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Getting Started with AJAX using Java : Tutorial

Posted on May 22, 2006 by admin

We learnt how AJAX works in previous articles; now we want to explore some techniques for using AJAX with Java technologies such as Java Server Pages (JSP), Java Server Faces (JSF) and others. The most common way of using AJAX … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with Google Web Toolkit Tutorial

Posted on May 21, 2006 by admin

Building AJAX applications using Frameworks: Any developer will typically create his Ajax application by writing XHTML pages and JavaScript code with his favorite integrated development environment (IDE) or even text editors. A number of different libraries and frameworks exist which … Continue reading →

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Handling Complex DataTypes using ASP.NET AJAX

Posted on May 20, 2006 by admin

Use of complex data types in Ajax programming is a tricky issue. In many scenarios we need to communicate between the clientand server via strings only. In this article we discuss how ASP.NET AJAX handles complex data types. We wil … Continue reading →

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The JDA Revolution

Posted on May 19, 2006 by admin

Synopsis: As the amount of logic implemented in javascript increases in response to demands in accessibility and client-side functionality, the opportunity for foot-shooting has increased exponentially. JDA is a nimble, kevlar-booted javascript message-passing kernel which manages communication between separate javascript … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Long Running Processes in ASP.NET

Posted on May 18, 2006 by admin

Introduction . Whether we use Ajax or not, if it is a very long running process the browser may show a time-out error. In case of ASP.NET AJAX if we use a script manager then we also have to define … Continue reading →

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Update Multiple Page Elements Using The XMLHTTPRequest Object and JavaScript

Posted on May 17, 2006 by admin

In the development of Ajax application many times we will encounter following issues. The requiremnt to update multiple text boxes simultaneously. Fill more that one dropdown list. Update a combination of text boxes, dropdown lists and div tags. Call different … Continue reading →

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Chartered Financial Analyst – CFA Exam

Posted on May 17, 2006 by admin

A lot more programmers and IT pro’s are studying for the Chartered Financial Analyst  CFA  Exam these days. The CFA Exam is a three stage  exam commencing with CFA Level 1 Exam which is held in June and December each … Continue reading →

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Creating an AJAX-Enabled Grid using ICallbackEventHandler (Part 2)

Posted on May 16, 2006 by admin

In my previous article of Ajax enabled grid using ICallbackEventHandler I outline the creation of a grid with the following operations Sort the grid in ascending or in descending order by clicking on the arrows next to a column name. … Continue reading →

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Introduction to GWT Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) (with example application)

Posted on May 15, 2006 by admin

Services in GWT Google Web Toolkit is a Web Application Framework dealing with Servers and Clients. When a Server is required to do some processing in a web-app Services must be used. A service is used to invoke server-side code … Continue reading →

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Creating an ASP.NET AJAX-Enabled Grid using ICallbackEventHandler (Part 1)

Posted on May 14, 2006 by admin

This article details the development of an ASP.NET AJAX-enabled grid using ICallbackEventHandler, with operations which include sorting, paging and page length change. I will work through the code in sequence, but it may help to download to the entire code … Continue reading →

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