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Hi,

I am in the process of moving my mod to the next stage, which is the look and feel (as opposed to the php side of things).

I love one click functionality, and for my mod there will be a lot of data to show. I don't want multiple page loads for this data, so it's either AJAX or Javascript.

I like Javascript, because I can get everything loaded into the html. I can then overlay multiple divs and then use the display attribute to set them invisible. With onClick javascript functions, I can then show whichever data is requested.

The downside to me is obvious, page load and bandwidth.

AJAX, as you know, will do pretty much the same thing, only it retrieves the data and builds the html on demand (ie with each click).

The downside of AJAX, is that maybe the server request is missed for some reason. Then it doesn't work.

I'm thinking that in this day and age, the downside to javascript is becoming less and less of a problem, because we have broadband internet, and most web hosts are offering very generous bandwidth packages.

What are your thoughts, mod authors?

Ajax is javascript

paul999 wrote:Ajax is javascript

Are you serious? Or are you meaning that Ajax is the best way to use Javascript?

Creomire wrote:

paul999 wrote:Ajax is javascript

Are you serious? Or are you meaning that Ajax is the best way to use Javascript?

When you want to use Ajax you write it in javascript, Ajax isnt a language

AJAX

Javascript

Whilst AJAX uses Javascript, it is a technique in it's own right.

It isnt, its just normal javascript, with a small name. Nothing else, and nothing special.

paul999 wrote:It isnt, its just normal javascript, with a small name. Nothing else, and nothing special.

OK, Paul. I made it clear in my original post that I'm debating whether to call scripts on demand or build the html and show it on demand. If you don't have an opinion on that, then that's fair enough.

I'll toss a coin or something, it seems it'll be easier that way.

Paul, if ajax is javascript, then why are there two names, ajax and javascript. Instead of just one?

hsiehstanley83 wrote:Paul, if ajax is javascript, then why are there two names, ajax and javascript. Instead of just one?

Ajax is written in Javascript, its just a funky name for something. Nothing else.