Chapter 25 The prototype.js Toolkit

What You’ll Learn in This Chapter:

image Introducing prototype.js

image Wrapping XMLHTTPRequest—the Ajax Object

image Example Project—Stock Price Reader

In this chapter you will learn about the prototype.js JavaScript library and how it can reduce the work required for building capable Ajax applications.

Introducing prototype.js

Part VI, “Ajax Tools and Resources,” looks at some available code libraries and frameworks for Ajax ...

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