Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks

Nathaniel T. Schutta, Ryan Asleson9781590596777, 1590596773

As a Java developer, you want a guide that shows you how to add Ajax functionality to your web applications with a minimum of effort. Well look no further than Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks. In this book, recognized Java experts and authors of the best-selling Apress title, Foundations of Ajax, will show you how.The authors begin by recapping Ajax basics. Then they unveil a comprehensive Java/Ajax toolkit. Tools include JSEclipse for code editing, Venkman for JavaScript debugging, and Dojo Compressor for code compression. They also explain Log4js (and other tools) for JavaScript logging, JsUnit (and others) for testing, and various libraries like AjaxTags, DWR, and Script.aculo.us for rapid code development.The last part of the book shows you how to build up a series of professional Java/Ajax applications. These will incorporate some of today’s most popular frameworks – Spring, JSF, Struts, and Tapestry – giving you all you need to incorporate Ajax into your everyday work and become an Ajax expert!

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Table of contents :
Pro Ajax and Java……Page 1
Contents……Page 8
PART 1 Introducing Ajax……Page 22
CHAPTER 1 What Is Ajax?……Page 24
CHAPTER 2 Development Tools……Page 48
PART 2 Libraries and Toolkits……Page 94
CHAPTER 3 Java-Agnostic Toolkits……Page 96
CHAPTER 4 Java-Specific Frameworks……Page 138
PART 3 Web Frameworks……Page 172
CHAPTER 5 Struts and Ajax……Page 174
CHAPTER 6 Tapestry……Page 204
CHAPTER 7 Spring and Ajax……Page 240
CHAPTER 8 JavaServer Faces……Page 284
INDEX……Page 318