AJAX in Practice: XML and JSON Parsing

[evan k. stone]

I'm one of the few folks in my development group who is actually trying to incorporate AJAX techniques into our JSF application, and one of the things I'm struggling with is handling data that is returned with the response.

How much do you guys get into the pros and cons of JSON vs. XML vs. Text, and will you have comprehensive examples for all of these cases?

The problem is that there's just a tidal wave of information out there and it's a bit overwhelming, so straightforward, thorough examples sure would be helpful.

Thanks!

[Bear Bibeault]

Chapter 2 deals in-depth with the types of responses that can be returned as Ajax responses. There are copious examples of such reponses throught the book. And in the final chapter, in which we take a step-by-step guided tour through the design and implementation of an Ajax "mashup" application, we have a detailed discussion of the pros and cons of each type of response in order to determine which is best suited for the application.