New features in ASP.NET 3.5

Question

Microsoft released ASP.NET 3.5. ASP.NET 3.5 uses the same engine as that of ASP.NET 2.0, with some extra features added on top of it. Here I m going to light on new features, I think it will be very needful to everyone.

1.ASP.NET AJAX
In ASP.NET 2.0, ASP.NET AJAX was used as an extension to it. You had to download the extensions and install it. However in ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET AJAX is integrated into the .NET Framework, thereby making the process of building cool user interfaces easier and intuitive.

2.New Controls

ListView

The ListView control is quiet flexible and contains features of the Gridview, Datagrid, Repeater and similar list controls available in ASP.NET 2.0. It provides the ability to insert, delete, page (using Data Pager), sort and edit data.

DataPager

DataPager provides paging support to the ListView control. DataPager gives you a consistent way of paging with the controls that support it. 

 3.LINQ

LINQ (Language Integrated Query) adds native data querying capability to C# and VB.NET along with the compiler and Intellisense support.

4.ASP.NET Merge Tool

ASP.NET 3.5 includes a new merge tool (aspnet_merge.exe). This tool lets you combine and manage assemblies created by aspnet_compiler.exe. This tool was available earlier as an add-on.

5.New Assemblies

 System.Core.dll  

 System.Data.Linq.dll 

System.Xml.Linq.dll

System.Data.DataSetExtensions.dll

 System.Web.Extensions.dll