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Ajax hacks

Ajax, the popular term for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is one of the most important combinations of technologies for web developers to know these days. With its rich grouping of technologies, Ajax developers can create interactive web applications with XML-based web services, using JavaScript in the browser to process the web server response. Taking complete advantage of Ajax, however, requires something more than your typical "how-to" book. What it calls for is Ajax Hacks from O'Reilly. This valuable guide provides direct, hands-on solutions that take the mystery out of Ajax's many capabi
eBook, English, 2006
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, Calif., 2006
Electronic book
1 online resource (438 pages) : illustrations
9780596550011, 9780596553593, 0596550014, 0596553595
69669368
Foreword; Credits; About the Author; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Building Single-Page Applications; Explaining Ajax; How to Use This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Enabled; How to Contact Us; Got a Hack?; Ajax Basics; It's Not a Floor Wax; Handle with Care; XMLHttpRequest; Detect Browser Compatibility with the Request Object; Using a Function for Checking Compatibility; Use the Request Object to POST Data to the Server; Setting Headers; Ogling the Result; Use Your Own Library for XMLHttpRequest