Ajax權威指南（影印版英文版）

《Ajax權威指南（影印版）（英文版）》教您如何使用JavaScript、xML、css和XHTML這樣的標準處理XMLHttpRequest對象，建立具有桌面程序功能的基於瀏覽器的Web應用程序。您將全面理解當今Web站點和程序中所融合的技術，並學習如何將其同Ajax並用於先進的瀏覽器搜索、Web服務、Mashup等應用。與此同時，您還會發現為什麼使用Ajax開發更快速、簡單和經濟。其他內容還包括：將服務器後端組件與瀏覽器中的用戶界面相連、加載和處理XML文檔，以及如何用JSON替換XML、處理文檔對象模型（DOM）、設計具有可用性、功能性、可視性和可達性的Aiax界面、站點導航佈局、為圖表、導航框和窗口增加生命週期、動畫、交互式表單和數據驗證、將Ajax應用於商業通信、創建不需要插件的互聯網遊戲、模塊化編程的優勢，優化Ajax應用程序的方法等等。
　　《Ajax權威指南（影印版）（英文版）》還提供了包含XML和XSLT、流行的JavaScript框架、庫、工具以及眾多Web服務API的參考。由於提供了更多的工具和選項，Ajax為開發者們給出了一種擺脫原有束縛、創建Web內容的新方式。《Ajax權威指南（影印版）（英文版）》為您詳盡介紹如何使用這套獨特的開發工具。

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
Weve 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 Arent
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 Aint Your Fathers 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