Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on AJAX. In this tutorial post, we will be defining AJAX, we are also going to be explaining some of the reasons why AJAX is a good tool for web development.
What is AJAX?
AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. AJAX is a new method used for creating better, faster, and more interactive web applications with the help of XML, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.
- AJAX is a web browser technology independent of web server software.
- With AJAX, when you press the submit button, JavaScript will make a request to the server, interpret the results, and then update the current screen. In a perfect sense, the user would never know that anything was even transmitted to the web server.
- AJAX makes use of XHTML for content, CSS for presentation, alongside with Document Object Module and JavaScript for dynamic content display.
- XML is commonly used as the format for receiving server data, although any format, including plain text, can be used.
- Data-driven as opposed to page-driven.
- Conventional web applications transmits information to and from the server using synchronous requests. It means that you fill out a form, hit the submit button, and get directed to a new page with new information from the server.
- Intuitive and natural user interaction. With AJAX clicking is not required, movement of the mouse is sufficient event trigger.
- A user can continue to use the application while the client program requests for information from the server in background.
READ: AJAX | Introduction
Rich Internet Application Technology
AJAX is the most workable Rich Internet Application technology so far. It is getting a massive industry momentum and several tool kit and frameworks and emerging. But at the same time, AJAX is faced with a big problem of browser incompatibility and it is supported by JavaScript which is difficult to maintain and debug.
AJAX is Based on Open Standards
Following below is a list of open standards which AJAX is based on :
- Browser-based presentation using HTML and CSS.
- JavaScript to make everything happen.
- Data is stored in XML format and fetched from the server.
- Behind-the-scenes data fetching using XMLHttpRequest objects in the browser.
READ: Html Introduction
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