OReilly Head First AJAX : PDF bOOk

Head First AJAX (2008)


Chapter 1. using ajax
Section 1.1. Web pages: the old-fashioned approach
Section 1.2. Web pages reinvented
Section 1.3. So what makes a page "Ajax"?
Section 1.4. Rob's Rock 'n' Roll Memorabilia
Section 1.5. Ajax and rock 'n' roll in 5 steps
Section 1.6. Step 1: Modify the XHTML
Section 1.7. Step 2: Initialize the JavaScript
Section 1.8. Step 3: Create a request object
Section 1.9. Step 4: Get the item's details
Section 1.10. Let's write the code for requesting an item's details
Section 1.11. Always make sure you have a request object before working with it
Section 1.12. The request object is just an object
Section 1.13. Hey, server... will you call me back at displayDetails(), please?
Section 1.14. Use send() to send your request
Section 1.15. The server usually returns data to Ajax requests
Section 1.16. Ajax is server-agnostic
Section 1.17. Use a callback function to work with data the server returns
Section 1.18. Get the server's response from the request object's responseText property
Section 1.19. Goodbye traditional web appsAjaxAcrostic

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