Overview
This course has been created for website developers who want to understand and use Javascript and Ajax.
Requirements
HTML knowledge is required. Any programming language knowledge is beneficial but not required.
Course Outline
Browser and Document Objects
- When to Use JavaScript
- The Document Object Model
- When a Document Loads
- Object References
- Node Terminology
Scripts and HTML Documents
- Where Scripts Go into Documents
- JavaScript Statements
- When Script Statements Execute
- Viewing Script Errors
Programming Fundamentals
- Variables
- Expressions and Evaluation
- Data Type Conversions
- Operators
- Decisions and Loops
- Control Structures
- Functions
- The String Object, Date Object, Array Object
- The Regular Expression and RegExp Objects
- Control Structures and Exception Handling
- Debugging Scripts
Document Object Model Essentials
- The Object Model Hierarchy
- Object Properties, Methods, Event Handlers
- The W3C DOM
- Generic HTML Element Objects
- Window and Frame Objects
- Location and History Objects
- The Document and Body Objects
- The Form and Related Objects
- Button Objects
- Text-Related Form Objects
- Select, Option and FileUpload Objects
- Event Objects
- Style Sheet and Style Objects
Functions and Custom Objects
- Function Object
- Function Application Notes
- Creating Your Own Objects with Object-Oriented JavaScript
- Object-Oriented Concepts
Creating Ajax Applications
- What Can You Do with Ajax?
- JavaScript’s role
- Interacting with Server-Side Code
- Passing Data to Server-Side Scripts
- Using Ajax with XML
Ajax in Depth
- Working with Multiple Concurrent XMLHttpRequest Requests
- Handling JavaScript Sent from the Server
- Calling Another Domain in Ajax
- Working with Ajax and Head Requests
- Eliminate Caching
Introducing Ajax Frameworks
- Using the Ajax Utility Library
- Using libXmlRequest to Download XML
- Using AJAXLib to Download XML
- Majax, Sack, XHConn, uniAjax Framework
- Using Server-Side Ajax Frameworks
XML and Ajax
- Retrieving Data from an XML Document
- Accessing XML Data Directly and Attributes Values
- Validating your XML
Ajax And Security
- Protecting Against Malicious Users
- Looking at the Security Issues with Proxy Servers
- Handling Security in Ajax Applications
Ajax And Web Implementations
- Ajax And Validations
- Ajax And Dynamic Loading
- Ajax And Progress Bars
- Ajax And Dynamic Tool tips
- Ajax and Web Services
- Ajax and Autocomplete