Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET (PDF)

Ajax has the power to revolutionize the way web-based applicationsare designed. This book provides you with a thorough workingknowledge of what Ajax has to offer and how to take full advantageof it in your application development.
Following an exploration of how Ajax works with.NET, you'll getacquainted with DHTML, the role of JavaScript and the DocumentObject Model, and the XMLHttpRequest Object, which is thefoundation of Ajax. Then you will examine the Ajax-type featuresbuilt into ASP.NET and explore the Ajax.NET Professional Library indetail. Finally, you will explore client scripting as well asbuilding and using controls with Microsoft's Atlas. With an entirechapter devoted to debugging, you will have all you need to usethis cutting-edge technology.
What you will learn from this book
* What you can do with the open source Ajax.NET ProfessionalLibrary
* How to use the corresponding functionality, Asynchronous ClientScript Callbacks, that comes with ASP.NET 2.0
* Techniques for using the XMLHttpRequest Object to communicatebetween the client web browser and the server
* An overview of XML, XSLT, and other ways to send data betweenclient and server
* How to integrate Microsoft's Atlas with many of the servicesavailable in ASP.NET 2.0
Who this book is for
This book is for programmers who use ASP.NET and are just startingto use Ajax technologies to create more responsive, modernapplications.
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