Ajax Hacks

• Ajax Basics
• Web Forms
• Validation
• Power Hacks for Web Developers
• Direct Web Remoting (DWR)for Java Jocks
• Hack Ajax with the Prototype and Rico Libraries
• Work with Ajax and Ruby on Rails
• Savor the script.aculo.us JavaScript Library
• Options and Efficiencies

• Ajax Basics
  • It's Not a Floor Wax
  • Handle with Care
  • XMLHttpRequest
  • Hack 1. Detect Browser Compatibility with the Request Object
  • Hack 2. Use the Request Object to POST Data to the Server
  • Hack 3. Use Your Own Library for XMLHttpRequest
  • Hack 4. Receive Data as XML
  • Hack 5. Get Plain Old Strings
  • Hack 6. Receive Data as a Number
  • Hack 7. Receive Data in JSON Format
  • Hack 8. Handle Request Object Errors
  • Hack 9. Dig into the HTTP Response
  • Hack 10. Generate a Styled Message with a CSS File
  • Hack 11. Generate a Styled User Message on the Fly
• Web Forms
  • Hack 12. Submit Text Field or textarea Values to the Server Without a Browser Refresh
  • Hack 13. Display Text Field or textarea Values Using Server Data
  • Hack 14. Submit Selection-List Values to the Server Without a Round Trip
  • Hack 15. Dynamically Generate a New Selection List Using Server Data
  • Hack 16. Extend an Existing Selection List
  • Hack 17. Submit Checkbox Values to the Server Without a Round Trip
  • Hack 18. Dynamically Generate a New Checkbox Group with Server Data
  • Hack 19. Populate an Existing Checkbox Group from the Server
  • Hack 20. Change Unordered Lists Using an HTTP Response
  • Hack 21. Submit Hidden Tag Values to a Server Component
• Validation
  • Hack 22. Validate a Text Field or textarea for Blank Fields
  • Hack 23. Validate Email Syntax
  • Hack 24. Validate Unique Usernames
  • Hack 25. Validate Credit Card Numbers
  • Hack 26. Validate Credit Card Security Codes
  • Hack 27. Validate a Postal Code
• Power Hacks for Web Developers
  • Hack 28. Get Access to the Google Maps API
  • Hack 29. Use the Google Maps API Request Object
  • Hack 30. Use Ajax with a Google Maps and Yahoo! Maps Mash-up
  • Hack 31. Display a Weather.com XML Data Feed
  • Hack 32. Use Ajax with a Yahoo! Maps and GeoURL Mash-up
  • Hack 33. Debug Ajax-Generated Tags in Firefox
  • Hack 34. Fetch a Postal Code
  • Hack 35. Create Large, Maintainable Bookmarklets
  • Hack 36. Use Permanent Client-Side Storage for Ajax Applications
  • Hack 37. Control Browser History with iframes
  • Hack 38. Send Cookie Values to a Server Program
  • Hack 39. Use XMLHttpRequest to Scrape an Energy Price from a Web Page
  • Hack 40. Send an Email with XMLHttpRequest
  • Hack 41. Find the Browser's Locale Information
  • Hack 42. Create an RSS Feed Reader
• Direct Web Remoting (DWR)for Java Jocks
  • Hack 43. Integrate DWR into Your Java Web Application
  • Hack 44. Use DWR to Populate a Selection List from a Java Array
  • Hack 45. Use DWR to Create a Selection List from a Java Map
  • Hack 46. Display the Keys/Values from a Java HashMap on a Web Page
  • Hack 47. Use DWR to Populate an Ordered List from a Java Array
  • Hack 48. Access a Custom Java Object with JavaScript
  • Hack 49. Call a Built-in Java Object from JavaScript Using DWR
• Hack Ajax with the Prototype and Rico Libraries
  • Hack 50. Use Prototype's Ajax Tools with Your Application
  • Hack 51. Update an HTML Element's Content from the Server
  • Hack 52. Create Observers for Web Page Fields
  • Hack 53. Use Rico to Update Several Elements with One Ajax Response
  • Hack 54. Create a Drag-and-Drop Bookstore
• Work with Ajax and Ruby on Rails
  • Sensible MVC
  • Hack 55. Install Ruby on Rails
  • Hack 56. Monitor Remote Calls with Rails
  • Hack 57. Make Your JavaScript Available to Rails Applications
  • Hack 58. Dynamically Generate a Selection List in a Rails Template
  • Hack 59. Find Out Whether Ajax Is Calling in the Request
  • Hack 60. Dynamically Generate a Selection List Using Database Data
  • Hack 61. Periodically Make a Remote Call
  • Hack 62. Dynamically View Request Information for XMLHttpRequest
• Savor the script.aculo.us JavaScript Library
  • Hack 63. Integrate script.aculo.us Visual Effects with an Ajax Application
  • Hack 64. Create a Login Box That Shrugs Off Invalid Logins
  • Hack 65. Create an Auto-Complete Field with script.aculo.us
  • Hack 66. Create an In-Place Editor Field
  • Hack 67. Create a Web Form That Disappears When Submitted
• Options and Efficiencies
  • Hack 68. Fix the Browser Back Button in Ajax Applications
  • Hack 69. Handle Bookmarks and Back Buttons with RSH
  • Hack 70. Set a Time Limit for the HTTP Request
  • Hack 71. Improve Maintainability, Performance, and Reliability for Large JavaScript Applications
  • Hack 72. Obfuscate JavaScript and Ajax Code
  • Hack 73. Use a Dynamic script Tag to Make Web Services Requests
  • Hack 74. Configure Apache to Deal with Cross-Domain Issues
  • Hack 75. Run a Search Engine Inside Your Browser
  • Hack 76. Use Declarative Markup Instead of Script via XForms
  • Hack 77. Build a Client-Side Cache
  • Hack 78. Create an Auto-Complete Field
  • Hack 79. Dynamically Display More Information About a Topic
  • Hack 80. Use Strings and Arrays to Dynamically Generate HTML