Ajax for Web Application Developers

• Getting Started
• Creating and Using the JavaScript Engine
• Creating Reusable Components
• Ajax Patterns
• Server-Side Interaction
• Finishing Touches

• Getting Started
  • Introduction to Ajax
    • The XML DOM
    • Measuring the Benefits
  • The Request
    • An In-Depth Look at XMLHttpRequest
    • Creating the Object
    • Asynchronous Data Transfers
    • The Ready State
    • HTTP Status Codes and Headers
  • The Response
    • XML
    • JSON
  • Rendering the Response with XHTML and CSS
    • XHTML
    • CSS
• Creating and Using the JavaScript Engine
  • Object-Oriented JavaScript
    • Object-Oriented Approaches
    • Using the new Operator
    • Literal Notation
    • Associative Arrays
    • JScript.NET
    • Object Constructors
    • Prototypes
  • Creating the Engine
    • Creating a Custom Ajax Wrapper
    • Creating an Ajax Updater
  • Using the Engine
    • Getting Started
    • Making a Request
    • Engine Methods and Properties
  • Debugging
    • The JavaScript onerror Event
    • responseText
    • IE Developer Toolbar
    • Safari Enhancer
    • FireBug
  • Extending the Engine
    • Creating a Utilities Object
    • Handling Status Codes with an HTTP Object
• Creating Reusable Components
  • Accordion
    • Getting Started
    • Creating the Accordion Object
    • Panel Functionality and Data Display
  • Tree View
    • Structuring the Data
    • Handling the Response
    • Rendering the GUI
  • Client-Side Validation
    • Getting Started
    • Creating a Validation Object
    • The Server Side
  • Data Grid
    • Getting Started
    • Creating a DataGrid Object
    • Displaying the Data
• Ajax Patterns
  • Singleton Pattern
    • An Overview of the Singleton Pattern
    • Creating an Object Using the Singleton Pattern
    • Using the Singleton Object
  • Model View Controller
    • An Overview of the Pattern
    • Creating the Pattern
    • Using the Pattern
  • The Observer Pattern
    • Pattern Overview
    • Creating an Error-Handling Object
    • Using the Error-Handling Object
  • Data Reflection Pattern
    • An Overview
    • Creating the Pattern
  • Interaction Patterns
    • Creating a History with Cookies
    • Drag and Drop
  • Usability Patterns
    • Handling Feedback, Errors, and Warnings
• Server-Side Interaction
  • Understanding Ajax Database Interaction
    • Connecting with PHP
  • Interacting with a Database: The Server-Side
    • Connecting to ASP.NET
    • Connecting to ColdFusion
  • Advanced Ajax Database Interaction
    • Bulk Updates
    • Server-Side XML and JSON
• Finishing Touches
  • Securing Your Application
    • Security Holes
    • Password-Protecting Ajax Requests
    • Verifying Passwords on the Server-Side
  • Best Practices
    • Using the Engine