Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Publisher’s Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Getting Started
- 1. Ajax 101
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2. It’s All About JavaScript
- Taking a First Look at Ajax in Action
- Enter JavaScript
- Making Something Happen: Browser Events
- Dividing and Conquering: JavaScript Functions
- You Must Remember This: Storing Data
- Picking and Choosing with the if Statement
- It Just Gets Better: The for Loop
- Over and Over with the while Loop!
- Pushing Some Buttons
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II. Programming in Ajax
- 3. Getting to Know Ajax
- 4. Ajax in Depth
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III. Ajax Frameworks
- 5. Introducing Ajax Frameworks
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6. More Powerful Ajax Frameworks
- Dragging and Dropping with Shopping Carts
- Looking at Some Heavier-Weight Frameworks
- 7. Server-Side Ajax Frameworks
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IV. In-Depth Ajax Power
- 8. Handling XML in Ajax Applications
- 9. Working with Cascading Style Sheets in Ajax Applications
- 10. Working with Ajax and PHP
- V. The Part of Tens
- Ajax For Dummies®
Product information
- Title: Ajax For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2006
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780471785972
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