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ASP.NET AJAX Roadmap

Visual Studio 2008

[This documentation is for preview only, and is subject to change in later releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]

You can enhance the server-based features of ASP.NET by including client-script functionality in ASP.NET Web pages. You can use client script to provide a richer, more responsive user interface to users. You can also use client script to make asynchronous calls to the Web server while a page is running in the browser.

ASP.NET provides two approaches for including client capabilities. The first approach is to use the AJAX features of ASP.NET. ASP.NET AJAX includes a library of client script functions that bring many of the advantages of object-oriented programming and of the ASP.NET model to client scripting. ASP.NET AJAX also provides server-based support that includes Web server controls that can automatically render client script that is required for AJAX functionality.

The second approach is to create client script and integrate it yourself into ASP.NET Web pages. This approach is useful if you have only small pieces of client script or if you want to integrate existing client script into your application. This approach is used by many ASP.NET Web server controls (for example, the validator controls) to add client functionality.

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For more information about the latest ASP.NET AJAX framework, visit the ASP.NET AJAX Web site.

AJAX Features in ASP.NET

The documentation for AJAX features in ASP.NET includes overviews, tutorials, and API reference topics. We suggest you start with the topics under "Getting started" and then following the progression of topics down the table.

Getting started	ASP.NET AJAX Overview Sample AJAX Application Introduction to the UpdatePanel Control Introduction to the UpdateProgress Control Walkthrough: Introduction to the Timer Control
Using ASP.NET AJAX server controls	UpdatePanel Control Overview UpdateProgress Control Overview Timer Control Overview ScriptManager Control Overview
Client scripting with ASP.NET AJAX	Creating Custom Client Script by Using the Microsoft AJAX Library Walkthrough: Embedding a JavaScript File as a Resource in an Assembly Walkthrough: Embedding Localized Resources for a JavaScript File Managing Browser History Combining Client Scripts into a Composite Script
Templates	ASP.NET AJAX Templates Walkthrough: Using an ASP.NET AJAX Template How to: Instantiate an AJAX DataView Control Declaratively How to: Select Items in the DataView Control How to: Create a Master-Detail View with Inline Binding Expressions How to: Create an Editable View with Two-Way Data Binding How to: Perform Conditional Rendering in an AJAX Template How to: Customize the Rendering of an AJAX Template Walkthrough: Creating a Dynamic UI Using ASP.NET AJAX Templates
ADO.NET Data Services	ASP.NET AJAX and ADO.NET Data Services How to: Query a Data Service Using AJAX How to: Insert Data with a Data Service Using AJAX How to: Update Data with a Data Service Using AJAX How to: Remove Data with a Data Service Using AJAX How to: Execute a Sequence of Actions Through a Data Service Using AJAX
Debugging and tracing	Debugging and Tracing ASP.NET AJAX Applications Overview
Calling Web services and WCF services	ASP.NET AJAX and Web Services Using Web Services in ASP.NET AJAX Exposing Web Services to Client Script Exposing WCF Services to Client Script Calling Web Services from Client Script
Localizing and globalizing applications	Localizing Resources for Component Libraries Overview Walkthrough: Globalizing a Date by Using Client Script Walkthrough: Embedding Localized Resources for a JavaScript File
Extending ASP.NET AJAX	Creating Custom Non-Visual Client Components Creating Custom AJAX Client Controls Creating an Extender Control to Associate a Client Behavior with a Web Server Control Adding Client Capabilities to a Web Server Control Walkthrough: Adding ASP.NET AJAX Scripting to an MVC Project
ASP.NET AJAX Client Reference	Contains JavaScript APIs and DOM extensions. ASP.NET AJAX Client Reference
ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls Reference	The following .NET Framework APIs support ASP.NET AJAX server controls: CompositeScriptReference CompositeScriptReferenceEventArgs HistoryEventArgs MicrosoftAjaxMode ScriptManager ScriptManagerProxy ScriptReference ScriptReferenceBase ScriptReferenceCollection Timer UpdatePanel UpdatePanelControlTrigger UpdatePanelRenderMode UpdatePanelTrigger UpdatePanelTriggerCollection UpdatePanelUpdateMode UpdateProgress

Concepts

Client Scripting with ASP.NET

ASP.NET Overview

Adding AJAX Functionality to ASP.NET Controls

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