Foundations of ASP.NET AJAX

✍ Scribed by Laurence Moroney, Robin Pars, John Grieb

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 288
• Series: Expert's voice in .NET
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since the emergence of Google Maps 12 months ago, Ajax programming techniques have become one of the hottest topics in the programming arena. To date, the frameworks available for creating these applications have been complex and have separated the development of the client–side Ajax (on the user’s machine) from the server–side supporting technology (on the company’s machines). This separation has made development slow and difficult.

ASP.NET AJAX is Microsoft’s solution to this problem. ASP.NET AJAX (formerly code–named Atlas) is a set of extensions to the existing ASP.NET 2.0 technology that provides you with a fast-and-simple environment to create Ajax applications. Microsoft has combined Ajax with ASP.NET technology and provided a unified set of development tools within Visual Studio 2005. For the first time, Ajax applications can be developed seamlessly in conjunction with a supporting technology.

Foundations of ASP.NET AJAX (written by Laurence Moroney the author of Apress successful Foundations of Atlas) gives you a detailed grounding in how ASP.NET AJAX works. It takes you swiftly through the basic principles of Ajax, then deep into the heart of the technology, where every namespace is discussed and every function considered. By the end of the book, you’ll know all the essentials to confidently produce cutting-edge ASP.NET AJAX applications swiftly and professionally. You will not need any reference beyond this book.

✦ Table of Contents

Foundations of ASP.NET AJAX......Page 1
Contents at a Glance......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
About the Authors......Page 15
About the Technical Reviewers......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Who This Book Is For......Page 19
Prerequisites......Page 20
Delving into the History of Web Application Technology......Page 21
Thin Client Applications Save the Day......Page 26
AJAX Enters the Picture......Page 27
Object......Page 30
Seeing a Simple Example in Action......Page 32
Summary......Page 35
Introducing ASP.NET 2.0 Server Controls......Page 37
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Web Applications......Page 44
Introducing the ASP.NET AJAX Architecture......Page 45
An Overview of the AJAX Library......Page 46
The Microsoft AJAX Library and Web Services......Page 47
An Overview of the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions......Page 48
Summary......Page 49
JavaScript with the Microsoft AJAX Library......Page 51
Creating Your First AJAX Application......Page 52
Adding a Custom JavaScript Class......Page 54
Using the AJAX Script Manager to Deliver Your Custom Class......Page 57
Coding and Running the Application......Page 60
Using Namespaces and Classes in JavaScript......Page 61
Using Inheritance in JavaScript......Page 63
Implementing Interfaces in JavaScript......Page 65
Accessing Server Resources from JavaScript......Page 69
Summary......Page 74
Extensions......Page 75
Extension......Page 81
Namespace......Page 86
and Client Component Model......Page 90
Global Shortcuts......Page 97
Namespace......Page 98
Summary......Page 100
Using ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls in Visual Studio 2005......Page 101
Using the......Page 103
Programming with the......Page 104
Performing Partial Rendering......Page 106
Tag......Page 107
Specifying Services......Page 108
Control......Page 109
Control......Page 110
Control......Page 115
Programming with......Page 118
Tag......Page 119
Using Triggers......Page 121
Control......Page 122
Control......Page 123
Control......Page 125
Control......Page 126
Summary......Page 128
Using the UpdatePanel, UpdateProgress, and Timer Controls......Page 129
Using a Task List Manager......Page 135
Summary......Page 149
Installing the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit......Page 151
Controls......Page 153
Control......Page 155
Control......Page 157
Using Fade Animation......Page 158
Using Length Animation......Page 160
Control......Page 164
Summary......Page 183
Extender......Page 185
Extender......Page 188
Extenders......Page 194
Extender......Page 197
Control......Page 210
Extender......Page 215
Control......Page 221
Summary......Page 224
Introduction to Microsoft Virtual Earth (VE)......Page 225
Control......Page 226
Creating a Simple Map......Page 227
Setting Longitude and Latitude......Page 236
Setting the Zoom Level......Page 238
Choosing a Map Type......Page 239
Specific or Relative Panning......Page 240
Using Pushpins......Page 243
Summary......Page 244
Building a Sample Application Using ASP.NET AJAX......Page 245
Understanding the Application Architecture......Page 246
Creating the Application......Page 249
Creating Basic Company and Quote Information......Page 252
Creating the Price History Pane......Page 258
Creating the Wrapper Web Service......Page 259
Consuming the Web Service......Page 260
Creating the Charts & Analytics Pane......Page 261
Using the ZedGraph Library Charting Engine......Page 263
Drawing the Price History Graph with ZedGraph......Page 264
Rendering the Charts within the......Page 268
Generating an Analytics Graph......Page 269
Applying ASP.NET AJAX......Page 273
Summary......Page 275
Index......Page 277