What is ajax?

[subodh]

This terms now a days lot repeating web site programming. I can't understand it properly. Can anyone please tell me that what is ajax? And what it's uses in website development.

[kingjacob]

Its using javascript and other client side languages for site functionality instead of accessing a database with php. The most common example is expandable "tables" or how you see the number increase instantly when you digg something.

[1mak]

i am not an expert but a noob in programming.

what i have heard is that it allowes the server to communicate (eg load something on your page) without refreshing the page.


but i dont know exactly.

[RovingCalypso]

Simply put, Ajax bring the web applications one step closer to your, say, windows applications. Drag and drop, instant changes, no refreshes. (gmail and google talk integrated into that).

[MarkDp]

I think ajax makes the webpages more responsive. By not reloading the webpages every time you click it also speeds up whatever you are doing.

[kingjacob]

For an example of ajax, click here thats FAQ at adgridwork, how the answer appears when you click the question is ajax.

[SSJJ]

www dot ajaxinfo dot com / default~viewart~5 dot htm

Please visit this URL
Hope this helps

[joshua]

Ajax is not a new language but a combination of Javascript and XML.It basically allows the server to communicate with the browser without refreshing the page.
Ajax is a major base for web 2.0

[the ssl store]

AJAX(Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), now a days this word comes when we talk about web development, not going into much technical detail this technology is used for partial postback.
Confused, as we all know that we need to control the rapidly growing traffic over internet, so experts have found this technology that instead of sending the whole page back to the server there must be some technique to post some part of the page that needs to be refreshed, and this can be achieved using AJAX......

[Kamelo]

Ajax is quite new web development technology, it became quickly very popular, but still a lot of people do not know what it is and how to make a use of it.

To understand when to use Ajax, you need to know what it is and what it does. Ajax is acronym of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, this name may be confusing because we can use Ajax without XML, so i guess XML means here only some kind of markup language to describe processed data by JavaScript, not necessary XML data that we know it can be HTML code as well.

[tanja]

Dudes, 4ek it out: 5 years ago I thought that AJAX is a soccer team

[Symbyo SEM]

Like DHTML, LAMP, or SPA, Ajax is not a technology in itself, but a term that refers to the use of a group of technologies together. In fact, derivative/composite technologies based substantially upon Ajax, such as AFLAX, are already appearing. The Term AJAX refers to, Asynchronous JavaScript and XML.

[justin11]

Ajax or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a way of programming for the Web for faster accessing. Data, content, and design are merged together. When your customer clicks on something on an Ajax driven application, there is very little lag time. The page simply displays what they're asking for.

[robertgilbart]

Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a method of building interactive applications for the Web that process user requests immediately. Ajax combines several programming tools including JavaScript, DHTML, Extensible Markup Language, cascading style sheets, the Document Object Model, and the Microsoft object, XMLHttpRequest. Ajax allows content on Web pages to update immediately when a user performs an action, unlike an HTTP request, during which users must wait for a whole new page to load.

[scroozlewis]

AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. AJAX is a technique for creating fast and dynamic web pages. AJAX allows web pages to be updated asynchronously by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes. This means that it is possible to update parts of a web page, without reloading the whole page. Classic web pages, must reload the entire page if the content should change.

[andrikcode]

The name AJAX is short for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It uses the JavaScript XML Http Request function to create a tunnel from the client's browser to the server and transmit information back and forth without having to refresh the page. Ajax applications, can send requests to the web server to retrieve only the data that is needed, usually using SOAP or some other XML-based web services dialect.

[doblo7]

A number of platforms require AJAX or at least help applications run better & more smoothly - DNN is one.

[iimmdeepak]

AJAX is base for the WEB 2.0 it uses the combination of javascript and XML and provide better results
Thanks

[greighuge]

AJAX is 'Asynchronous Java and XML' and in plain English. AJAX, is a group of interrelated web development techniques used for creating interactive web applications or rich Internet applications. With Ajax, web applications can retrieve data from the server asynchronously in the background without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page.

[ndrewstrauss]

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML or Ajax for short is new web development system used for the development of most interactive website. Ajax is to offer easy and normal revenue for a web page to converse with the server without a complete page refresh.