AJAX - The Best Example
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We wanted to show a good example of AJAX in use. The criteria was to find an exisiting example on the Internet and plug it in with little modification. Searches led to hundreds of examples, probably more like thousands.
The “Best Example” we could find comes from Dynamic Drive. Their site and examples are by far the best we found with clear explanations and simple installations.
On the left sidebar we have a Blogroll and Links area defined. Selecting these will expand the respective list without a page refresh. The installation and configuration took about 5 minutes.
The sample is a direct install of the Switch Content Script listed on Dynamic Drive.
The question that will beg to be answered is. Is this really AJAX. There is no XML and no HTTPRequest. It probably depends on your definition of AJAX and what you expect.
The theme that runs through all AJAX discussions is the ability to dynamically refresh content without a complete page refresh.