MCTS Web Applications .NET 4– 70-515 – Objectives List Part 2

This is the second post (first) in another collection of posts that have links to the different objectives covered in the 70-515 exam. There is also a series on ASP.NET 3.5 exam 70-562 (here) and Web Applications .NET 2.0 exam 70-528 (here)

Please note that information and exam is currently in beta and subject to change. This exam guide is for use at your own discretion and the author accepts NO liability in relation to incorrect or missing information. Also note that using this guide to study does not imply you will pass the exam

Developing and Using Web Forms Controls (18%)

• Validate user input.
  This objective may include but is not limited to:
• Client side
• How to: Control Validation Error Message Display for ASP.NET Server Controls
• Server side
• AJAX
• Walkthrough: Using validation controls inside an update panel
• Custom validation controls
• How to: Validate with a Custom Function for ASP.NET Server Controls
• How to: Validate Against Values in a Database for ASP.NET Server Controls
• Regex validation
• Regex
• Validation groups
• Datatype check
• jQuery validation
• Create page layout.
  This objective may include but is not limited to:
• AssociatedControlID
• Walkthrough: Accessibility Guidelines for Using Image Controls, Menu Controls, and AutoPostBack 
• Web parts
• ASP.NET Web Parts Overview
• Walkthrough: Creating a Web Parts Page
• Web Parts ASP.NET Web Server Controls
• Web Parts Page Display Modes
• Web Parts Personalization
• Web Parts Connections Overview
• Securing Web Parts Pages
• Using ASP.NET Server Controls in Web Parts Applications
• Web Parts Control Description Files
• Creating a Data-Bound Web Parts Control
• How to: Treat a User Control as a Web Parts Control
• How to: Enable Users to Import Web Parts Control Settings
• How to: Export Web Parts Control Settings 
• Navigation controls
• Menu Web Server Control (Visual Studio)
• SiteMapPath Web Server Control Overview
• TreeView Control (Visual Studio)
• FileUpload controls
• How to: Upload Files with the FileUpload Web Server Control 
• Implement user controls.
  This objective may include but is not limited to:
• Registering a control
• @ Register 
• Adding a user control
• How to: Include ASP.NET User Controls in Web Pages
• Walkthrough: Creating Reusable Elements with ASP.NET User Controls 
• Referencing a user control
• Dynamically loading a user control
• @ Reference
• LoadControl
• ControlCollection
• ControlCollection
• Custom event
• Custom properties
• Implement server controls
  This objective may include but is not limited to:
• Composite controls
• CompositeControl
• CreateChildControls
• EnsureChildControls 
• INamingContainer
• Adding a server control to the toolbox
• Setting toolbox visibility
• Global Assembly cache
• Creating a custom control event
• Globally registering from web.config
• TypeConverters 
• Manipulate user interface controls from code-behind.
  This objective may include but is not limited to:
• HTML encoding to avoid cross-site scripting
• Navigating through and manipulating the control hierarchy
• FindControl
• controlRenderingCompatibilityVersion
• Control.RenderingCompatibility
• URL encoding
• UrlEncode 
• RenderOuterTable

There are no books available for this exam at this time due to the fact that the exam is in beta until 30-April-2010. 8 weeks after this date is the expected go live date for this exam.