Fundamentally, AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) enables back-channel communication in Web applications so that only small portions of Web pages need to be updated in response to user activity.

ajax What it is: A programming language for developing browser-based applications that behave like desktop applications. It stands for Asynchronous JavaScript with XML.

New JSF 2.3 API enhances Ajax support. In terms of JavaScript support, the new JSF 2.3 tag commandScript maps a client-side JavaScript method referenced in an HTML element to a corresponding method on ...