Hour 7. Using ASP.NET Ajax Server Extensions

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

The ASP.NET Ajax server extensions framework Microsoft Ajax server reference Inside the Microsoft server reference namespaces

You can use Ajax to build applications with rich and interactive user interfaces seamlessly. ASP.NET Ajax basically integrates the Client-Side Libraries with the ASP.NET 2.0 engine running in the server side. In the previous hour, we examined the Microsoft ASP.NET Ajax Client Library. Remember, the Microsoft Ajax Library is freely available and is comprised of a JavaScript Client Library and a collection of server-side ASP.NET controls. In this hour, we will discuss this server-side framework and how we can use it in our applications. Microsoft ASP.NET Ajax server extensions framework, as this is called, is comprised of a set of server controls that enable you to design and implement applications that leverage the awesome power of Ajax and provide you with rich user interfaces.