AJAX - Technologies
AJAX cannot work independently. It is used in combination with other technologies to create interactive webpages.
JavaScript
- Loosely typed scripting language.
- JavaScript function is called when an event occurs in a page.
- Glue for the whole AJAX operation.
DOM
- API for accessing and manipulating structured documents.
- Represents the structure of XML and HTML documents.
CSS
- Allows for a clear separation of the presentation style from the content and may be changed programmatically by JavaScript
XMLHttpRequest
- JavaScript object that performs asynchronous interaction with the server.