Sams - Ajax for Web Application Developers

• Ajax for Web Application Developers
• Table of Contents
• 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
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