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Javascript is used on the client side of Visual DataFlex AJAX webapplications.  
'''Javascript''' is an Object Oriented programming language common used for client side scripting on Web Applications.  Javascript, sometimes abbreviated as js, shouldn't be confused with [[Java]].  While they share many similarities in both name and syntax, they are different languages.
Javascript is widely used in the [[AJAX_Library_for_Visual_DataFlex|AJAX Library for Visual Dataflex]].  If you are planning on working with the VDF AJAX library, then it is useful to be familiar with Javascript. Here are a couple of tutorials:
*[http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp w3c JavaScript Tutorial]
*[http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/06/07/object-oriented-javascript.html Object Oriented Javascript Tutorial]


To be able to overview the client side of the implementation of the [[AJAX_Library_for_Visual_DataFlex]] then you need to be familiar with [http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp JavaScript], more specifically [http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/06/07/object-oriented-javascript.html Object Oriented Javascript] .
==Related Articles==
*[[DOM|Document Object Model]] - Used by Javascript to manipulate [[HTML]]


 
==Tools==
*[[DOM|Document Object Model (how to manipulate html using javascript)]]
*[[prototypejs| Prototype]] - an AJAX [[Framework]]
 
*[[firebug| Firebug]] - a web development extension for [[Firefox]] which includes tools for debugging Javascript
 
= tools=
*[[prototypejs| prototype - a AJAX framework]]
*[[firebug| firebug - a javascript debugging extension for firefox]]




[[Category:AJAX]]
[[Category:AJAX]]
[[Category:Web Programming]]
[[Category:Web Programming]]

Revision as of 01:52, 22 November 2007

Javascript is an Object Oriented programming language common used for client side scripting on Web Applications. Javascript, sometimes abbreviated as js, shouldn't be confused with Java. While they share many similarities in both name and syntax, they are different languages.

Javascript is widely used in the AJAX Library for Visual Dataflex. If you are planning on working with the VDF AJAX library, then it is useful to be familiar with Javascript. Here are a couple of tutorials:

Related Articles

Tools