50+ New Web Forms Controls

In ASP.NET 2.0, there are more than 50 new server controls that give powerful declarative (no code) support for log-in security, navigation, data access, Web parts, and more. The new log-in controls provide the building blocks to add authentication and authorization-based UI to your site using the built-in membership and role services in ASP.NET 2.0. Navigation controls provide a common UI for navigating between pages in your site, such as treeviews, menus, and breadcrumbs. There are new data source controls to represent different data back ends, such as SQL databases, business objects, and XML, and there are new data-bound controls for rendering common UI for data, such as grids, details, and data-bound forms. With a new family of controls, called Web Parts, you can add rich, personalized content and layout to your site, and edit the content and layout directly from your application pages. These controls rely on the personalization services in ASP.NET 2.0 to provide a unique experience for each user in your application.