SAMS Teach Yourself Ajax in 10 Minutes

Chapter 18. Ajax “Gotchas”

In this lesson you’ll learn about some of the common Ajax mistakes and how to avoid them.

Common Ajax Errors

Ajax has some common pitfalls waiting to catch the unwary developer. In this lesson, the last lesson of Part III, we’ll review some of these pitfalls and discuss possible approaches to finding solutions.

The list is not exhaustive, and the solutions offered are not necessarily appropriate for every occasion. They should, however, provide some food for thought.

The Back Button

All browsers in common use have a Back button on the navigation bar. The browser maintains a list of recently visited pages in memory and allows you to step back through these to revisit pages you have recently seen.

Users have become used to the ...