Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us

• Main Author: Dupont, Andrew (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2008.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Software engineering.; Computer Science.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.

As a JavaScript developer, you will already be aware of some of the time saving, convenience, and functionality provided to you by JavaScript/Ajax libraries in general. Prototype and its sister effects library, script.aculo.us, are among the most popular and best–supported JavaScript libraries, and...

Table of Contents:

• Prototype
• What You Should Know About Prototype, JavaScript, and the DOM
• Prototype Basics
• Collections (Or, Never Write a for Loop Again)
• Ajax: Advanced Client/Server Communication
• Events
• Working with the DOM
• Advanced JavaScript: Functional Programming and Class-Based OOP
• Other Helpful Things: Useful Methods on Built-Ins
• script.aculo.us
• What You Should Know About DHTML and script.aculo.us
• to script.aculo.us Effects
• Enabling Draggables, Droppables, and Sortables
• Advanced Controls: Autocompleters, In-Place Editors, and Sliders
• Prototype As a Platform.