AJAX Code

Well, that's all there is to this AJAX tutorial - you've reached the end!

We learned that AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript And XML, and that it can help you build more responsive, usable web applications. We then saw an example of AJAX in action - retrieving data from a database. Lastly, we saw the code behind the example.

Next steps

If you think you like AJAX, read the AdaptivePath article where the term AJAX came from. Try downloading the Prototype AJAX toolkit. For AJAX and ColdFusion, check out CFAJAX.

Also, feel free to check out these Quackit tutorials on the technologies we used in our AJAX example:

XML Tutorial
JavaScript Tutorial
ColdFusion Tutorial

In any case, try and use your imagination and see what great uses you can find for AJAX!