Introduction of Ajax

• Request object Creation
• Requesting the data
• Asynchronous data transfer
• Using the readyState property
• Callback function
• Using inner HTML
• Sending the request
• Requesting the data
• Error handling with try/catch
• Understanding HTTP

Using Xml and Json in Ajax Applications

• Introduction to XML
• XML and the DOM
• ResponseText Usage
• Using responseXML
• JSON vs XML
• Basics of JSON
• Using JavaScript literals
• CSS with Ajax

Object-Oriented Javascript and Custom Ajax Objects

• New operator
• Object constructors
• Prototypes
• Custom Ajax objects
• Ajax and forms
• Encoding

Troubleshooting and Debugging Ajax

• on error event handler
• Debugging Ajax with Firebug
• Tools for navigating the DOM
• Firefox DOM Inspector
• IE DOM Inspector
• Mouseover DOM Inspector (MODI)
• List of Live HTTP Headers
• Explain HTTP Status Codes

Using Javascript Libraries and Creating A Widget

• JavaScript libraries/frameworks
• Three types of libraries/frameworks
• DOM extension
• Application conveniences
• Widgets
• Explain The Prototype JavaScript Framework
• Using Prototypes Ajax Objects
• Using an accordion widget to display an Ajax response

Working With Xml Feeds and Providing Feedback to the User

• Working with XML News Feeds
• RSS .9x
• RSS 2.0
• RSS 1.0
• Atom
• Using the Scriptaculous library for visual effects
• The yellow fade technique
• Drag and drop functionality