Chapter 12. Live search using XSLT
This chapter covers
- Dynamic search techniques
- Using XSLT to translate XML to HTML
- Bookmarking dynamic information
- Building a live search component
With Ajax, it’s easy to perform server-side actions while controlling what is happening on the client. If a process takes an extended period of time, we can show animated GIFs that display messages that let the user know what’s happening. The user can perform other actions while the server-side process is taking place and will be less likely to think that the browser has frozen.
In this chapter, we use this Ajax technique to create a live search. It utilizes Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) to transform an XML document into an HTML layout. ...
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