Visual Studio Web Applications—The Visual Studio IDE
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The Visual Studio IDE
Now that you’ve created a basic website, it’s a good time to take a tour of the different parts of the Visual Studio interface. Figure 2-9 identifies each part of the Visual Studio window, and Table 2-1 describes each one.
Table 2-1. Visual Studio Windows
| Windows | Description |
| Solution Explorer | Lists the files and subfolders that are in the web application folder. |
| Toolbox | Shows ASP.NET’s built-in server controls and any third-party controls or custom controls that you build yourself and add to the Toolbox. Controls can be written in any language and used in any language. |
| Server Explorer | Allows access to databases, system services, message queues, and other server-side resources. |
| Properties | Allows you to configure the currently selected element, whether it’s a file in the Solution Explorer or a control on the design surface of a web form. |
| Error List | Reports on errors that Visual Studio has detected in your code but that you haven’t resolved yet. |
| Task List | Lists comments that start with a predefined moniker so that you can keep track of portions of code that you want to change and also jump to the appropriate position quickly. |
| Document | Allows you to design a web page by dragging and dropping and to edit the code files you have within your Solution Explorer. Also supports non-ASP.NET file types, such as static HTML and XML files. |
| Macro Explorer | Allows you to see all the macros you’ve created and execute them. Macros are an advanced Visual Studio feature; they allow you to automate time-consuming tasks. Visual Studio exposes a rich extensibility model, and you can write a macro using pure .NET code. |
| Class View | Shows a different view of your application that is organized to show all the classes you’ve created (and their methods, properties, and events). |
Figure 2-9. The Visual Studio interface
Tip The Visual Studio interface is highly configurable. You can drag the various windows and dock them to the sides of the main Visual Studio window. Also, some windows on the side automatically slide into and out of view as you move your mouse. If you want to freeze these windows in place, just click the thumbtack icon in the top-right corner of the window.
 
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