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Using mobile JavaScript and Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) can increase the interactivity of a dynamic Mobile Web site, mitigate its impact on a mobile network, and improve usability on smartphones and other devices with advanced mobile browsers. This chapter introduces client-side scripting using JavaScript and AJAX on supported mobile devices, providing development tips, code samples, and suggestions for avoiding common pitfalls. Of course, scripting functionality should be conditionally included in a Mobile Web page, allowing the page to maintain compatibility with older mobile browsers that do not support these advanced features.
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© 2009 Gail Rahn Frederick with Rajesh Lal
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Frederick, G.R., Lal, R. (2009). Adding Interactivity with JavaScript and AJAX. In: Beginning Smartphone Web Development. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2621-5_5
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