Table of Contents

 

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword

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