I think the OP should ask his manager why they wish to avoid using ajax. For example, is it sufficient if the page degrades gracefully for those not running javascript?
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Tom Evans <tevans...@googlemail.com>wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
