Ajax权威指南（影印版）

Preface

Part Ⅰ. Ajax Fundamentals

1. Reinventing the Web

Web Page Components

Modern Web Standards

Browsers

Standards Compliance

Welcome to Web 2.0

2. From Web Sites to Web Applications

The Transition

Basic Web and Ajax Design Patterns

Application Environments

The Developer

What Ajax Is Not

3. Servers, Databases, and the Web

The Web Server

Server-Side Scripting

Databases

Getting Data Into and Out of Relational Databases

Interfacing the Interface

Frameworks and Languages

What Good Are Frameworks?

4. Foundations: Scripting XML and JSON

XML

JSON

Choosing a Data Exchange Format

A Quick Introduction to Client Frameworks

Simplifying Development

5. Manipulating the DOM

Understanding the DOM

We've Already Met

Manipulating DOM Elements, Attributes, and Objects

Change That Style

Events in the DOM

DOM Stuff for Tables

Is innerHTML Evil?

6. Designing Ajax Interfaces

Usability

Functionality

Visualization

Accessibility

The Ajax Interface

Part Ⅱ. Ajax Foundations

7. Laying Out Site Navigation

Menus

Tabs

Navigation Aids

Problems with Ajax Navigation

General Layout

8. Fun with Tables and Lists

Layout Without Tables

Accessible Tables

Sorting Tables

Tables with Style

Table Pagination

Lists 2.0

Lists for All Seasons

9. Page Layout with Frames That Aren't

Using Frames

XHTML and Frames

The Magic of Ajax and a DIV

Page Layout

10. Navigation Boxes and Windows

The Alert Box

Integrating the Window

Navigation Windows

Tool Tips

The Necessary Pop Up

11. Customizing the Client

Browser Customizations

Stylesheet Switching

Switching Different Customizations

Easy Font-Size Switching

Creating Color Themes

Throwing Ajax into the Mix

Changing Site Language with Ajax

Repositioning Objects and Keeping Those Positions

Storing It All in the Database

12. Errors: To Be (in Style) or Notto Be

Error Handling on the Web

Should I React to That Error?

Handling an Error with Care

Integrating the User Error

13. This Ain't Your Father's Animation

Animation on the Web

What Is Wrong with GIF?

Building Animation with the PNG Format

Ajax Animations

14. A FunnyThing Happened on the Way to the Form

XHTML Forms

Using JavaScript

Fancier Forms

The Basics of Ajax and Forms

Accepting Ajax-Delivered Data

Server Responses

15. Data Validation: Client, Server, or Both

Data Validation Is Important

Validation with JavaScript

CSS Notification of Errors

Validation on the Server

Ajax Client/Server Validation

Part Ⅲ. Ajax in Applications

16. Search:The New Frontier

Types of Site Searches

Dynamic Searching with Ajax

Googling a Site

17. Introducing Web Services

What Is a Web Service?

Web Service Architectures

Ajax and Web Services

Web Feeds

Web Service APIs

18. Web Services: The APIs

Publicly Available Web Services

Ajax and the API

The Next Step with Services

19. Mashups

Mashups in Web 2.0 Applications

What Are Mashups?

Mashups As Applications

Data Sources

Application Portlets

Building a Mashup

Mashups and Business

20. ForYour Business Communication Needs

Businesses and Ajax

Real-Time Communication

File Sharing

Whiteboards

Combining Applications

21. Internet Games Without Plug-ins

Gaming on the Web

Internet Requirements

Animating a Character

Basic Collisions

User Input .

The Basics of Event Handling

Putting It All Together

Part Ⅳ. Wrapping Up

22. Modular Coding

What Is Modular Coding?

The Client Side

The Server Side

23. Optimizing Ajax Applications

Site Optimization Factors

HTTP

Packets

Client-Side Optimizations

Server-Side Optimizations

Ajax Optimization

Part Ⅴ. References

A. The XML and XSLT You Need to Know

B. JavaScript Framework, Toolkit, and Library References

C. Web Service API Catalog

D. Ajax Risk References

Index