Practical Ext JS 4 will get you up and running, using Ext JS 4.2 for your projects, as quickly as possible. After a quick refresher on some JavaScript basics, you will get to grips with Ext JS 4’s OO concepts (such as mixins) and familiarize yourself with its UI components and layout. You'll learn all the core features of the Ext JS framework, such as its MVC architecture, theming and styling your applications, and displaying data through components such as grids, trees, and charts. You'll use the Ext JS components and create an entire application from scratch by following the many practical examples. Finally, you'll learn about unit testing and packaging to build and deploy better applications. Provides you with a solid knowledge of the building blocks of Ext JS 4 Takes you through developing applications using the MVC architecture Demonstrates extending the UI with custom components and plugins Shows you how to unit test Ext JS 4 applications with Jasmine and deploy them with Sencha Cmd Completely up-to-date for the latest Ext JS 4.2
Summary Ext JS in Action, Second Edition teaches Ext JS from the ground up. You'll start with a quick overview of the framework and then explore the core components by diving into complete examples, engaging illustrations, and crisp, straightforward explanations. You'll feel like you have an expert guide right at your elbow teaching you important Ext techniques and offering insight into its inner workings. Along the way, you'll learn the best practices for building and scaling full-featured web applications, including how to customize and build Ext widgets. Fully revised for Ext JS 4.0. About this Book Ext JS is a mature JavaScript web application framework that provides modern UI widgets and an advanced MVC architecture. It helps you manage tedious boilerplate and minimize hand-coded HTML and browser incompatibilities. Ext JS in Action, Second Edition starts with a quick overview of the framework and then explores the core components by diving into complete examples, engaging illustrations, and clear explanations. You'll feel like you have an expert guide at your elbow as you learn the best practices for building and scaling full-featured web applications. A working knowledge of JavaScript is assumed. No prior experience with Ext JS is required. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What's Inside Building professional web apps with Ext JS Stamping out DOM fragments with templates Customizing and building Ext widgets Masterful UI design Fully revised for Ext JS version 4.0 About the Authors Jay Garcia is a well-known member of the Ext JS community and a contributor to the framework. He wrote Sencha Touch in Action. Grgur Grisogono founded SourceDevCon in London, UK and Split, Croatia. Jacob Andresen is a consultant specializing in large scale internet applications. Table of Contents PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO EXT JS 4.0 A framework apart DOM manipulation Components and containers PART 2 EXT JS COMPONENTS Core UI components Exploring layouts Forms in Ext JS The data store The grid panel Taking root with trees Drawing and charting Remote method invocation with Ext Direct Drag-and-drop PART 3 BUILDING AN APPLICATION Class system foundations Building an application
If you are a developer who is familiar with Ext JS and want to augment your skills to create even better web applications, this is the book for you. Basic knowledge of JavaScript/HTML/CSS and any server-side language (PHP, Java, C#, Ruby, or Python) is required.
This is a step-by-step tutorial that practically teaches Ext JS plugin and extension development through sample examples that increase in complexity.Ext JS 4 Plugin and Extension Development is ideal for experienced ExtJS developers who want to expand their knowledge in developing plugins and extensions. This book is also for those developers who are new to ExtJS development, with at least some knowledge on ExtJS basics.
The book provides plenty of fun example code and screenshots to guide you through the creation of examples to assist with learning. By taking a chapter-by-chapter look at each major aspect of the Ext JS framework, the book lets you digest the available features in small, easily understandable chunks, allowing you to start using the library for your development needs immediately. This book is written for Web Application Developers who are familiar with HTML but may have little to no experience with JavaScript application development. If you are starting to build a new web application, or are re-vamping an existing web application, then this book is for you.
The new Sencha Ext JS 5 library offers hundreds of components and APIs to build robust applications and fulfills the critical needs of customers all around the world. The new version 5 is packed with new themes and the MVVM architecture that allows you to connect the model layer to the view and automatically update the model when the view is modified and vice versa. This book covers many new features and components of Ext JS 5. At the beginning, learn the core concepts of Sencha Ext JS, components, data models, and mapping. This book also teaches you about event-driven development, forms and grids, charts and themes, and third-party plugins. Later on in the book, you'll learn the implementations of the Tree panel, the MVC pattern, and a completely new feature called MVVM. By working sequentially through each chapter and following the step-by-step guides, you will be able to create a basic application.
This is a step-by-step tutorial packed with examples and tips to learn Ext.NET from scratch. This book is written for .NET Web Application Developers who are familiar with ASP.NET looking to build .NET based Rich Internet Applications. Whether you are new to Ext JS or you are looking to use your existing Ext JS skills in a .NET environment, this book will be useful for you.
The book is aimed at all levels of readers. Beginners can learn the basic configurations and step-by-step approaches in creating charts or Highcharts cloud. For intermediate and advanced readers, the book explores the APIs, events, server-side operations and plugins.
This book is a practical step-by-step tutorial which guides you to migrate from Ext JS 3 to Ext JS 4. There are examples backed with explanations and plenty of code and illustrations to look forward to. This book is written for web developers who are familiar with Ext JS 3 and want to have detailed insights into the new features of Ext JS 4.