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Ajax for Web Application Developers
By Kris Hadlock
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Publisher: Sams
Pub Date: October 30, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-67-232912-3
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32912-8
Pages: 288

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Reader Services
		Introduction
			An Introduction to the Book Samples
		Part I:  Getting Started
			Chapter 1.  Introduction to Ajax
				The XML DOM
				Measuring the Benefits
			Chapter 2.  The Request
				An In-Depth Look at XMLHttpRequest
				Creating the Object
				Asynchronous Data Transfers
				The Ready State
				HTTP Status Codes and Headers
			Chapter 3.  The Response
				XML
				JSON
			Chapter 4.  Rendering the Response with XHTML and CSS
				XHTML
				CSS
		Part II:  Creating and Using the JavaScript Engine
			Chapter 5.  Object-Oriented JavaScript
				Object-Oriented Approaches
				Using the new Operator
				Literal Notation
				Associative Arrays
				JScript.NET
				Object Constructors
				Prototypes
			Chapter 6.  Creating the Engine
				Creating a Custom Ajax Wrapper
				Creating an Ajax Updater
			Chapter 7.  Using the Engine
				Getting Started
				Making a Request
				Engine Methods and Properties
			Chapter 8.  Debugging
				The JavaScript onerror Event
				responseText
				IE Developer Toolbar
				Safari Enhancer
				FireBug
			Chapter 9.  Extending the Engine
				Creating a Utilities Object
				Handling Status Codes with an HTTP Object
		Part III:  Creating Reusable Components
			Chapter 10.  Accordion
				Getting Started
				Creating the Accordion Object
				Panel Functionality and Data Display
			Chapter 11.  Tree View
				Structuring the Data
				Handling the Response
				Rendering the GUI
			Chapter 12.  Client-Side Validation
				Getting Started
				Creating a Validation Object
				The Server Side
			Chapter 13.  Data Grid
				Getting Started
				Creating a DataGrid Object
				Displaying the Data
		Part IV:  Ajax Patterns
			Chapter 14.  Singleton Pattern
				An Overview of the Singleton Pattern
				Creating an Object Using the Singleton Pattern
				Using the Singleton Object
			Chapter 15.  Model View Controller
				An Overview of the Pattern
				Creating the Pattern
				Using the Pattern
			Chapter 16.  The Observer Pattern
				Pattern Overview
				Creating an Error-Handling Object
				Using the Error-Handling Object
			Chapter 17.  Data Reflection Pattern
				An Overview
				Creating the Pattern
			Chapter 18.  Interaction Patterns
				Creating a History with Cookies
				Drag and Drop
			Chapter 19.  Usability Patterns
				Handling Feedback, Errors, and Warnings
		Part V:  Server-Side Interaction
			Chapter 20.  Understanding Ajax Database Interaction
				Connecting with PHP
			Chapter 21.  Interacting with a Database: The Server-Side
				Connecting to ASP.NET
				Connecting to ColdFusion
			Chapter 22.  Advanced Ajax Database Interaction
				Bulk Updates
				Server-Side XML and JSON
		Part VI:  Finishing Touches
			Chapter 23.  Securing Your Application
				Security Holes
				Password-Protecting Ajax Requests
				Verifying Passwords on the Server-Side
			Chapter 24.  Best Practices
				Using the Engine
		Index