1. difference is in case of Action function we invoke AJAX using Java script while in case of Action support we may directly invoke method from controller
2. other difference is Action function may be commonly used from different place on page while action support may only be used for particular single apex component.
1. difference is in case of Action function we invoke AJAX using Java script while in case of Action support we may directly invoke method from controller
2. other difference is Action function may be commonly used from different place on page while action support may only be used for particular single apex component.
So am I correct if I say using actionFunction, we can avoid the input required from user like mouseOver, onClick etc in case of actionSupport? The actions will be performed automatically during page load etc?
invoke method from controller
2. other difference is Action function may be commonly used from different place on page while action support may only be used for particular single apex component.
Please check below post for more information
1)http://www.cloudforce4u.com/2013/06/difference-between-action-support-and.html
2) http://blog.biswajeetsamal.com/post/2015/10/09/difference-between-action-function-and-action-support/
Action Function: Invoke the controller method from java script using AJAX and we can use action function from different places on visual force page.
http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/pages/Content/pages_compref_actionFunction.htm
Action Support: Invoke the controller method using AJAX when event occurs on page like onMouseOver, onClick, etc. and we can use action support for particular single apex component.
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/pages_compref_actionSupport.htm
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invoke method from controller
2. other difference is Action function may be commonly used from different place on page while action support may only be used for particular single apex component.
Please check below post for more information
1)http://www.cloudforce4u.com/2013/06/difference-between-action-support-and.html
2) http://blog.biswajeetsamal.com/post/2015/10/09/difference-between-action-function-and-action-support/
Action Function: Invoke the controller method from java script using AJAX and we can use action function from different places on visual force page.
http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/pages/Content/pages_compref_actionFunction.htm
Action Support: Invoke the controller method using AJAX when event occurs on page like onMouseOver, onClick, etc. and we can use action support for particular single apex component.
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/pages_compref_actionSupport.htm