Java EE: AJAX with DWR, DOJO, and Security, Part 1 of 5

Course description

This course is a continuation of the Java EE Programming: AJAX Fundamentals course and will get into greater detail about AJAX and cover Direct Web Remoting (DWR). It will cover what a time saver the DOJO framework can be and how to use DOJO toolkit. The course will then move onto Advanced JavaScript. Security is an important part of any development and this course covers AJAX security and security guidelines. The final chapters of this course will cover JavaScript Performance Tuning and Mashups for Java servers.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Meet the expert

Ali Hamad

Ali Hamad has a Bachelor and Masters degree in Computer Science and has been training many aspects of Java for over 14 years, covering Introduction through JDBC, JBoss and beyond. His training and consulting background also covers C, C , Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), and Unix/Linux. Ali has worked for or been a consultant and trainer for many companies including Dell, Texas Instruments, State of New Hampshire, Web Age Solutions, and many more. He is the author of training material for several programming topics such as Java, Struts, C , Unix and J2EE applications.

Video Runtime

161 Minutes

Time to complete

201 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 1

Direct Web Remoting (02:01)

• Introduction (01:44)
• Introduction (01:51)
• How DWR Works (07:54)
• Diagram: How DWR Works (02:46)
• DWR: The Server Side (01:52)
• Configuring the Server Side (02:26)
• The dwr.xml File (03:04)
• DWR: The Client Side (03:06)
• Unit Testing (02:32)
• Accessing Servlet API Objects (04:16)
• Error Handling (01:52)
• Demo: Direct Web Remoting (28:14)
• Summary (00:19)

Module 2

DOJO (51:11)

• Introduction (00:36)
• Introduction (01:50)
• Installation (02:36)
• Dojo Capabilities (02:11)
• Example - Tab Widget (04:22)
• How Does DOJO Work (03:16)
• Importing Packages (02:48)
• Widget Basics (05:00)
• Widget Layout Example (00:59)
• The Two byId() Methods (01:56)
• Widget Properties (03:33)
• Demo: Dojo (21:33)
• Summary (00:25)

DOJO Widget Events (47:50)

• Introduction (00:30)
• Widget Events (01:50)
• Common Features of Widgets (02:28)
• Form Input Widgets (02:09)
• The Button Widget (01:06)
• The Checkbox Widget (01:22)
• The ComboBox Widget (03:48)
• The FilteringSelect Widget (05:02)
• The DateTextBox Widget (01:26)
• Layout Widgets (02:15)
• Other Common GUI Widgets (00:59)
• Creating Widget Instances (03:46)
• Create Widgets Programmatically (04:19)
• Demo: Widget Events (16:21)
• Summary (00:23)