JavaScript™ Phrasebook: Essential Code and Commands

Chapter 10. Web Services

Web Services are an amazing technology—on the server side. So what does this have to do with client-side JavaScript? Well, there is a way to call server-side scripts from the client side. Actually, there are two ways: one for Mozilla-based browsers, one for Internet Explorer. These two options are covered in this chapter; the next chapter then provides you with some interesting alternatives to the methods presented in this chapter.???

Understanding Web Services

Some people say Web Services are just old wine in new bottles because the idea behind this is far from new. The basic principle is that two machines talk to each other. For instance, one machine contains some business logic or, more generally, some information, ...