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Part I
Laying the Groundwork in Dreamweaver CS4
FIGURE 3-25
Spry objects make it possible to include advanced JavaScript and XML technologies with the click of a mouse.
You’ll find a full chapter devoted to the world of Ajax and the Spry implementation in
Chapter 17, “Powering Ajax Pages with Spry.”
The Spry data objects work with associated HTML or XML files to selectively display just the data
requested by the user. The first object in the group, Spry Data Set, is a wizard that establishes the
connection to the data and, optionally, lays out the elements. The other objects are components of
this process and can be applied separately. Table 3-3 details the individual Spry data objects.
TABLE 3-3
Spry Data Objects
Icon Name Description
Spry Data Set Identifies an HTML or XML data source and data columns to work with.
Spry Region
Sets an HTML tag, typically <div> or <span>, to work with a specified
Spry data set.
Spry Repeat
Establishes a repeating region for Spry data within <div> or <span> tags.
Spry Repeat List
Repeats Spry data for list-related tags, such as <ol>, <ul>, or <dl>.
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