By integrating AJAX with
ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft has greatly simplified the process of
developing, deploying, and debugging AJAX web applications. The second chapter also
introduced the features of the client-side aspect of ASP.NET AJAX: the Microsoft AJAX
Library. This chapter delves more deeply into the AJAX Library, demonstrating the objectoriented
programming paradigm it overlays on JavaScript and then providing some
examples of the different namespaces it offers.
JavaScript with the Microsoft AJAX Library
In the following sections, you??™ll learn how to program JavaScript using the Microsoft AJAX
Library by creating your first ASP.NET AJAX-enabled application.
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Downloading and Installing ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extension 1.0
To use theMicrosoft AJAX Library in your web applications, you must first download the
ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX framework from the ajax.asp.net web site. After clicking on the Download
link, you can choose either the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extension 1.0 or Microsoft AJAX Library
options. Choose the first option because the Microsoft AJAX Library option contains just
the client JavaScript components that are included in the full ASP.
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