Advanced ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls For .NET Framework 3.5

4. Sys.Application

IN CHAPTER 2, “MICROSOFT AJAX Library Programming,” we explored the new programming constructs that the Microsoft AJAX Library provides. In Chapter 3, “Components,” we used the skills we learned in Chapter 2 to create components, derived types, controls, and behaviors.

The next step is to learn about Sys.Application and how it acts as a JavaScript client runtime and how it works with components. In this chapter, we cover the three functional pieces of Sys.Application: how it manages components, how it goes through an initialization routine, and how it goes through a disposal routine. When we’ve covered these three pieces, you’ll have learned everything you need to know about how to properly build new client components using ...