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Archive for April, 2009
Mix JSTL and JavaScript to build a select list
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Use Prototype to select all elements by class
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Prototype has a number of handy utility methods. One of my favorites is the “$$” method, which allows you to select elements by class name. As with most other Prototype functions, this one can be chained to do some really cool stuff.
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Using Google JSON with Prototype and Java
Friday, April 10th, 2009Widely hailed as the successor to XML in the browser, JSON aspires to be nothing more than a simple and elegant data format for the exchange of information between the browser and server. In this example we will learn how to create a JSON object on the client using JavaScript (and Prototype), and how to process that same JSON object on the server using Java. The examples use the Google JSON (or GSON) libraries for the JSON parsing.
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Cross-browser event handler using Prototype
Sunday, April 5th, 2009Event handling in JavaScript is a great thing. Unfortunately, there are some cross-browser issues with event handling (IE rant omitted). Once again, Prototype comes to the rescue. (more…)
