantiating Forms -- Wiring Events -- Loading Control Definitions -- Loading from XML -- Loading from a Table -- Connecting Event Code -- Practical Solutions -- Building a Filter Screen -- Saving Grid Settings -- Data-Driven Menus -- Creating Criteria Screens -- Dynamic Criteria Controls -- Extracting the User Selections -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Dynamic ASP.NET -- Instantiating Web Controls -- Understanding the Page Life Cycle -- Using HTML Tables -- ParseControl -- Instantiating User Controls -- Repeater Controls -- Practical Solutions -- Dynamic Criteria Controls -- Extracting the User Selections -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Dynamic WPF -- XAML -- Layout -- Canvas -- Grid -- StackPanel -- WrapPanel -- DockPanel -- Runtime Instantiation -- Accessing Child Controls -- Nested Controls -- XamlWriter/XamlReader -- Persisting Objects -- IsAncestorOf/IsDescendantOf -- Wiring Events -- Data-Driven .Menus -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Reporting -- SQL Server Extended Properties -- Microsoft Excel -- Syncfusion8217;s Essential XlsIO -- SoftArtisans8217; OfficeWriter for Excel -- PDF -- ITextSharp -- Syncfusion8217;s Essential PDF -- SAP/Business Objects: Crystal Reports -- Embedded vs. Nonembedded Reports -- Dynamic Crystal Reports -- SQL Server Reporting Services -- Using RDL -- Dynamic Rdl -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Database Design -- Data Storage -- Committing Data to the Database -- Using Inverted Tables -- Structuring Inverted Data -- Extracting Inverted Data -- Converting Inverted Data to a Normalized Structure -- Mixing Normalized and Inverted Tables -- Summary -- Index.