Ajax: The Definitive Guide

by Anthony T. Holdener III

Author	: Anthony T. Holdener III
Publisher	: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages	: 984
Release	: 2008-01-25
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0596554974

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Is Ajax a new technology, or the same old stuff web developers have been using for years? Both, actually. This book demonstrates not only how tried-and-true web standards make Ajax possible, but how these older technologies allow you to give sites a decidedly modern Web 2.0 feel. Ajax: The Definitive Guide explains how to use standards like JavaScript, XML, CSS, and XHTML, along with the XMLHttpRequest object, to build browser-based web applications that function like desktop programs. You get a complete background on what goes into today's web sites and applications, and learn to leverage these tools along with Ajax for advanced browser searching, web services, mashups, and more. You discover how to turn a web browser and web site into a true application, and why developing with Ajax is faster, easier and cheaper. The book also explains: How to connect server-side backend components to user interfaces in the browser Loading and manipulating XML documents, and how to replace XML with JSON Manipulating the Document Object Model (DOM) Designing Ajax interfaces for usability, functionality, visualization, and accessibility Site navigation layout, including issues with Ajax and the browser's back button Adding life to tables & lists, navigation boxes and windows Animation creation, interactive forms, and data validation Search, web services and mash-ups Applying Ajax to business communications, and creating Internet games without plug-ins The advantages of modular coding, ways to optimize Ajax applications, and more This book also provides references to XML and XSLT, popular JavaScript Frameworks, Libraries, and Toolkits, and various Web Service APIs. By offering web developers a much broader set of tools and options, Ajax gives developers a new way to create content on the Web, while throwing off the constraints of the past. Ajax: The Definitive Guide describes the contents of this unique toolbox in exhaustive detail, and explains how to get the most out of it.

Ajax Bible

by Steve Holzner, Ph.D.

Author	: Steve Holzner, Ph.D.
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 722
Release	: 2007-04-02
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0470102632

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Build interactive Web applications with Ajax Create live searches and online spreadsheets Discover programming mistakes to avoid! Create blazing-fast Web applications with powerful Ajax If you think that mastering Ajax is too difficult, guess again. You can create Web applications that look and feel like desktop apps in less time than you think with the comprehensive Ajax instruction in this in-depth book. You'll find easy-to-follow tutorials, hundreds of tips and tricks, and so much practical information that even skilled developers will reach for this book first. Let this Bible be your guide as you jump into the hottest Web programming technology in years. * Master the fundamentals--JavaScript(r), XML, dynamic HTML, and CSS * Tie Ajax into Google with the Google(r) API * Handle simultaneous XMLHttpRequest objects in Ajax * Use Ajax frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, AjaxTags, and others * Understand the Document Object Model (DOM) * Create floating menus and effects with CSS * Encrypt data over plain HTTP using JavaScript * Adapt real-world examples to your own programs Companion Web site Find all the code used throughout the book at www.wiley.com/go/ajaxbible

Ajax Hacks

by Bruce W. Perry

Author	: Bruce W. Perry
Publisher	: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages	: 441
Release	: 2006-03-21
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0596553595

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Ajax, the popular term for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is one of the most important combinations of technologies for web developers to know these days. With its rich grouping of technologies, Ajax developers can create interactive web applications with XML-based web services, using JavaScript in the browser to process the web server response. Taking complete advantage of Ajax, however, requires something more than your typical "how-to" book. What it calls for is Ajax Hacks from O'Reilly. This valuable guide provides direct, hands-on solutions that take the mystery out of Ajax's many capabilities. Each hack represents a clever way to accomplish a specific task, saving you countless hours of searching for the right answer. A smart collection of 80 insider tips and tricks, Ajax Hacks covers all of the technology's finer points. Want to build next-generation web applications today? This book can show you how. Among the multitude of topics addressed, it shows you techniques for: Using Ajax with Google Maps and Yahoo Maps Displaying Weather.com data Scraping stock quotes Fetching postal codes Building web forms with auto-complete functionality Ajax Hacks also features a number of advanced hacks for accelerated web developers. Discover how to create huge, maintainable bookmarklets, how to use client-side storage for Ajax applications, and how to call a built-in Java object from JavaScript using Ajax. The book even addresses best practices for testing Ajax applications and improving maintenance, performance, and reliability for JavaScript code. The latest in O"Reilly's celebrated Hacks series, Ajax Hacks smartly complements other O'Reilly titles such as Head Rush Ajax and JavaScript: The Definitive Guide.

Ajax: The Complete Reference

by Thomas Powell

Author	: Thomas Powell
Publisher	: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages	: 675
Release	: 2008-02-21
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 007149216X

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The Definitive Guide to Ajax Web Application Development Evolve from the click-and-wait programming pattern to the latest Web 2.0 paradigm using this comprehensive guide to Ajax. Written by Web development expert Thomas Powell, the book lays out every feature of Ajax alongside detailed explanations and real-world code examples. Ajax: The Complete Reference explains how to create and test Ajax-enabled Web applications using the XMLHttpRequest object as well as alternative JavaScript-based communication mechanisms. You'll explore a variety of sample applications featuring emerging user-interface conventions and build applications that address real-world networking and security issues. A robust communication library is developed throughout the book that enables you to architect flexible Ajax applications. The latest technologies such as Web services, Flash-Ajax integration, client-side templates, Comet, and Offline Access are also covered. Discover the future of Web development today! Work with traditional JavaScript communication approaches like iframes Explore all the quirks and details in the XMLHttpRequest object Handle disparate data formats, including XML, JSON, CSV, YAML, and more Deal with networking issues, including timeouts, retries, response ordering, and a variety of server and content errors Simplify JavaScript programming using open-source Ajax libraries like YUI Secure Ajax applications using authentication, obfuscation, and encryption Implement common Ajax UI patterns such as auto suggest, click-to-edit, and drag-and-drop Solve troubling Ajax architecture problems, including back button, history, and bookmarking issues Learn Ajax's role in Web 2.0 and Web services Explore push style communication using Comet and Flash Discover the future of offline Web application access and operation

Ajax for Web Application Developers

by Kris Hadlock

Author	: Kris Hadlock
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Total Pages	: 469
Release	: 2006-10-30
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0132714914

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Reusable components and patterns for Ajax-driven applications Ajax is one of the latest and greatest ways to improve users’ online experience and create new and innovative web functionality. By allowing specific parts of a web page to be displayed without refreshing the entire page, Ajax significantly enhances the experience of web applications. It also lets web developers create intuitive and innovative interaction processes. Ajax for Web Application Developers provides the in-depth working knowledge of Ajax that web developers need to take their web applications to the next level. The book shows how to create an Ajax-driven web application from an object-oriented perspective, and it includes discussion of several useful Ajax design patterns. This detailed guide covers the creation of connections to a MySQL database with PHP 5 via a custom Ajax engine and shows how to gracefully format the response with CSS, JavaScript, and XHTML while keeping the data tightly secure. It also covers the use of four custom Ajax-enabled components in an application and how to create each of them from scratch. The final section of the book combines the individual code examples and techniques from earlier chapters of the book into one larger, Ajax-driven application—an internal web mail application that can be used in any user-based application, such as a community-based web application. Readers will learn not only how to create and use their own reusable Ajax components in this application but also how to connect their components to any future Ajax applications that they might build. Web Development/Ajax/JavaScript

Ajax For Dummies

by Steve Holzner

Author	: Steve Holzner
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 381
Release	: 2006-05-30
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0470038098

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Ajax is short for “Asynchronous JavaScript+CSS+DOM+XMLHttpRequest.” Even if you weren’t intimidated before, that tidbit is probably enough to make you reach for the Excedrin. Just reach for Ajax For Dummies instead. With screen shots, actual code and explanations, and live Web sites where you can see Ajax applications doing their thing, it will have you using Ajax to create Web applications that look an act like desktop applications in no time. With Ajax, you can speed up and clean up your Web applications. Shoppers at your online store can fill their carts without waiting for multiple page refreshes. Searchers on your sites can get instant results on the same page. This guide takes you on a tour of how Ajax is used today, complete with examples of Ajax applications in action, such as an Ajax-enabled Yahoo! search or an Ajax-based chat application. Then it gives you basics on using JavaScript. After that you dive in and get info on: Writing some Ajax, interactive mouseovers using Ajax, passing data to the server with GET or POST, and more Connecting to Google for a live search Using free Ajax frameworks so you don’t have to start from scratch, including Ajax Gold (written specifically for this book), AJAXLib, and grabbing XML with libXmlRequest All kinds of Ajax techniques, such as using Ajax for drag-and-drop operations, pop-up menus, downloading images behind the scenes, and more Using SACK (simple AJAX code kit), decoding XML with Sarissa, and creating visual effects with Rico Handling XML int Ajax Applications Working with cascading style sheets (CCS) in Ajax, including setting up the styles, displaying a menu, styling text, handling colors and backgrounds, and more Working with Ajax and PHP Complete with a companion Web site, free Ajax frameworks, and sample code you can use, Ajax for Dummies is your friendly guide to creating truly user-friendly Web sites! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Ajax Black Book, New Edition (With Cd)

by Kogent Solutions Inc.

Author	: Kogent Solutions Inc.
Publisher	: Dreamtech Press
Total Pages	: 780
Release	: 2008-05
Genre	:
ISBN	: 9788177228380

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This book discusses what Ajax is and what it means to Web developers, as well as the technologies behind Ajax applications. Working through this book, you ll discover how Ajax gives web developers the ability to build applications that are more interactive, more dynamic, more exciting and enjoyable for their users. This book shows you how to write some basic applications that use client-side JavaScript to request information from a Server side component and display it without doing a full page reload. This book teaches you how to create applications according to Ajax principles. It also presents several strategies for communicating between the client and the server, including sending raw data, and using XML or JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) for sending more complex collections of data.· AJAX: A New Approach· Understanding JavaScript for AJAX· Asynchronous data transfer with XMLHttpRequest· Implementing AJAX Frameworks· Implementing Yahoo UI Library· Implementing Google Web Toolkit· Creating Maps in AJAX· Creating ASP.NET AJAX Application· Integrating PHP and AJAX· Integrating AJAX with JSF· Integrating AJAX with Struts· Faster data transfer with JSON in AJAX· Understanding AJAX Patterns· Consuming Web Services in AJAX· Securing AJAX Applications· Debugging the AJAX Application

Ajax in Action

by Dave Crane

Author	: Dave Crane
Publisher	: Dave Crane
Total Pages	: 679
Release	: 2006
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 1932394613

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Provides information on using Ajax in building Web applications.

Bulletproof Ajax

by Jeremy Keith

Author	: Jeremy Keith
Publisher	: Pearson Education
Total Pages	: 316
Release	: 2003-02-27
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0132704765

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Step-by-step guide reveals best practices for enhancing Web sites with Ajax A step-by-step guide to enhancing Web sites with Ajax. Uses progressive enhancement techniques to ensure graceful degradation (which makes sites usable in all browsers). Shows readers how to write their own Ajax scripts instead of relying on third-party libraries. Web site designers love the idea of Ajax--of creating Web pages in which information can be updated without refreshing the entire page. But for those who aren't hard-core programmers, enhancing pages using Ajax can be a challenge. Even more of a challenge is making sure those pages work for all users. In Bulletproof Ajax, author Jeremy Keith demonstrates how developers comfortable with CSS and (X)HTML can build Ajax functionality without frameworks, using the ideas of graceful degradation and progressive enhancement to ensure that the pages work for all users. Throughout this step-by-step guide, his emphasis is on best practices with an approach to building Ajax pages called Hijax, which improves flexibility and avoids worst-case scenarios.