LightSwitch 2012 is included as part of the Visual Studio 2012 package. It is a rapid application deployment tool that lets power users and administrators build data-centric business applications for the desktop, cloud, and Web in just a few clicks, with no code required. The basics are very easily understood but more advanced users will hunger for more: how do you design complex layouts? How do you query data using LINQ and other syntax structures? How do you secure your application against malicious use? Visual Studio LightSwitch 2012 answers these questions and more as author Tim Leung—winner of a Microsoft 2011 Community Contributor Award for his LightSwitch expertise—covers this breakthrough product in detail. For serious developers building, enhancing and deploying advanced business applications using LightSwitch makes sense because they can benefit from the elegance, convenience and cost savings afforded by rapid application development before going beyond the "click-and-you're-done" interface to include the extra value and depth of coding expertise that their clients value.
Author(s): Tim Leung (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Apress
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 672
Tags: Computer Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Introducing LightSwitch....Pages 1-10
Setting Up Your Data....Pages 11-36
Introducing Silverlight Screen Design....Pages 37-62
Accessing Data with Code....Pages 63-88
Validating Data....Pages 89-112
Querying Your Data....Pages 113-138
Mastering Silverlight Screen Design....Pages 139-188
Creating HTML Interfaces....Pages 189-246
Creating and Using RIA Services....Pages 247-264
Sharing Data with OData....Pages 265-280
Creating and Using Custom Controls....Pages 281-308
Creating Control Extensions....Pages 309-364
Creating Data and Presentation Extensions....Pages 365-434
Creating Reports....Pages 435-480
Sending E-mail....Pages 481-522
Authenticating Your Users....Pages 523-536
Authorizing Your Users....Pages 537-556
Deploying Your Application....Pages 557-596
Culture Names....Pages 597-601
Data Type Identifiers....Pages 603-604
Using Properties in Custom Controls....Pages 605-607
Custom Screen Template View IDs....Pages 609-611
HelpDesk Tables....Pages 613-626
Back Matter....Pages 627-637