Java EE Programming: AJAX Fundamentals, Part 4 of 4

Course description

This course starts with a simple introduction of the AJAX, what it is and what it can do. It will then move on to how to use XHTML with Java, using JavaScript with the Document Object Model (DOM) API and the AJAX API. The course will then cover Cascading Style Sheets and why it is an important part of AJAX and webpage development. In the final chapters, the course will cover communication with the server on a basic level and using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).

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

221 Minutes

Time to complete

261 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 7

Server Communication (43:21)

• Introduction (00:37)
• Introduction (01:26)
• Application Layer Protocol (03:31)
• Diagram (02:13)
• Plain HTML Snippet (05:44)
• XML Document (03:04)
• XML Document: Server Side (01:22)
• Example: Build DOM Document (05:24)
• Example: Write DOM Document (02:38)
• Example: The Servlet (02:00)
• XML Document: Client Side (01:30)
• DOM API Summary (01:32)
• Demo: Server Communication (11:55)
• Summary (00:18)

DOM API Summary (37:55)

• Introduction (00:33)
• The Document Object (00:50)
• Document Object Methods (01:09)
• Element Object (00:57)
• Element Object Methods (01:01)
• Body Text of an Element (03:05)
• Setting Body Text (01:21)
• Displaying Body Text (02:46)
• Using XML as Request Data (02:17)
• Creating a New DOM Document (04:51)
• Serializing DOM Documents (01:23)
• Posting an XML Document (01:34)
• Processing the Posted XML (01:59)
• Demo: DOM API Summary (13:35)
• Summary (00:26)

Module 8

Introduction to Debugging (28:39)

• Introduction (00:47)
• Demo: Intro to Debugging (07:37)
• Syntax Error (06:34)
• Logic Error 1 (07:24)
• Logic Error 2 (05:47)
• Summary (00:28)

Complete Chat (42:13)

• Introduction (00:30)
• Demo: Chat (02:55)
• Import Files (08:14)
• Create the Chat Servlet (10:57)
• Create DOM Function (06:39)
• Chat.html (04:03)
• Time Out (02:45)
• Testing Chat (05:48)
• Summary (00:19)

JSON (40:00)

• Introduction (00:33)
• Introduction (02:34)
• JavaScript Object Notation (02:44)
• JSON Syntax (03:11)
• How Does JSON Work (03:46)
• JSON: Server Side (06:47)
• Demo: JSON (20:01)
• Summary (00:20)

JSON Client (29:46)

• Introduction (00:30)
• JSON: Client Side (00:58)
• Working with Arrays (02:13)
• Advanced JSONObject Methods (02:16)
• Advanced JSONArray Methods (01:02)
• Demo: JSON Client (22:22)
• Summary (00:22)