Professional JavaScript Frameworks : Prototype,YUI, ExtJS, Dojo and MooTools

by Leslie M. Orchard; Ara Pehlivanian; Scott Koon; Harley Jones

• ISBN13: 9780470555347
• ISBN10: 0470555343
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

As the industry-standard, must-know scripting language, JavaScript is supported by all major browsers and is increasingly the foundation of new web development technologies such as Ajax and JSON. This book offers a selection of some of the most active and most used JavaScript frameworks available, replete with practical examples and explanations of what each framework does best. You'll look at common web development tasks and discover how each framework approaches that set of tasks, as well as learn how to use the features of each framework and avoid potential pitfalls.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Prototype

Extending and Enhancing DOM Elements

Handling Cross-Browser Events

Simplifying AJAX and Dynamic Data

Working with Forms

Manipulating Common Data Structures and Functions

Extending Prototype

Yahoo! User Interface Library

Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with YUI

Handling Cross-Browser Events

Using Animation and Drag and Drop

Simplifying AJAX and Dynamic Loading

Building User Interfaces with Widgets (Part I)

Building User Interfaces with Widgets (Part II)

Enhancing Development with the YUI Core

Dealing with Data, Tables, and Charts

Working with YUI CSS Tools

Building and Deploying

Ext JS

Architecture and Library Conventions

Elements, DomHelper, and Templates

Components, Layouts, and Windows

Handling Data and Talking with the Server

DataViews and Grids

Form Controls, Validation, and a Whole Lot More

Dojo

Enhancing Development with Dojo Core

Manipulating the Dom

Handling Events

Composing Animations

Working with Ajax and Dynamic Data

Building User Interfaces with Widgets

Building and Deploying Dojo

Expanding Dojo

MooTools

Enhancing Development with MooTools

Manipulating the Dom and Handling Events

Simplifying Ajax and Handling Dynamic Data

Building User Interfaces and Using Animation

Index

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