Presentation Component Cookbook

This cookbook provides tips and techniques for CMS Administrators, Architects, and Developers working with Sitecore’s presentation components.

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Table of Contents (Valid for version 6.2)

Introduction
Development Infrastructure
     Requirements Analysis
         Name and Path Conventions
     ASP.NET
         ASP.NET Tag Prefixes
         ASP.NET Control Identifiers (IDs)
         Code-Behind, Code-Beside, or CodeFile?
     The Developer Center
         How to Access the Developer Center
         How to Access Recently-Used Items in the Developer Center
         How to Access the Content Editor from within the Developer Center
         The Developer Center Code Boilerplate Files
How to Edit the Developer Center Boilerplate Files
     Microsoft Visual Studio
         How to Show Visual Studio Solution Explorer
         How to Show or Hide All Files in Visual Studio Solution Explorer
         How to Create a Visual Studio Web Application Project
         How to Add an Existing File to a Web Application Project
         How to Add Sitecore Controls to the Visual Studio Toolbox
         How to Debug .NET Code Using Visual Studio
         How to Create a Collection of Web Service Methods
         How to Optimize Visual Studio Performance
Layout Details
     How to Work with Layout Details
         The Device Editor
             How to Open the Device Editor
             How to Select a Layout
             How to Add a Control
             How to Order Controls
             How to Remove a Control
             How to Replace a Control
     How to Reset Layout Details to Standard Values
     How to Copy Layout Details
     How to Determine Presentation Components Used
     Working with Devices
         How to Create a Device
         How to Define Device Activation Criteria
Controls
     How to View the Output of a Control
     Rendering Definition Items
     How to Access the Control Properties Dialog
     How to Set Control Properties Using Visual Studio
     Common Control Properties
         How to Configure Control Caching Options
         How to Configure the Data Source of a Control
         How to Pass Parameters to a Control
     Placeholders
     Sublayouts
     The FieldRenderer Web Control
     XSL Renderings
         How to Create an XSL Rendering
         How to View the Output of an XSL Rendering
         The Main XSL Template Block
         The XSL Rendering Boilerplate File
         Custom XSL Template Libraries
             How to Create an XSL Template Library
             How to Reference an XSL Template Library in an XSL Rendering
         Custom XSL Extension Methods
             How to Create an XSL Extension Method Library Class
             How to Register a Custom XSL Extension Method Library
             How to Use a .NET XSL Extension Library
             How to Add Methods to the sc Namespace
             How to Access Properties of an XSL Extension Class
         XSL Extension Method Examples
             GetHome(): Return a Sitecore.Data.Items.Item
             GetRandomSiblings(): Return Multuple Values Using XML
    Web Controls
         How to Create a Web Control Class
         How to Register a Web Control
         How to Add a Property to a Web Control
    Method Renderings
         How to Create a Method Rendering Class and Method
         How to Register a Method Rendering
    URL Renderings
         How to Register a URL Rendering
    How to Implement a Rendering Settings Data Template
Layouts and Sublayouts
     Create a Layout
         How to Create a Layout Using the Developer Center
         How to Register a Web Form as a Layout
     Create a Sublayout
         How to Create a Sublayout in the Developer Center
         How to Register a Web User Control as a Sublayout
     Add a Control to a Layout or Sublayout
         How to Add a Control to a Layout or Sublayout Using the Developer Center
         How to Add a Control to a Layout or Sublayout Using Visual Studio
     Add Code-Beside to a Layout or Sublayout
         How to Add Code-Beside to a Layout or Sublayout by Deleting the Existing File
         How to Add a Code-Beside file to a Layout or Sublayout by Creating Files
     How to Add a Layout or Sublayout Partial Class File and Replace CodeFile with CodeBehind
RSS Features
    RSS Overview
        Feed Definition Items
            How to Create an RSS Feed
        Syndicated Items
            How to Make an Item Available for Syndication
    RSS Configuration
        The Feeds.MaximumItemsInFeed Setting
        The Feeds.ItemExpiration Setting