Cascading Combo box in ExtJS

This week, two Techno Paper readers had approached me with questions on cascaded loading of combo box in ExtJS. Rather than replying them with mails, I decided to put it up for on the blog so other readers can also get it. In this tutorial I will explain how to cascade the loading of combo box options.

Working with .Net serialized dates in ExtJS

ASP.Net’s JSON serialize encodes DateTime instance as a string. If you return a JSON from a MVC contoller, you will notice your data encoded in the form:

\/Date(1295163209177)\/

Getting "Dive into HTML5" for Free!!!

There are many references available for HTML5. But, there is one reference you should not miss as a web developer.

Dive into HTML5 by Mark Pilgrim is free for the public. Site: http://diveintohtml5.org/

For those you need the hard copy, you can get the book titled HTML5: Up & Running by the same author (Costs around $18).

Creating toolbar in ExtJS Viewport

Building application UI using Ext JS can be complex and confusing for new comers. When you build applications, you usually make use of the border layout for placing different components onto the main screen of your application. In most of the cases you will require a toolbar with menus and buttons. But the viewport component has a catch.