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Web Development with JavaScript and Ajax Illuminated

by Richard Allen, Kai Qian, Lixin Tao, Xiang Fu

November 2008

Intermediate to advanced

497 pages

10h 55m

English

Jones & Bartlett Learning

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 - Ajax Defined
1.1 - History Lesson1.2 - Basic Web Architecture1.2.1 - Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)/Uniform Resource Locator (URL)1.2.2 - Hypertext Transfer Protocrol (HTTP)1.3 - Evolution of the Web1.4 - The Age of Ajax1.5 - Summary1.6 - Self-Review Questions1.7 - Exercises1.8 - References
Chapter 2 - Web Pages Using Web Standards
2.1 - Overview2.2 - HTML Basics2.2.1 - Tags, Elements, and Attributes2.2.2 - Basic Structure of an HTML File2.2.3 - Basic HTML Elements2.3 - Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)2.3.1 - Style Rule Format2.3.2 - Formatting Text2.3.3 - Formatting a Subset of Element Instances2.3.4 - Formatting Part of Text or a Document with span and div2.4 - HTML Forms and HTTP Basics2.4.1 - HTTP Basics2.4.2 - HTML Forms2.4.3 - HTTP GET vs. HTTP Post2.5 - Summary2.6 - Self-Review Questions2.7 - Exercises2.8 - Programming Exercises2.9 - References
Chapter 3 - XML—the x in Ajax
3.1 - Overview3.2 - XML Documents3.2.1 - XML Declaration3.2.2 - Unicode Encoding3.2.3 - Tags, Elements, and Attributes3.2.4 - Using Special Characters3.2.5 - Well-Formed XML Documents3.3 - Document Type Definition (DTD)3.3.1 - Declaring Elements3.3.2 - Declaring Attributes3.3.3 - Declaring Entity Names3.3.4 - Associating DTD Declarations with XML Documents3.4 - XML Schema3.4.1 - XML Namespace3.4.2 - Declaring Simple Elements and Attributes3.4.3 - Declaring Complex Elements3.4.4 - Controlling Element Order and Repetition3.4.5 - Referencing XML Schema Specification in an XML Document3.5 - XML Parsing and Validation with Sax and DOM3.6 - XML Transformation with XSLT3.6.1 - Identifying XML Nodes with XPath3.6.2 - Transforming XML Documents into XHTML Documents3.7 - Summary3.8 - Self-Review Questions3.9 - Exercises3.10 - Programming Exercises3.11 - References
Chapter 4 - JavaScript and the Document Object Model
4.1 - JavaScript—the J in Ajax4.1.1 - Comments4.1.2 - Identifiers4.1.3 - Datatypes and Values4.1.4 - Built-In Objects and Host Objects4.1.5 - Variables4.1.6 - Statements4.1.7 - Operators4.1.8 - Functions4.1.9 - Arrays4.1.10 - Regular Expressions4.1.11 - Error Handling and Error Objects4.1.12 - Constructor Functions and Simulated Classes4.2 - Embedding JavaScript in HTML4.3 - The Browser Object Model (BOM)4.3.1 - The window Object4.3.2 - The navigator Object4.3.3 - The screen Object4.3.4 - The history Object4.3.5 - The location Object4.3.6 - The frames[] Array4.4 - The Document Object Model (DOM)4.4.1 - Traversing and Manipulating the DOM4.4.2 - Manipulating Styles4.4.3 - Handling Events4.5 - Summary4.6 - Self-Review Questions4.7 - Exercises4.8 - Programming Exercises4.9 - References
Chapter 5 - Web Remoting Techniques—the a in Ajax
5.1 - Web Remoting5.2 - XMLHttpRequest5.2.1 - Creating an XMLHttpRequest Object5.2.2 - Sending an HTTP Request5.2.3 - Processing the Response5.2.4 - Timing Out a Request5.3 - Hidden IFrame5.4 - HTTP Streaming5.5 - Web Remoting Pitfalls5.6 - Complete Example5.7 - Summary5.8 - Self-Review Questions5.9 - Exercises5.10 - Programming Exercises5.11 - References

Chapter 6 - Dojo Toolkit
6.1 - Dojo Toolkit6.1.1 - Overview6.1.2 - Ajax XMLHttpRequest with Dojo6.2 - Dojo xhrGet Request with JSON Data6.3 - Examples and Lab Practice6.4 - Summary6.5 - Self-Review Questions6.6 - Programming Exercises6.7 - References
Chapter 7 - Ajax Challenges and Best Practices
7.1 - Overview7.2 - Diagnosis of Ajax Web Applications7.2.1 - Diagnosis of HTML7.2.2 - Diagnosis of JavaScript7.2.3 - The Challenge of Asynchronous Call in Debugging7.2.4 - Profiling7.3 - Testing Ajax Web Applications7.3.1 - Unit Testing7.3.2 - Integration Testing7.3.3 - System Testing7.4 - Ajax Security7.4.1 - SQL Injection Attack7.4.2 - Cross-site Scripting and Cross-site Remote Forgery Attacks7.4.3 - Summary of Ajax Security7.5 - Summary7.6 - Self-Review Questions7.7 - Exercises7.8 - Design Exercises7.9 - References
Chapter 8 - Ajax Case Study
8.1 - Introduction8.2 - Case Study: BigPeachYardSaleExpress8.3 - High-Level Design8.3.1 - GUI Design8.3.2 - Database Design8.4 - Milestone 1: Create a Web Project and Database with NetBeans8.5 - Milestone 2: Portal Page and Cascading Style Sheet8.5.1 - Page Navigation8.5.2 - Layout of Header Fragment by Using HTML Table8.5.3 - Refine Layout and CSS of the Portal Page8.6 - Milestone 3: Seller Page and JavaServer Faces (JSF)8.7 - Milestone 4: Upload Images and Java Servlet8.8 - Milestone 5: Dynamic Ad Banner and Ajax8.9 - Milestone 6: Buyer Page and Dojo Framework8.10 - Milestone 7: Map IDE and Google Maps8.11 - Milestone 8: Itinerary Planner and Drag and Drop8.12 - Conclusion8.13 - Self-Review Questions8.14 - Exercises8.15 - Design Exercises
Chapter 9 - The Future of Web Applications
9.1 - Overview9.2 - XForms9.2.1 - XForms Example9.3 - Semantic Web9.3.1 - Overview9.3.2 - Structure of Semantic Web9.3.3 - RDF9.3.4 - RDF Schema (RDFS) and Application Classes9.3.5 - Ontology and Web Ontology Language (OWL)9.3.6 - Query Semantic Web with SPARQL Query Language9.4 - References
Chapter 10 - Appendix
10.1 - Overview10.2 - Firebug10.3 - Apache10.3.1 - Overview of Apache Web Server10.3.2 - Apache Server Installation and Startup10.4 - PHP10.4.1 - Overview10.4.2 - Practice Lab for PHP Web Application on Apache10.4.3 - PHP and Ajax with XAMPP10.4.4 - PHP and Ajax with WAMP10.5 - NetBeans and Tomcat10.5.1 - Overview of NetBeans10.5.2 - Practice Lab: Using JSP on Embedded Tomcat in NetBeans10.5.3 - Ajax with JSP Developed in NetBeans10.6 - NetBeans PHP Plugin10.7 - Ajax with ASP10.8 - MySQL10.8.1 - Overview10.8.2 - Practice Lab for MySQL, PHP, and Apache10.8.3 - A Simple MySQL Application10.9 - Summary
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Overview

Web Development with JavaScript and AJAX teaches your students the cutting-edge techniques for web development for Web 2.0 and 3.0. Ideal for the undergraduate student delving into the world of web development, this text illustrates how to create dynamic, interactive web applications with ease. Interesting real-world case studies are integrated throughout the text, offering students a glimpse of actual web development scenarios. AJAX is quickly becoming the number one tool in the Web industry. Make sure your students are up to speed using Web Development with JavaScript and AJAX. Instructor's materials, including PowerPoint lecture slides, test items, and PowerPoint figures and tables, are available. Contact your sales representative for more information. Key topics include: Introduction to Web 2.0 and Web 3.0, HTML, XHTML, and JavaScript, AJAX Basics, Server Side Technology, AJAX with database, and much more!

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