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AJAX. JaxFusion April 2006 David Fekke. Who am I?. David Fekke Lead Software Engineer Data Inteligence Group http://www.fekke.com/blog/ davidfekke@gmail.com. Ajax?. What is Ajax?. Just kidding!. Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

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  1. AJAX JaxFusion April 2006 David Fekke

  2. Who am I? • David Fekke • Lead Software EngineerData Inteligence Group • http://www.fekke.com/blog/ • davidfekke@gmail.com

  3. Ajax? • What is Ajax?

  4. Just kidding! • Asynchronous JavaScript and XML • Makes use XMLHttpRequest object in concert with the dynamic html and XML

  5. Whats all the hype about • Fully buzzword compliant • Web 2.0 • Build truly dynamic web applications

  6. Some examples • Google Maps • Gmail • Local.live.com

  7. History • Nothing new here • Remote scripting 1998 • Major differences between IE4 and Netscape 4, IFRAME vs LAYER • Term coined by Adaptive Path

  8. XMLHttp Request Object • Syntax different depending on browser • Mozilla, Safari, Opera new XMLHttpRequest() • Internet Explorer new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")

  9. XMLHttp methods and properties • XMLHTTPObj.open(“get”,url,true); • .setRequestHeader(“name”,”value”); • .send(); • .responseText; • .responseXML;

  10. XML methods & properties • getElementsByTagName()[]; • childNode[1].nodeValue; • firstChild.nodeValue; • UDF getElementTextNS()

  11. DHTML methods & properties • getElementById(); • innerHTML; • createElement(); • appendChild(); • createTextNode();

  12. Transport methods • SOAP • REST

  13. ColdFusion Ajax frameworks • Cfajax • AjaxCFC • JSMX • IBM WSAjax

  14. Pros • Pull back small pieces of data without having to reload the whole page. • Can save bandwidth • More Interactive

  15. Cons • Back button does not work as expected • Security issues • Network latency • Compatibility, older browsers, JavaScript inactivated • Accessibility

  16. Compatible Browsers • IE5+ • Gecko based browsers, Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape 7.1+ . . . • KHTML, Konqueror, Safari 1.2+ • Opera 8+

  17. Non compatible browsers • Opera 7 and lower • Lynx, text based • Visually impaired browsers

  18. Resources • http://adaptivepath.com • http://www.indiankey.com/cfajax/ • http://developer.apple.com/internet/webcontent/xmlhttpreq.html • http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-wsajax/

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