Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this Book
About the Authors
About the Title
About the Cover Illustration
1. ASP.NET AJAX basics
Chapter 1. Introducing ASP.NET AJAX
1.1. What is Ajax?
1.1.1. Ajax components
1.1.2. Asynchronous web programming
1.1.3. The XMLHttpRequest object
1.1.4. Ajax development issues
1.2. ASP.NET AJAX architecture
1.2.1. Client framework
1.2.2. Server framework
1.2.3. Client-centric development model
1.2.4. Server-centric development model
1.2.5. ASP.NET AJAX goals
1.3. ASP.NET AJAX in action
1.3.1. Simple server-centric solution
1.3.2. UpdateProgress control
1.3.3. Simple client-centric example
1.4. Summary
Chapter 2. First steps with the Microsoft Ajax Library
2.1. A quick overview of the library
2.1.1. Library features
2.1.2. Ajax-enabling an ASP.NET page
2.1.3. Script versions
2.2. The Application model
2.2.1. Client components
2.2.2. Client-page lifecycle
2.2.3. ���Hello Microsoft Ajax!���
2.3. Working with the DOM
2.3.1. The abstraction API
2.3.2. A dynamic, cross-browser text box
2.3.3. CSS and positioning
2.3.4. Client delegates
2.3.5. $addHandlers and $clearHandlers