March 2006
Beginner to intermediate
448 pages
13h 33m
English
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welcome to the next level
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It’s time to go back to elementary school. Remember
the days when differences were resolved with harsh words, ying sts,
and poor kung fu imitations? Remember when nothing thrilled your
soul like hearing “Fight!” screamed in the halls of the cafeteria? In this
chapter, we’re going back to those days, and leaving friendly words
and the golden rule behind. XML and JSON, two different formats
for sending and receiving data in your asynchronous requests, are
ready to let their differences be settled in the squared circle. Get your
scorecard ready, and let’s take it to the ring!
7
A Fight to the Finish
JSON versus XML
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Chapter 7
Frank: Why do we need a new data format? Since we
went to XML, I think things are running better than
ever.
Joe: Well, maybe for you. But XML isn’t exactly easy
to work with for us JavaScript guys.
Frank: Why not? I thought that you were using the
Document Object Model to handle the XML my
scripts have been sending back to your requests.
Joe: Well, yeah, I have been...
Frank: Yeah, I saw that Top 5 CDs app you wrote. It
was sweet! And you only used the DOM? You must be
pretty good with that thing...
Joe: Oh, I love the DOM for working with web pages.
But it’s just a little clunky when it comes to XML. I
mean, I spend all my time moving up ...
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