Ajax Hacks

Ajax, the popular term for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, isone of the most important combinations of technologies for webdevelopers to know these days. With its rich grouping oftechnologies, Ajax developers can create interactive webapplications with XML-based web services, using JavaScript in thebrowser to process the web server response.Taking complete advantage of Ajax, however, requires somethingmore than your typical "how-to" book. What it calls for is AjaxHacks from O'Reilly. This valuable guide provides direct,hands-on solutions that take the mystery out of Ajax's manycapabilities. Each hack represents a clever way to accomplish aspecific task, saving you countless hours of searching for theright answer.A smart collection of 80 insider tips and tricks, AjaxHacks covers all of the technology's finer points. Want tobuild next-generation web applications today? This book can showyou how. Among the multitude of topics addressed, it shows youtechniques for:Using Ajax with Google Maps and Yahoo MapsDisplaying Weather.com dataScraping stock quotesFetching postal codesBuilding web forms with auto-complete functionalityAjax Hacks also features a number of advanced hacks foraccelerated web developers. Discover how to create huge,maintainable bookmarklets, how to use client-side storage for Ajaxapplications, and how to call a built-in Java object fromJavaScript using Ajax. The book even addresses best practices fortesting Ajax applications and improving maintenance, performance,and reliability for JavaScript code.The latest in O"Reilly's celebrated Hacks series, AjaxHacks smartly complements other O'Reilly titles such as HeadRush Ajax and JavaScript: The Definitive Guide.