Posted by Tim Van Wassenhove on 09/19/05 03:05

On 2005-09-18, Yarco <yarco.w@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well. For example:
> I create several views: view1, view2, view3.
> Using php with smarty, i select view1. Smarty will compile it into php,
> and then into html. HTML will be send to the client.
> But in Ajax:
> I create several views: view1, view2, view3.
> When i select view1. The view and the data will be download into client
> end. And then compile them into html.(I don't know how to do it, but i
> think it can be realized.)

If i understand it well, the only advantage you mention is that with
ajax you don't need to "load" the page again to change the presentation.

I can imagine uses for ajax, for example a chatbox, where you want to
update the messages.. without completely reloading the page..

> The data and the view are distinguished. It is very clairly what the
> client want to get.

For this functionality, you could generate x(ht)ml.. With a bit of XSL
the user can get the data in the representation *he* wants.

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Met vriendelijke groeten,
Tim Van Wassenhove <http://timvw.madoka.be>

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