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AJAX for Java Developers Using Rational Application Developer (RAD) Training in Boulder City, Nevada

This four-day course includes detailed coverage of how to handle Ajax requests using Servlets/JSP and Java Web applications.

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What you'll learn

This four-day course includes detailed coverage of how to handle Ajax requests using Servlets/JSP and Java Web applications. This includes generation of HTML, XML and JSON from Java, as well as the use of various other server-side Ajax techniques. The course also provides extensive coverage on using frameworks - both client side JavaScript and server side Java - to support the complex programming that Ajax requires. These frameworks can reduce the sometimes complex and tedious programming that Ajax can require. Client side frameworks can relieve you from dealing with the low level complexities of Ajax, or provide preexisting widgets like a textbox with Ajax-powered completions. We also cover frameworks like Direct Web Remoting (DWR) to invoke server side Java from JavaScript, and Google Web Toolkit (GWT) to develop Ajax applications completely in Java, and have GWT generate the JavaScript. This course is hands on with labs to reinforce all the important concepts. It will enable you to build working Ajax applications, and give you an understanding of the important concepts and technology in a very short time.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of HTML and JavaScript and practical Java and Servlet/JSP programming experience.

Course Outline

Session 1: Overview of Ajax

What are Rich Internet Applications?

What is Ajax?

Ajax, JavaScript, and DHTML

How Ajax Works

Overview of Ajax Technologies

Session 2: Basics of JavaScript for Browsers

JavaScript and DHTML Overview

Using JavaScript in an HTML Page

Basic JavaScript Programming

Functions in JavaScript

Debugging JavaScript

Accessing HTML Elements and Modifying with innerHTML

Session 3: XMLHttpRequest

The XMLHttpRequest Object

Using XMLHttpRequest

Working with Browser Differences

Your First Ajax Application

Using Ajax Data to Modify the Page

Session 4: Using Servlets and JSP with Ajax

Servlet/JSP Overview

Handling Ajax Requests

Returning Data to Ajax Requests

Using JSP pages to generate Ajax data

Session 5: More JavaScript for Ajax

Browser Events

Using Ajax with Browser Events

Using Built-in Objects

Objects and Arrays in JavaScript

Objects as Function Arguments

Defining Classes in JavaScript

Defining Modules and Namespaces in JavaScript

Session 6: Client-Side Ajax Frameworks

Overview - Prototype, Dojo, script.aculo.us and others

Prototype Overview

Using Prototype ($(), Ajax.Request)

script.aculo.us Overview

Using script.aculo.us Ajax autocompleter

Servlet/JSP (server-side) Generation of Data

Dojo Toolkit Overview

YUI (Yahoo User Interface Toolkit) Overview

Google Maps and Google Ajax Search API Overview

Session 7: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

CSS Overview

Defining and Using Styles and Style Sheets

Using CSS to Customize Ajax Data Display

Session 8: JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

JSON Overview

JSON Data Structure

Objects and Arrays in JSON

Creating/Working with JSON on the Server using Java

Working with JSON in the browser

Other JSON Tools Overview

Session 9: XML and Ajax

XML Overview

XML - The x in Ajax

Working with XML on the browser

Generating XML data on the server with Java

Using HTML vs Using XML vs Using JSON

Session 10: Direct Web Remoting (DWR

Overview - Invoking Java via Ajax

DWR Architecture

Invoking Java Functions From the Browser

Registering Callbacks

Additional Capabilities

Overview of other technologies (JSON-RPC, Google Web Toolkit - GWT)

Session 11: Ajax and JavaServer Faces (JSF)

JSF Overview

JSF and Ajax

Demo Lab: Using Ajax with JSF

Session 12: Patterns and Best Practices

JavaScript Best Practices

State of Ajax

Ajax Design Patterns

Ajax Security Issues

Other Ajax Issues

Recap of Ajax Technologies and Their Uses

Future Directions

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