Programming ASP.NET AJAX

Build rich, Web 2.0-style UI with ASP.NET AJAX

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Build rich, Web 2.0-style UI with ASP.NET AJAX

By Christian Wenz

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: September 2007

Pages: 480

Delivering rich, Web 2.0-style experiences has never been easier. This book gives you a complete hands-on introduction to Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0, the new framework that offers many of the same benefits for Ajax development that ASP.NET provides for server-side development. With Programming ASP.NET AJAX, you'll learn how to create professional, dynamic web pages with Ajax in no time.

Loaded with code and examples that demonstrate key aspects of the framework, this book is ideal not only for ASP.NET developers who want to take their applications a step further with Ajax, but for any web developers interested in ASP.NET AJAX, no matter what technology they use currently. That includes JavaScript programmers who would like to avoid the headaches of writing cross-browser code.

Programming ASP.NET AJAX offers you:

A high-level overview of the ASP.NET AJAX framework
Functional code that you can cut and paste for use in your own applications
The essentials of JavaScript and Ajax to help you understand individual technologies used by the framework
An organization that reflects the framework's packages, including Extensions, Control Toolkit, the Futures CTP, and the AJAX Library
Sidebars throughout the book that identify and propose solutions to potential security breaches
Ways to use the standards-based AJAX Library with other platforms, such as PHP
A complete chapter on the UpdatePanel control for making individual parts of a web page independently updateable -- one of the framework's most important elements

Released previously as Programming Atlas to cover the beta version of the Microsoft framework, this edition is fully up-to-date and expanded for the official 1.0 release of ASP.NET AJAX. Written by Christian Wenz -- Microsoft MVP for ASP/ASP.NET and AJAX Control Toolkit Contributor -- Programming ASP.NET AJAX contains many hard-to-find details, along with a few unofficial ways to accomplish things.

Basics
1. Chapter 1 ASP.NET AJAX, Ajax, and ASP.NET
  1. ASP.NET AJAX and Ajax
  2. ASP.NET AJAX and ASP.NET
  3. ASP.NET AJAX Prerequisites and Installation
  4. ASP.NET AJAX Structure and Architecture
  5. A First ASP.NET AJAX Example: Hello User
  6. The ScriptManager Control
  7. Summary
  8. For Further Reading
2. Chapter 2 JavaScript
  1. The JavaScript Language
  2. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  3. Accessing Page Elements
  4. DOM Methods
  5. Summary
  6. For Further Reading
3. Chapter 3 Ajax
  1. The XMLHttpRequest Object
  2. The XMLDocument Object
  3. JSON
  4. Summary
  5. For Further Reading
ASP.NET AJAX Extensions
1. Chapter 4 Using ASP.NET AJAX JavaScript Extensions
  1. ASP.NET AJAX Shortcuts and Helper Functions
  2. Extensions to Existing JavaScript Objects
  3. ASP.NET AJAX OOP Features for JavaScript
  4. Client Versions of .NET Classes
  5. Summary
  6. For Further Reading
2. Chapter 5 Web Services
  1. Error Handling
  2. Page Methods
  3. Maintaining Session State
  4. Exchanging Complex Data with the Server
  5. Consuming Web Services with JavaScript
  6. Summary
  7. For Further Reading
3. Chapter 6 UpdatePanel: Refreshing Only Parts of a Page
  1. Making a Page Region Updatable
  2. Summary
  3. For Further Reading
4. Chapter 7 Using the ASP.NET AJAX Profile Service
  1. Preparing the Web Site
  2. Accessing Profile Data
  3. Accessing Profile Group Data
  4. Summary
  5. For Further Reading
5. Chapter 8 Using the ASP.NET AJAX Authentication Service
  1. Preparing the Application
  2. Login and Logout
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
6. Chapter 9 Localizing and Globalizing Applications
  1. Localization
  2. Globalization and Internationalization
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
1. Chapter 10 Using the Control Toolkit
  1. Installing the Control Toolkit
  2. Using the Control Toolkit
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
2. Chapter 11 Adding Animation to a Web Page
  1. Animation Framework
  2. Drag-and-Drop
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
3. Chapter 12 Autocompleting User Input, Fighting Spam, and More
  1. Creating an Accordion Pane
  2. Maintaining the Relative Position of an Element
  3. Adding Autocomplete Behavior to a TextBox Control
  4. Attaching a Calendar to a Text Field
  5. Dynamically Collapsing a Single Panel
  6. Displaying a Pop Up Over a Page
  7. Fighting Spam in Blogs and in Other Entry Forms
  8. Creating a Tabbed Interface
  9. Summary
  10. For Further Reading
4. Chapter 13 Writing Custom Controls and Contributing to the Community
  1. Writing Custom ASP.NET AJAX Controls
  2. Contributing to the Control Toolkit
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
ASP.NET AJAX Futures
1. Chapter 14 Client Controls
  1. Introducing ASP.NET AJAX Client Controls
  2. Using ASP.NET AJAX Controls
  3. Handling Control Events
  4. Summary
  5. For Further Reading
2. Chapter 15 Binding and Validating Data
  1. Data Binding
  2. Data Validation
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
3. Chapter 16 Using Behaviors and Components
  1. Using Behaviors
  2. Using Components
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
4. Chapter 17 Using Server Data
  1. Using a ListView Control
  2. Creating a Custom Data Source
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
5. Chapter 18 Using Remote Web Services
  1. Using the Google Web Service
  2. Using the Amazon Web Service
  3. Transforming a Web Service Result with XSLT
  4. Using the Yahoo! Web Service (and REST and XPath)
  5. Summary
  6. For Further Reading
6. Chapter 19 Using Animations
  1. Using Animations
  2. Using an Animation to Create a Fade Effect
  3. Summary
  4. For Further Reading
7. Chapter 20 Fixing Bookmarks and Back/Forward Buttons
  1. Fixing with Code
  2. Fixing Bookmarks and Back/Forward Buttons with Controls Using UpdateHistory
  3. Fixing Bookmarks and Back/Forward Buttons with Controls Using the ASP.NET AJAX Futures
  4. Summary
  5. For Further Reading
8. Chapter 21 Web Parts
  1. Using ASP.NET AJAX with ASP.NET Web Parts
  2. Summary
  3. For Further Reading
Microsoft AJAX Library
1. Chapter 22 Using ASP.NET AJAX with Other Server Technologies
  1. Using ASP.NET AJAX with PHP
  2. Summary
  3. For Further Reading
Appendixes
1. Appendix Debugging ASP.NET AJAX Applications
  1. Debugging Tools
  2. Debugging in Visual Studio
  3. Debugging Features in ASP.NET AJAX
  4. Summary
  5. For Further Reading
2. Appendix XMLHttpRequest Reference
  1. Methods
  2. Properties
3. Appendix DOM Reference
  1. Generic Methods and Properties
  2. Document Methods and Properties
4. Appendix ASP.NET AJAX Reference
  1. Helper Functions
  2. Object Extensions
5. Appendix ScriptManager, UpdatePanel, UpdateProgress, and Timer Declarative Reference
  1. ScriptManager
  2. UpdatePanel
  3. UpdateProgress
  4. Timer

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Title:

Programming ASP.NET AJAX

By:

Christian Wenz

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media

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Print:

September 2007

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February 2009

Pages:

480

Print ISBN:

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Basics

Chapter 1 ASP.NET AJAX, Ajax, and ASP.NET

Chapter 2 JavaScript

Chapter 3 Ajax

ASP.NET AJAX Extensions

Chapter 4 Using ASP.NET AJAX JavaScript Extensions

Chapter 5 Web Services

Chapter 6 UpdatePanel: Refreshing Only Parts of a Page

Chapter 7 Using the ASP.NET AJAX Profile Service

Chapter 8 Using the ASP.NET AJAX Authentication Service

Chapter 9 Localizing and Globalizing Applications

ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

Chapter 10 Using the Control Toolkit

Chapter 11 Adding Animation to a Web Page

Chapter 12 Autocompleting User Input, Fighting Spam, and More

Chapter 13 Writing Custom Controls and Contributing to the Community

ASP.NET AJAX Futures

Chapter 14 Client Controls

Chapter 15 Binding and Validating Data

Chapter 16 Using Behaviors and Components

Chapter 17 Using Server Data

Chapter 18 Using Remote Web Services

Chapter 19 Using Animations

Chapter 20 Fixing Bookmarks and Back/Forward Buttons

Chapter 21 Web Parts

Microsoft AJAX Library

Chapter 22 Using ASP.NET AJAX with Other Server Technologies

Appendixes

Appendix Debugging ASP.NET AJAX Applications

Appendix XMLHttpRequest Reference

Appendix DOM Reference

Appendix ASP.NET AJAX Reference

Appendix ScriptManager, UpdatePanel, UpdateProgress, and Timer Declarative Reference

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