Prototype is an object oriented JavaScript library (written by Sam Stephenson and friends) that makes JavaScript fun. So it says on the site, anyway. Those of you who are familiar with the open source community's latest and greatest application framework, Rails, may recognise Prototype as it actually forms the backbone of Rails' JavaScript helper. However, Prototype can be used independently of Rails to aid the coding of many JavaScript doodads and Web 2.0 thingy wangles.
First, we'll examine the basic building blocks of Prototype: its $ functions, its additions to the String, Number, Array and Function objects, its form handling capabilities and its DOM functions. Then, we'll move on to look at Prototype's well-known AJAX helpers. Finally, we'll finish with a brief discussion of other interesting projects that are based on it.
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