Ajax究竟是一项新技术还是Web开发者们已经使用了多年的旧东西？事实上两者皆是。本书不仅向您展示久经考验的Web标准如何将Ajax变成现实，还告诉您这些旧有技术如何让网站焕发Web2.0的新颜。

　　《Ajax权威指南》教您如何使用JavaScript、xML、css和XHTML这样的标准处理XMLHttpRequest对象，建立具有桌面程序功能的基于浏览器的Web应用程序。您将全面理解当今Web站点和程序中所融合的技术，并学习如何将其同Ajax并用于先进的浏览器搜索、Web服务、Mashup等应用。与此同时，您还会发现为什么使用Ajax开发更快速、简单和经济。其他内容还包括：将服务器后端组件与浏览器中的用户界面相连、加载和处理XML文档，以及如何用JSON替换XML、处理文档对象模型(DOM)、设计具有可用性、功能性、可视性和可达性的Aiax界面、站点导航布局、为图表、导航框和窗口增加生命周期、动画、交互式表单和数据验证、将Ajax应用于商业通信、创建不需要插件的互联网游戏、模块化编程的优势，优化Ajax应用程序的方法等等。
本书还提供了包含XML和XSLT、流行的JavaScript框架、库、工具以及众多Web服务API的参考。由于提供了更多的工具和选项，Ajax为开发者们给出了一种摆脱原有束缚、创建Web内容的新方式。《Ajax权威指南》为您详尽介绍如何使用这套独特的开发工具。

Anthony T.Holdener Ⅲ目前正在利用最新的可达性和跨浏览器兼容技术创建Internet/Intranet程序。他在圣路易斯大学获得计算机科学学位。在过去8年中，他作为网站构架师和开发者为该地区的多家“财富500强”公司工作。

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