Developing Service-Oriented AJAX Applications on the Microsoft® Platform

Chapter 5. The Microsoft AJAX Library

After completing this chapter, you will

• Understand and utilize the Microsoft AJAX Library.

• Understand the Sys.Net Network Library.

• Understand the document object model and the Microsoft AJAX extensions to programming the DOM through the Microsoft AJAX Library.

In Chapter 4, we looked at the basic AJAX runtime and how it utilizes the Script Manager and the ASP.NET AJAX programming model. We also looked at object-oriented JavaScript and at Microsoft’s type extensions to the JavaScript language. Building on the core type system, the Microsoft AJAX Library is implemented in logical namespaces that provide functionality for the client-side AJAX application. In this chapter I’ll explain the main namespaces and types, ...