Introduction to Moo.Ajax
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006Update: Moo.Ajax has become deprecated since I originally wrote this article, as its functionality has been incorporated into the new mootools library. I’ve written a follow-up piece that explains this same basic principal using the more current library. I’d suggest checking that out if you’re interested in a dead-simple introduction to ajax.
This is a very basic tutorial which offers a glance at the moo.ajax class from Mad 4 Milk. It doesn’t expand too much on the tutorial that they provide, but I feel that it will help clarify a few things. Don’t let the length of this article frighten you, what you are about to learn is pretty simple. I just use a lot of words to explain it. By the time you’ve worked through this tutorial, you will be able to build a form that interacts with a PHP script and returns data, without refreshing the page. It’s a pretty simple process that can serve as the basis for some very cool applications.
