Tutorials #6, #7, and #8 in my Master Pages Tutorial series on www.asp.net have been published. These tutorials examine the interaction between the master page and its content pages:
- Interacting with the Master Page from the Content Page [VB | C#] - there may be times when the content page needs to programmatically interact with its master page. This tutorial looks at common scenarios where this type of interaction is needed and shows various techniques for accomplishing this type of interaction.
- Interacting with the Content Page from the Master Page [VB | C#] - the most typical type of master page and content page interaction originates from the content page. However, there may be times when the master page needs to signal the content page to take some action. This tutorial looks at such scenarios and shows a technique for this style of interaction.
- Master Pages and ASP.NET AJAX [VB | C#] - web pages that use Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX framework must include the ScriptManager control on the page. This control can be placed in the master page. This tutorial looks at the effects of adding the ScriptManager to the master page. It also walks through a complete AJAX example and shows how to use the ScriptManagerProxy control to add custom script references in a content page.
Like my past tutorials, these tutorials are all available in C# and VB versions, include a complete working source code download, and are available to download as PDF, as well.
There are two remaining tutorials in this series that should be published by the end of this month. The two remaining tutorials look at specifying a content page's master page at runtime and using nested master pages.
Enjoy! - http://asp.net/learn/master-pages/