The Complete Reference: Ajax

Description: Ajax: The Complete Reference explains how to create and test Ajax-enabled Web applications using the XMLHttpRequest object as well as alternative JavaScript-based communication mechanisms. You'll explore a variety of sample applications featuring emerging user-interface conventions and build applications that address real-world networking and security issues. A robust communication library is developed throughout the book that enables you to architect flexible Ajax applications. The latest technologies such as Web services, Flash-Ajax integration, client-side templates, Comet, and Offline Access are also covered. Discover the future of Web development today!

* Work with traditional JavaScript communication approaches like iframes
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Explore all the quirks and details in the XMLHttpRequest object
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Handle disparate data formats, including XML, JSON, CSV, YAML, and more
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Deal with networking issues, including timeouts, retries, response ordering, and a variety of server and content errors
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Simplify JavaScript programming using open-source Ajax libraries like YUI
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Secure Ajax applications using authentication, obfuscation, and encryption
* Implement common Ajax UI patterns such as auto suggest, click-to-edit, and drag-and-drop
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Solve troubling Ajax architecture problems, including back button, history, and bookmarking issues
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Learn Ajax's role in Web 2.0 and Web services
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Explore push style communication using Comet and Flash
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Discover the future of offline Web application access and operation

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