Sams teach yourself ASP.NET Ajax in 24 hours

Ajax promises to be the technology of choice for the next generation of web applications. Performance of web applications is a serious concern and a big challenge to the web application developers. Ajax can be used for building high performance web applications seamlessly. Microsoft's ASP.NET Ajax extensions allow full integration with a programmer's existing ASP.NET sites and apps. And while the basic components of Ajax have been around for a while, using Ajax well presents many challenges. In other words, this is a perfect topic for a Sams Teach Yourself book. This is a hands-on book for developers who want to use Ajax for building dynamic and high performance web applications in ASP.NET. You will get to know the practical approach towards buliding such applications with Ajax. This book will start with the basics of Ajax and eventually guide the reader to quickly start implementing ASP.NET applications. It is filled with practical examples and real world code samples that will not only help you learn quickly, but can also be used as is in your own applications.

• Part 1 Getting Started with Ajax
• Hour p. 1
• Getting Started with ASP
• NET Ajax p. 3
• Hour 2 Understanding the ASP
• NET Ajax Architecture p. 23
• Hour p. 3
• Working with the XML
• HttpRequest Object p. 37
• Hour p. 4
• Understanding Client-Side Scripting p. 53
• Hour p. 5
• Data Communication with the Server p. 69
• Hour p. 6
• Working with the Microsoft Ajax Client Library p. 85
• Part 2 Working with Ajax
• Hour p. 7
• Using ASP.NET Ajax Server Extensions p. 103
• Hour p. 8
• Working with the UpdatePanel and UpdateProgress Controls p. 117
• Hour p. 9
• Working with the ScriptManager and Timer Controls p. 135
• Hour p. 10
• Working with Ajax Control Toolkit--Part I p. 147
• Hour p. 11
• Working with Ajax Control Toolkit--Part II p. 161
• Hour p. 12
• Ajax and Web Parts p. 175
• Hour p. 13
• ASP.NET Ajax Client Life Cycle Events p. 195
• Part 3 Advanced Concepts
• Hour p. 14
• Working with Web Services Using Ajax p. 209
• Hour p. 15
• Working with Authentication Service Using ASP.NET Ajax p. 221
• Hour p. 16
• Working with Profile Service Using ASP.NET Ajax p. 235
• Hour p. 17
• Extending the Microsoft Ajax Library p. 249
• Hour p. 18
• Implementing Localization and Globalization Using ASP.NET Ajax p. 259
• Hour p. 19
• Debugging and Tracing in ASP.NET Ajax p. 273
• Hour p. 20
• The ASP.NET Ajax Futures CTP p. 285
• Part 4 Using ASP.NET
• Ajax to Build a Sample e-Commerce Application
• Hour p. 21
• Introducing e-Commerce and Designing an Application p. 299
• Hour p. 22
• Setting Up the Application p. 317
• Hour p. 23
• Searching and Shopping for the Products p. 343
• Hour p. 24
• Generating and Managing Orders p. 375
• Index p. 393