Book description
Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action is a comprehensive, practical guide that walks you feature-by-feature through the two libraries. First, you'll use Scriptaculous to make easy but powerful UI improvements. Then you'll dig into Prototype's elegant and sparse syntax. See how a few characters of Prototype code can save a dozen lines of JavaScript. By applying these techniques, you can concentrate on the function and flow of your application instead of the coding details.
About the Technology
Common Ajax tasks should be easy, and with Prototype and Scriptaculous they are. Prototype and Scriptaculous are libraries of reusable JavaScript code that simplify Ajax development. Prototype provides helpful methods and objects that extend JavaScript in a safe, consistent way. Its clever Ajax request model simplifies cross-browser development. Scriptaculous, which is based on Prototype, offers handy pre-fabricated widgets for rich UI development.
About the Book
What's Inside
- Explore Prototype's Ajax helper classes
- How to add Scriptaculous effects and controls
- Closures in JavaScript
- Over 100 working examples
- Covers Prototype 1.5
About the Reader
This book is written for web developers with a working knowledge of JavaScript.
About the Authors
Dave Crane is an Ajax authority and lead author of the best-selling Ajax in Action. He is currently senior developer for UK-based Historic Futures Ltd., developing the next generation of socially responsible supply-chain systems using Ajax to link rural cooperatives and multinational corporations.
Michael "Bear" Bibeault is a US-based Java programmer with over 20 years' experience in enterprise and Web applications. He's a popular moderator on JavaRanch and coauthor of Manning's Ajax in Practice.
Tom Locke is an UK-based independent web developer and trainer specializing in Ruby on Rails. He is the creator of Logix, a multi-language programming system, and the CTO of LiveLogix.
Quotes
Shows how Prototype and Scriptaculous let you concentrate on what's important: implementing your ideas.
- Thomas Fuchs, Creator of Scriptaculous
Of all the books on my shelf, this is the one I go to the most.
- Philip Hallstrom, CardPlayer.com
Simplifies Ajax development - a great reference.
- Mark Eagle, MATRIX Resources, Inc.
Can't wait to implement ideas from this book!
- Jeff Cunningham, The Weather Channel Interactive
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About this Book
- About the Title
- About the Cover Illustration
- Part 1. Getting Started
- Chapter 1. Introducing Prototype and Scriptaculous
- Chapter 2. Introducing QuickGallery
- Chapter 3. Simplifying Ajax with Prototype
- Chapter 4. Using Prototype’s Advanced Ajax Features
- Part 2. Scriptaculous Quickly
- Chapter 5. Scriptaculous Effects
- Chapter 6. Scriptaculous Controls
- Chapter 7. Scriptaculous Drag and Drop
- Part 3. Prototype in Depth
- Chapter 8. All About Objects
- Chapter 9. Fun with Functions
- Chapter 10. Arrays Made Easy
- Chapter 11. Back to the Browser
- Part 4. Advanced Topics
- Chapter 12. Prototype and Scriptaculous in Practice
- Chapter 13. Prototype, Scriptaculous, and Rails
- Appendix A. HTTP Primer
- Appendix B. Measuring HTTP Traffic
- Appendix C. Installing and Running Tomcat 5.5
- Appendix D. Installing and Running PHP
- Appendix E. Porting Server-Side Techniques
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
Product information
- Title: Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2007
- Publisher(s): Manning Publications
- ISBN: 9781933988030
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