With SharePoint 2010, developers finally have the powerful, end-to-end development tools they need to build outstanding solutions quickly and painlessly. What’s more, those tools are built directly into the latest version of Visual Studio, the development platform most Microsoft developers already know. In this book, the Microsoft experts who created these tools show you how to take full advantage of them.   The authors focus specifically on the SharePoint scenarios that Visual Studio 2010 now makes accessible to mainstream Microsoft developers. They assume no experience with SharePoint development and focus on SharePoint Foundation 2010: the low-cost version designed for organizations and departments of all kinds, not just large enterprises.   SharePoint 2010 Development with Visual Studio 2010shows how to get your solution up and running fast, and then extend it to meet your precise business requirements. You’ll learn how to develop, package, and deploy robust SharePoint business collaboration applications without any unnecessary complexity or overhead.   Following a practical, developer-focused introduction to Microsoft SharePoint 2010, you’ll learn about   Visual Studio 2010 templates and tools that simplify the creation of SharePoint solutions The SharePoint object model and its most frequently used methods, properties, and events Using lists to store, manage, and share data Responding to events related to lists, features, items, or workflows Integrating external data with Business Data Connectivity Services Using content types that ship with SharePoint 2010—and creating new ones Building multi-step workflows and custom forms that work with them Utilizing Web Parts to present different data and applications on the same page Customizing SharePoint pages or navigation with ASP.NET Packaging and deploying solutions, and customizing deployment to your unique requirements   Whether you’re just starting out with SharePoint development, upgrading from earlier versions, or building on experience with ASP.NET, this book will help you solve real problems and get real results—fast!

Table of Contents:
Figures xvii Tables xxxv Foreword xxxix Preface xli Acknowledgments xliii About the Authors xlv   Chapter 1: Introduction to SharePoint 1 What Is SharePoint Development? 1 Introduction to SharePoint Site Collections and Sites 7 The Central Administrative View of a SharePoint Server 74 A Visual Studio View of SharePoint: The Server Explorer 93 Conclusion 103   Chapter 2: Introduction to SharePoint Development in Visual Studio 2010 105 Creating a SharePoint Solution 105 Conclusion 152   Chapter 3: Introduction to the SharePoint Object Model 153 Introduction 153 The Disposable Pattern in SharePoint Development 157 Sandboxed Solutions 160 A Little Set Up 162 From the Top: Web Applications, Site Collections, and Sites 172 Working with Lists 194 Working with Queries 221 Working with Users 226 Other Important SharePoint Objects 227 Conclusion 229   Chapter 4: SharePoint Lists 231 Introduction to SharePoint Lists 231 Creating Lists 231 Conclusion 315   Chapter 5: SharePoint Event Receivers 317 Introduction to Event Receivers 317 Creating Event Receivers in Visual Studio 331 Creating Feature Event Receiver Projects 341 Deploying and Debugging Event Receiver Projects 347 Conclusion 358   Chapter 6: Working with Business Data 361 Introduction to Business Connectivity Services 361 Creating External Content Types Using SharePoint Designer 362 Creating External Content Types Using Visual Studio 384 Conclusion 455   Chapter 7: SharePoint Content Types 457 Introduction to Content Types 457 Content Types in Visual Studio 2010 470 Advanced Content Types 491 Conclusion 522   Chapter 8: SharePoint Workflow 525 Workflow Basics 525 Workflow Activities 528 SharePoint Workflows 536 Workflow Forms 552 Workflows in SharePoint Designer 562 Conclusion 578   Chapter 9: SharePoint Web Parts 579 Introduction to Web Parts 579 Web Part Fundamentals 580 Creating a Visual Web Part 581 Creating a Code-only Web Part (Sandboxed) 609 Creating a Silverlight Web Part 619 Web Part Connections 636 Configuration of Web Parts 643 Conclusion 654   Chapter 10: SharePoint Pages 655 Introduction to SharePoint Pages 655 SharePoint Architecture 655 Customizing and Developing SharePoint Pages 661 Conclusion 697   Chapter 11: Packaging and Deployment 699 The Basics and Beyond 699 SharePoint Features 699 SharePoint Solution Packaging 712 The SharePoint Project Structure in Visual Studio 721 Configurable Deployment 751 Conclusion 786   Appendix A: Preparing for SharePoint Development 787 Supported Operating Systems 787 Installing SharePoint 2010 788 Installing Visual Studio 2010 803 Installing SharePoint Designer 2010 807 Creating a Site Collection 809 Developer Dashboard 812 Conclusion 815   Index 817