Tutorials

Adding geographic information system (GIS) functionality to Web applications in Microsoft Visual Studio is similar to working with other Microsoft integrated development environments. You can drag and drop controls from a toolbox onto a form (in this case a Web form), set control properties, and programmatically define how the control works by writing code that responds to events such as mouse clicks. You can also add text boxes and buttons as well as other items, such as a map and a table of contents, directly to your Web form.

This topic assumes you are familiar with .NET Framework, ASP.NET, and Microsoft Visual Studio, and that you understand Web forms, Web controls, assemblies, namespaces, and so on. In the following How To topics, you'll learn how to build Web applications with the Web Application Developer Framework (ADF). These topics explain in step-by-step order how to create Web ADF applications with varying levels of complexity and functionality:

As you build these applications, you'll be introduced to the classes implemented in the Web ADF and to the methods, properties, and events exposed in these classes. For a complete reference of all classes in the Web ADF, see the discussions and library reference information in this help system.

To code and run the applications presented in these topics, you must have a working ArcGIS server with at least one map service running. For information on publishing a map service, see Map services.

Finished solutions for all tutorials are included in the ADF Tutorials sample.