Ajax Bible
- Table of Contents
- Back Cover
- Ajax Bible
- Preface
- Conventions Used in This Book
- What Youll Need
- Part I: Fundamental Ajax
- Chapter 1: Essential Ajax
- What Does Ajax Mean?
- What Can You Do with Ajax?
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Know Your JavaScript
- What Is JavaScripts Place in Ajax?
- A Brief History of JavaScript
- Getting Started with JavaScript
- Creating JavaScript Functions
- Storing Your Data in Variables
- Operating on Your Data with Operators
- Making Decisions with the If Statement
- Executing Different Code in Different Browsers
- Working with Loops
- Connecting JavaScript to HTML Buttons
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Creating Ajax Applications
- Writing Ajax
- Interacting with Server-Side Code
- Passing Data to Server-Side Scripts
- Using Ajax with XML
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Serious Ajax Programming
- Working with Multiple Concurrent XMLHttpRequest Requests
- Handling JavaScript Sent from the Server
- Connecting to Google Suggest
- Calling Another Domain in Ajax
- A Login Example
- Working with Ajax and Head Requests
- Eliminate Caching
- Summary
- Part II: Ajax in Depth
- Chapter 5: Introducing Ajax Frameworks
- Using the Ajax Utility Library
- Using libXmlRequest to Download XML
- Using AJAXLib to Download XML
- Summary
- Chapter 6: More Advanced Ajax Frameworks
- Using the Majax Framework
- Using the Sack Framework
- Using the XHConn Framework
- Using the uniAjax Framework
- Using the AjaxGear Framework
- Using the AjaxRequest Framework
- Using the Http Framework to Avoid Caching
- Using the Sarissa Framework to Handle XML
- Using the Interactive Website Framework to Handle XML
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Using Server-Side Ajax Frameworks
- Working with PHP-Based Frameworks
- Working with Java-Based Frameworks
- Working with Ajax and Ruby on Rails
- Summary
- Part III: Ajax and the DOM, XML, CSS, and Dynamic HTML
- Chapter 8: The DOM and Event Handling
- Introducing the DOM
- Appending Elements Using the DOM
- Replacing Elements Using the DOM
- Creating an Ajax-Enabled Shopping Cart
- Downloading Images with Ajax
- Handling Ajax Timeouts
- Summary
- Chapter 9: XML and Ajax
- Creating XML
- Handling XML with JavaScript
- Retrieving Data from an XML Document
- Handling White Space in the Mozilla, Netscape, and Firefox Web Browsers
- Handling White Space in a Cross-Browser Way
- Accessing XML Data Directly
- Accessing XML Attribute Values
- Validating Your XML
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Cascading Style Sheets and Ajax
- Ajax-Enabled Menus
- Getting Text Noticed in Ajax Applications
- Scrolling Text
- Styling Text Using CSS
- Styling Colors and Backgrounds Using CSS
- Styling Locations in Web Pages
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Dynamic HTML and Ajax
- Creating Mouseovers
- Using Dynamic Styles
- Using document.write
- Using Dynamic HTML Methods to Update Part of a Page
- Using Dynamic HTML Properties to Update Part of a Page
- Using Text Ranges to Update Part of a Page
- Using createElement to Create New Elements on the Fly
- Creating Dynamic Tables
- Catching the Users Attention with Animation
- Summary
- Part IV: Advanced Ajax
- Chapter 12: Introducing Ajax and PHP
- Getting Started with PHP
- Commenting Your PHP
- Working with Variables
- Interpolating Variables in Strings
- Working with Arrays
- Handling Your Data with Operators
- Making Choices with the if Statement
- Using Switch Statements
- Using loop Statements
- Looping with the while loop
- Summary
- Chapter 13: PHP-Functions and HTML Controls
- Working with Functions
- Handling HTML Controls
- Working with Image Maps
- Uploading Files
- Summary
- Chapter 14: Handling User Input in PHP
- Displaying All the Data in a Form
- Looking at Server Variables
- Getting User Input in Arrays
- Wrapping PHP Applications in a Single Page
- Using Hidden Controls to Check Whether a Page Has Been Seen Before
- Validating User Input, Numbers, and Text
- Handling HTML Sent by the User
- Summary
- Chapter 15: Ajax and Security
- Protecting Against Malicious Users
- Looking at the Security Issues with Proxy Servers
- Handling Security in Ajax Applications
- Protecting Passwords Using Public and Private Keys
- Summary
- Chapter 16: Filters, MVC, and Ajax
- Restricting Access with Filters
- Logging User Access with Filters
- Restricting Access Based on Time of Day
- Model-View-Controller Applications
- Installing the MVC Application
- Accessing MVC with Ajax
- Summary
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- List of Figures
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