A Beginners Session to Ajax

Asynchronous client calls to the server. A Post Back free environment.

By Jonas Stawski

What To Expect From This Session

Basics

of Ajax BIG picture of how Ajax works Code samples

What Not To Expect From This Session

Inner

workings of Ajax (Ajax engine)

Atlas

What is Ajax?
Asynchronous Javascript And XML

What is so cool about Ajax?

Connection

between client side script and server side script. Better user experience More flexibility More options

How does Ajax work?

A client script asynchronously calls a server side function.

Classic VS Ajax

What is Microsoft doing about it?

Ajax In the Real World

Windows

Live Local Windows Live Mail (Hotmail Beta) Google Maps Google Suggest

Scenario
Car Classifieds website has a dropdown with the makes of all the cars. Based on the selection of the makes dropdown the models dropdown has to be populated with the correct models provided by the manufacturer.

Steps

Add a reference to the Ajax engine. Must tell the application how to handle ashx files Must register the class to be used by Ajax. Create a PUBLIC function in the server side that will be accessed from the client script. Mark the function so it is available on the client side. Access the server side function through client side script. Handle your need.

Samples
Sample

1: Get Time from the server. Sample 2: Passing parameters to the server. Sample 3: Passing objects as parameters. Sample 4: Getting a class from the server. Sample 5: Google Suggest mock up. Sample 6: Writing your own AJAX.

References
Ajax.NET Proffesional
http://www.schwarz-interactive.de/

Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications

http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php

Latest AjaxPro.dll:
http://www.schwarz-interactive.de/