Ajax and jQuery Basics
Explore how Ajax enables asynchronous web updates without full page reloads, and how jQuery simplifies Ajax requests, event handling, and animations. Learn to use these tools together to build dynamic, interactive web applications that improve responsiveness and usability.
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Ajax and jQuery are commonly used to create dynamic and interactive web applications. They’re both powerful tools that can improve the user experience and make web pages more responsive.
Ajax
Ajax is an abbreviation of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. This is a method for developing quick and dynamic websites. Ajax enables asynchronous web page updates by exchanging tiny quantities of data with the server behind the scenes. This implies that the web page can be updated without reloading the full page. Ajax is commonly used for form validation, dynamic content loading, and shopping cart updates.
An example of how Ajax can be used is in a search feature on a website. When a user types a query into the ...