Ajax.

NET
1st AJAX library for Microsoft .NET

Michael Schwarz
info@schwarz-interactive.de
http://www.schwarz-interactive.de
Last update: 09. August 2005

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 Ajax.NET – How it works
Add reference ajax.dll to your project
Modify your web.config to configure
IHttpHandler for Ajax.NET requests
Write your methods in C#/VB.NET and
add the attribute [AjaxMethod]
Call Class1.Method1(param1, param2,
callback, context); from client-side
JavaScript

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 Ajax.NET – Key Benefits (1)
Methods only get attribute, no need to
implement interface or inherit from class
[AjaxMethod]
public int GetAge(string username){…}
Source-code doesn‘t change if you want to
use the method in server-side code
DemoMethods dm = new DemoMethods();
int age = dm.GetAge(“michael“);
WebServices can be used without code
change:
<script type= “text/javascript“ src=“servie1.asmx?AJAX“></script>

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 Ajax.NET – Key Benefits (2)
Client-side JavaScript will get “real“
objects from Ajax.NET calls using JSON
<script type=“text/javascript“>
function test_callback(res) {
alert(res.value.FirstName + ‘ ‘ + res.value.FamilyName); }
</script>

DataSet, DataTable, DataRow, ArrayList,

Array, DateTime, TimeSpan, …
Create your own IAjaxObjectConverters

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 Ajax.NET – Key Benefits (3)
Cache requests (CacheDurationTimeSpan)
Access SessionState objects using
HttpContext.Current.Session[…]
Context support for callback method
Unicode support without use of XML
parser
Use Ajax.NET to retreive “events“ instead
of polling
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 Ajax.NET – Ideas (1)
ViewState access (read/update) in
Ajax.NET methods
Access controls of page if Ajax.NET
method is placed in WebForm.
The first idea was to use Ajax.NET methods only in seperate
classes.

WebControls using Ajax.NET:

LiveSearch, LiveTree, LiveMenue, LiveTicker, LiveTable,…

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 Ajax.NET – Ideas (2)
DataBinding/DataGrid using Ajax.NET,
every click on „next page“ will call
Ajax.NET method. asp:DataGrid tags will
be parsed by client-side JavaScript
FileUpload control with events:
OnUploaded, OnUploading (ProgressBar, bytes, percent,…),
OnError

DotNetNuke, SharePoint support

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 Ajax.NET – Ideas (3)
QueryString from the original requested
page
Use any object as Ajax.NET method
argument without creating an
IAjaxObjectConverter
Configure how an Image will be returned
ImageFormat, JPEG Compression,…

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 Ajax.NET – Ideas (4)
Call Ajax.NET methods from different
servers and load balancing
Internet Explorer will not allow posting data to different domains by default.

Disable/enable cache from the client-side

More Enumeration support for client-side,
export enumerations to compare values
if(res.value == MyEnumType.Manager){…}

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 Ajax.NET – Ideas (5)
A more complex event handler for
JavaScript events from server-side code
Server-side code:
Watcher watcher = new Watcher();
watcher.Changed += new AjaxWatchEventHandler(…);
Client-side code:
ajax.OnWatchEvent = function(…){}

Server.TransferSilent/RedirectSilent
used for web sites (instead of web applications) to get rid of the
postback and full page reload

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 Ajax.NET – Ideas (6)
Create HTML files that represent different
Ajax.NET calls (keyword Google Sitemap).

These files should automatic redirect to the Ajax.NET page.

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 Q&A ??
See examples at
http://ajax.schwarz-interactive.de
Search google.com for “Ajax.NET“
Contact me by email
info@schwarz-interactive.de

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