AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) enables web components to exchange data without being dependent on the loading and reloading of the entire webpage it resides on. It is often seen as a powerful tool to transform and enrich our web pages with more interactivity and engagement.Used by millions, FaceBook offers a fine example of the capabilities of AJAX in action. You would have noticed the functions to approve friends, add friend details send invites are all done without ever requiring reloading the page.

ColdFusion 8 simplifies such implementation by offering a wide array of tags and functions to enable quick development of such applications. ColdFusion reduces the technical challenges by simplifying the frameworks and user interface element libraries. If you are familiar with CFFUNCTION, connectivity to server-side resources such as databases is a breeze.

Detailed functions will be discussed later.

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