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In just a short time, you can learn how to use Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP to create interactive interfaces to your web applications by combining these powerful technologies. No previous Ajax programming experience is required. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Ajax programming with JavaScript, PHP, and related technologies from the ground up. Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete Ajax programming starter kit that gives you all the programming tools, reference information, JavaScript libraries, and server software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production. Learn how to… Build better, more interactive interfaces for your web applications Make JavaScript, HTML, XML, and PHP work together to create Ajax effects Compile an Ajax application Create and consume web services with SOAP and REST Avoid common errors and troubleshoot programs Use popular Ajax libraries to speed up and improve common programming tasks On the CD XAMPP for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux—an easy-to-install package to set up a PHP- and MySQL-enabled Apache server on your computer The jEdit programming editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux Prototype, Scriptaculous, Rico, and XOAD—popular JavaScript libraries for creating Ajax applications and effects A complete Ajax, HTML, XML, and PHP tutorial reference library in searchable PDF format Source code for the examples in the book Phil Ballard is a software engineering consultant and developer specializing in website and intranet design and development for an international portfolio of clients. He has an honors degree from the University of Leeds, England, and has worked for several years in commercial and managerial roles in the high technology sector. Michael Moncur is a freelance webmaster and author. He runs a network of websites and has written several bestselling books about web development, networking, certification programs, and databases. Category: Web Development Covers: Ajax, JavaScript and PHP User Level: Beginning–Intermediate

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Learn AngularJS, JavaScript and jQuery Web Application Development In just a short time, you can learn the basics of the JavaScript language, jQuery library, and AngularJS framework – and find out how to use them to build well-designed, reusable components for web applications. Sams Teach Yourself AngularJS, JavaScript, and jQuery All in One assumes absolutely no previous knowledge of JavaScript or jQuery. The authors begin by helping students gain the relevant JavaScript skills they need, introducing JavaScript in a way specifically designed for modern AngularJS web development. Each short, easy lesson builds on all that's come before, teaching new concepts and techniques from the ground up, through practical examples and hands-on problem solving. As you complete the lessons in this book, you'll gain a practical understanding of how to provide rich user interactions in your web pages, adding dynamic code that allows web pages to instantly react to mouse clicks and finger swipes, and interact with back-end services to store and retrieve data from the web server. Learn how to: Create powerful, highly interactive single-page web applications Leverage AngularJS’s innovative MVC approach to web development Use JavaScript in modern frameworks Implement JavaScript, jQuery, and AngularJS together in web pages Dynamically modify page elements in the browser Use browser events to interact with the user directly Implement client-side services that interact with web servers Integrate rich user interface components, including zoomable images and expandable lists Enhance user experience by creating AngularJS templates with built-in directives Bind user interface elements and events to the data model to add flexibility and support more robust interactivity Define custom AngularJS directives to extend HTML’s capabilities Build dynamic browser views to provide richer user interaction Create custom services you can integrate into many AngularJS applications Develop a well-structured code base that’s easy to reuse and maintain Contents at a Glance Part I: An Introduction to AngularJS, jQuery, and JavaScript Development 1 Introduction to Dynamic Web Programming 2 Debugging JavaScript in Web Pages 3 Understanding Dynamic Web Page Anatomy 4 Adding CSS/CSS3 Styles to Allow Dynamic Design and Layout 5 Jumping into jQuery and JavaScript Syntax 6 Understanding and Using JavaScript Objects Part II: Implementing jQuery and JavaScript in Web Pages 7 Accessing DOM Elements Using JavaScript and jQuery Objects 8 Navigating and Manipulating jQuery Objects and DOM Elements with jQuery 9 Applying JavaScript and jQuery Events for Richly Interactive Web Pages 10 Dynamically Accessing and Manipulating Web Pages with JavaScript and jQuery 11 Working with Window, Browser, and Other Non-Web Page Elements Part III: Building Richly Interactive Web Pages with jQuery 12 Enhancing User Interaction Through jQuery Animation and Other Special Effects 13 Interacting with Web Forms in jQuery and JavaScript 14 Creating Advanced Web Page Elements in jQuery 15 Accessing Server-Side Data via JavaScript and jQuery AJAX Requests Part IV: Utilizing jQuery UI 16 Introducing jQuery UI 17 Using jQuery UI Effects 18 Advanced Interactions With jQuery UI Interaction Widgets 19 Using jQuery UI Widgets to Add Rich Interactions to Web Pages Part V: Building Web Applications with AngularJS 20 Getting Started with AngularJS 21 Understanding AngularJS Application Dynamics 22 Implementing the Scope as a Data Model 23 Using AngularJS Templates to Create Views 24 Implementing Directives in AngularJS Views 25 Creating Your Own Custom Directives to Extend HTML 26 Using Events to Interact with Data in the Model 27 Implementing AngularJS Services in Web Applications 28 Creating Your Own Custom AngularJS Services 29 Creating Rich Web Application Components the AngularJS Way

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