Chapter 7. Creating Responsive GUIs with Real-Time Validation
Ajax the Cleanser
You knew it was coming sooner or later, so why wait any longer? Perhaps the most known usage of the term Ajax is the all-purpose cleanser that was introduced by Colgate-Palmolive in 1947. The cleanser was named after the powerful Greek hero Ajax, which led to the Ajax product slogan: “Stronger than dirt!”
One of the truly killer applications of Ajax is real-time user input validation, which means that data entered by the user is checked for validity as the user enters it. This can dramatically improve the efficiency of user interfaces because errors are caught as they ...
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