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INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS AJAX?
TECHNOLOGIES
AJAX WORKS
AJAX - SERVER RESPONSE
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
Ajax stands for asynchronous JavaScript and XML.
It is a group of interrelated web development techniques used on
the client-side to create interactive web applications .
AJAX is about updating parts of a web page, without reloading
the whole page.
Ajax uses a combination of HTML and CSS to mark up and style
information .
WHAT IS AJAX?
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX).
Not a stand-alone language or technology.
Combines a set of known technologies in order to create faster
andmore user friendly web pages.
Client side technology.
Makes web pages more responsive by exchanging small amounts
ofdata.
Allows the web page to change its content without refreshing
thewhole page.
Web browser technology independent of web server software.
TECHNOLOGIES
• HTML or XHTML and CSS for presentation
• The Document Object Model for dynamic display of and
interaction with data
• XML for the interchange of data, and XSLT for its
manipulation
• The XMLHttpRequest object for asynchronous
communication
• JavaScript to bring these technologies together
AJAX Works
• AJAX allows web pages
to be updated
asynchronously by
exchanging small amounts
of data with the server
without reloading the
whole page.
• Classic web pages,must
reload the entire page if
the content should change.
• Examples of applications
using AJAX: Google
Maps, Gmail, Youtube,
and Facebook tabs.
AJAX Example
• The AJAX application contains one div section and one
button.
• The div section will be used to display information returned
from a server.
• The button specify and hold function.
• The script section contains the function.
AJAX - Create an XMLHttpRequest Object
• The XMLHttpRequest object is used to exchange data with a
server behind the scenes(i,e) possible to update parts of a web
page, without reloading the whole page.
• Syntax for creating an XMLHttpRequest object:
xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
AJAX - Send a Request To a Server
METHOD DESCIPTION SYNTAX
open(method,url,asy Specifies the type of request, the URL, and if xmlhttp.open("
nc) the request should be handled asynchronously GET","ajax_inf
or not. o.txt",true);
method: the type of request: GET or POST
url: the location of the file on the server
async: true (asynchronous) or false
(synchronous)
send(string) Sends the request off to the server. xmlhttp.send();
string: Only used for POST requests
AJAX - Server Response
• The responseText Property is used when the response from
the server is not XML,returns the response as a string.
• tTo get the response from a server, use the responseText or
responseXML property.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
RESPONSE TEXT get the response data as a string
RESPONSE XML get the response data as XML data
AJAX - The onreadystatechange Event
• When a request is sent to server, we need to perform some
actions based on the response.
• Three important properties of the XMLHttpRequest object:
I. The onreadystatechange event is triggered every time the
readyState changes.
II. The readyState property holds the status of the
XMLHttpRequest.
III. status 200: "OK"
Using a Callback Function
• A callback function is a function passed as a parameter to
another function.
• If you have more than one AJAX task on your website, you
should create ONE standard function for creating the
XMLHttpRequest object, and call this for each AJAX task.
• The function call should contain the URL and what to do on
onreadystatechange.
ADVANTAGES
• page can be refreshed dynamically
• response of the interface to user is faster
• load much faster because the payload is much smaller
• reduces the demand for bandwidth
• allows the web applications to be much more efficient
• operate more like an application rather than a standalone
program
DISADVANTAGES
• integration of browsers
• hard for the user to bookmark the state of the web page
CONCLUSIONS
Ajax provides functionality to create a robust web application.
If an Ajax web application is coded properly it will run faster than
and as secure as a non-Ajax program.
Ajax also allows websites to reduce their overall bandwidth usage
and server load by reducing the amount of full page loads.
REFERENCES
www.google.com
www.wikipedia.com
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