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/