What is the use of XML and Ajax in ASP.Net Projects?

Answer 1

The X in AJAX is for XML. Data in an AJAX transaction is in XML format.

AJAX allows the client to communicate with the server without a postback (reloading the page).

XML and AJAX aren't specific to the ASP.NET language.

Answer 2

Its actually pretty simple. Ajax allows your web applications to change small sections of a page without reloading the entire page. This allows pages to load faster (after the first load), and make a web application feel like a computer application.

The XML part of Ajax is just a way to carry the data from whatever back end system you are using (doesn't have to be ASP; I do most of my work in PHP) to the front end (Javascript). For really simple apps (changing the content of a page based on a link click for example) it is just as easy to send back the raw HTML to the Ajax script as it is to send XML.

Answer 3

First of all, this isn't limited to ASP.NET. It can be for PHP, JSP, etc.

Ajax, Asynchronous Javascript And XML, is a technique in which you can call a server-side script, from the client-side (javascript) and have data/text/information returned to you. It can be returned in Text, JSON, XML. Then, again on the client-side using javascript, you can dynamically add/update information based on your return data. This prevents having to refresh/reload an entire page, only what is necessary.

As for XML, it is just a standard in which to transmit information.

See the source lists, for more information.

Answer 4

asp stands for active server pages. it fors websites w/ login, message boards, chat rooms, or stories that have to react off of a database. if u look at the extensions of most websites its asp