... To do so, visit http://www.apress.com, click the Source Code
link, and find Practical JavaScript, DOM Scripting, and Ajax Projects in the list. From this
book’s home page, you can download ... in Ajax and joined the Java Web Parts open source project
in 2005.
Herman lives in a small town, Pijnacker, in the Netherlands, with his wife Liesbeth and
their children, Barbar...
... Techniques
Beginning XML
with DOM and Ajax
Beginning JavaScript
with DOM Scripting and Ajax
Beginning CSS
Web Development
Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting
and Ajax: From Novice to Professional
Dear ...
including DOM scripting for dynamic behavior and styling, and event handling. We’ll then
look at essential applications of JavaScript, including data val...
... Patterns
Practical JavaScript, DOM
Scripting and Ajax Projects
Pro Web 2.0
Mashups: Remixing
Data and Web Services
Practical Prototype
and script.aculo.us
Beginning JavaScript with
DOM Scripting and Ajax:
From ... Scripting and Ajax:
From Novice to Professional
Accelerated
DOM Scripting with
Ajax, APIs, and Libraries
Beginning XML with
DOM and Aja...
... default settings
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The Finished Code • 130
Summary • 131
CHAPTER 5 : AJAX • 132
Understanding Ajax • 134
Ajax by the Letters • 134
Communication with the ... field loses focus and the blur message is fired.
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User-created Objects • 60
Objects and Instances • 63
DOMinating the Document • 68
Getting Around the DOM • 68
Get, Set DOM! • 70...
... author of
Java Distributed Computing and coauthor of three editions of Java
Enterprise in a Nutshell, and contributes articles and commentary
to various online and print publications.
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work and its author from the beginning, lending their talents and professionalism to it all
along the way.
Finally, I have to thank my wife, Sandra Mallalieu, and m...
... implementation and for
interoperability with both SGML and HTML.
A Brief History of XML
XML came into being in 1998 and is based on Standard Generalized Markup Language
(SGML). SGML is an international standard ... the Technical Reviewer
■ALLAN KENT is a born -and- bred South African and still lives
and works in Cape Town. He has been programming in vari-
ous and on diverse platfo...
... concepts and shortcuts that became instant standards for
JavaScript development, making things like Ajax and DOM selection easy to
do.
It extended native objects like
Strings, Arrays, and Functions ... The next chapter explores the
native DOM element and the methods used to monitor them for clicks and
drags and other events. When a user interacts with a DOM element...
... to use JavaScript and Ajax
to develop sophisticated and responsive user interfaces for today’s
Web sites and online applications. Ajax has given a new purpose
to JavaScript, and virtually all ... Count • 127
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The Finished Code • 130
Summary • 131
CHAPTER 5 : AJAX • 132
Understanding Ajax • 134
Ajax by the Letters • 134
C...
... dinner.
Figure 1.4. The Ajax- ified Google Maps allows a much more fluid and responsive
user experience.
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Ajax is shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, and it is a term ... what JavaScript is (and what it isn't); what it can do (and what it can't); and
some of the basics of the JavaScript language; and you'll get an introduction...