On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Javier Guerra Giraldez <jav...@guerrag.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:17 AM, lankesh87 <lankesh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am developing a web application where i need ajax like features. >> But I don't want to use ajax, so my question is- "is there any way to >> perform ajax like functions in django?" > > that kind of specifications (ajax-like but no ajax) sound very weird > to me.
It's definitely weird, but its not crazy. I'm almost certain the OP does want to use AJAX, but there are AJAX-like techniques that we used to do AJAX-like things before XMLHttpRequest existed. The most common way is to use javascript to programmatically load content into a hidden <iframe>. The returned content should have a <script> tag at the end of the content that runs after the content has been loaded to achieve whatever it is that you wanted to achieve, eg move the loaded content into a visible part of the webpage, or replace some content with the loaded content. You can also use the existence of javascript to make the iframe visible/not visible. I've used this technique to load content asynchronously to the main page, which then works regardless of whether the user has javascript enabled - if it isn't enabled, the content loads into the (now visible) iframe, otherwise if javascript is available it is loaded into the (invisible) iframe, and javascript used to move the content from the iframe to the appropriate part of the main page. It's not AJAX, but it is AJAX-like. It's also bloody stupid, use AJAX. Cheers Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
