Microsoft AJAX Library Essentials: Client-side ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Explained Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: AJAX and ASP.NET
Chapter 2: AJAX Foundations
Chapter 3: Object-Oriented JavaScript
Chapter 4: Introducing the Microsoft AJAX Library
Chapter 5: OOP with the Microsoft AJAX Library
Chapter 6: Creating Client Components
Chapter 7: Case Study: Timer and EnhancedTextBox
Chapter 8: Debugging Tools and Techniques
Appendix A: Microsoft AJAX Library Reference
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: AJAX and ASP.NET
  • The Big Picture
    • AJAX and Web 2.0
  • Building Websites Since 1990
    • HTTP and HTML
    • ASP.NET and Other Server-Side Technologies
    • JavaScript and Other Client-Side Technologies
    • What's Missing?
  • The World of AJAX
    • What is AJAX Made Of?
    • Uses and Misuses of AJAX
    • Introducing ASP.NET AJAX
    • Resources and Tools
  • Setting Up Your Environment
    • Installing IIS
    • Installing Visual Web Developer
    • Creating a Folder for Your Project
      • Preparing the Atlas Application in Windows Vista
      • Preparing the Atlas Web Application in Windows XP
  • Hello World!
    • Time for Action—Quickstart AJAX
    • What Just Happened?

• Summary

• Chapter 2: AJAX Foundations
  • JavaScript and the Document Object Model
    • Time for Action—Playing with JavaScript and the DOM
    • What Just Happened

• JavaScript Events and the DOM
  • Time for Action—Using JavaScript Events and the DOM
  • What Just Happened?

• Even More DOM
  • Time for Action—Even More DOM
  • What Just Happened?

• JavaScript, DOM, and CSS
  • Time for Action—Working with CSS and JavaScript
  • What Just Happened?

• The XMLHttpRequest Object
  • Creating the XMLHttpRequest Object
  • Initiating Server Requests
  • Handling the Server Response
    • Time for Action—Making Asynchronous Calls with XMLHttpRequest
    • What Just Happened?

• Summary

• Chapter 3: Object-Oriented JavaScript
  • Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming
    • Objects and Classes
    • Encapsulation
    • Inheritance
    • Polymorphism
  • Object-Oriented JavaScript
    • JavaScript Functions
      • Functions as Variables
      • Anonymous Functions
      • Inner Functions and JavaScript Closures
    • JavaScript Classes
      • Class Diagrams
      • C# and JavaScript Classes
      • Referencing External Functions
      • Thinking of Objects as Associative Arrays
      • Creating Object Members on the Fly
      • Private Members
      • Prototypes
    • The JavaScript Execution Context
      • var x, this.x, and x
      • Using the Right Context
    • Inheritance using Closures and Prototypes
      • Inheritance Using Closures
      • Inheritance Using Prototyping
  • Introducing JSON
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Introducing the Microsoft AJAX Library
  • Microsoft AJAX Library Components
  • Asynchronous Communication
    • Client Asynchronous Communication
    • Server Asynchronous Communication
  • Working with WebRequest
    • Time for Action—WebRequest
    • What Just Happened?

• More WebRequests
  • Time for Action—More WebRequest
  • What Just Happened?

• Summary

• Chapter 5: OOP with the Microsoft AJAX Library
  • The New Features
  • JavaScript Base Classes Extensions
    • Time for Action: Bubble Sort and Base Classes Extensions
    • What Just Happened?

• Classes in Microsoft AJAX Library
  • The Type, Namespaces, and Events
    • Time for Action—Creating and Using the Person Class
    • What Just Happened?
  • Inheritance
    • Time for Action—Implementing Inheritance using Microsoft
    • What Just Happened?
  • AJAX Library
  • Enumerations
  • Interfaces
    • Ti me for action—Inheritance and Interfaces
    • What Just Happened?
  • OOP Recommendations

• Summary

• Chapter 6: Creating Client Components
  • DOM Elements and Events
  • Components, Behaviors, and Controls
    • Creating Components
    • Disposing of Components
    • Sys.Application and Client Page Life-Cycle Events
      • The init Event
      • The load Event
      • The pageLoad() Method
      • The pageUnload() Method
      • The unload Event
    • Behaviors
    • Controls
    • Quicksteps for Creating Custom Client Components
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Case Study: Timer and EnhancedTextBox
  • The Timer Component
  • The EnhancedTextBox Behavior
  • Creating Timer and EnhancedTextBox
    • Time for Action—Creating Custom Client Components
    • What Just Happened?

• Using the Components
• Summary

• Chapter 8: Debugging Tools and Techniques
  • AJAX Debugging Overview
  • Debugging and Tracing with Microsoft AJAX Library
    • MicrosoftAjax.debug.js
    • Anonymous Functions vs. Pseudo-Named Functions
    • Parameters Validation
  • Debugging in Internet Explorer
    • Web Development Helper
    • Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar
    • Other tools
  • Debugging in Firefox
    • Firebug
    • Venkman JavaScript Debugger
    • Web Developer
  • Fiddler
  • Testing
  • Summary

• Appendix A: Microsoft AJAX Library Reference
  • Conventions
  • Function Class
    • emptyMethod() Method
    • _validateParams() Method
    • createDelegate() Method
    • createCallback() Method
  • Type Class

• JavaScript Base Type Extensions
  • Array Class
  • Boolean Class
  • Date Class
  • Error Class
    • create() Method
  • Number Class
  • Object Class
  • RegExp Class
  • String Class

• Sys Namespace
  • Sys.Application Class
  • Sys.ApplicationLoadEventArgs Class
  • Sys.Browser Class
  • Sys.CancelEventArgs Class
  • Sys.Component Class
  • Sys.CultureInfo Class
  • Sys.Debug Class
  • Sys.EventArgs Class
  • Sys.EventHandlerList Class
  • Sys.IContainer Interface
  • Sys.IDisposable Interface
  • Sys.INotifyDisposing Interface
  • Sys.INotifyPropertyChange Interface
  • Sys.PropertyChangedEventArgs Class
  • Sys.ScriptLoader Class
  • Sys.ScriptLoaderTask Class
  • Sys.StringBuilder Class

• Sys.UI Namespace
  • Sys.UI.Behavior Class
  • Sys.UI.Bounds Class
  • Sys.UI.Control Class
  • Sys.UI.DomElement Class
    • getElementById() Method ($get)
    • addCssClass() Method
    • containsCssClass() Method
    • removeCssClass() Method
    • toggleCssClass() Method
    • getLocation() Method
    • getBounds() Method
    • setLocation() Method
  • Sys.UI.DomEvent Class
  • Sys.UI.Key Class
    • addHandler() Method ($addHandler)
    • addHandlers() Method ($addHandlers)
    • clearHandlers() Method ($clearHandlers)
    • preventDefault() Method
    • removeHandler() Method
    • stopPropagation() Method
  • Sys.UI.MouseButton Enumeration
  • Sys.UI.Point Class
  • Sys.UI.VisibilityMode Enumeration

• Sys.Net Namespace
  • Sys.Net.NetworkRequestEventArgs Class
  • Sys.Net.WebRequest Class
  • Sys.Net.WebRequestExecutor Class
  • Sys.Net.WebRequestManager Class
  • Sys.Net.XmlHttpExecutor Class

• Sys.Serialization Namespace
  • Sys.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer Class
    • serialize() Method
    • deserialize() Method

• Index

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