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Calling Parent method with Ajax Request in Sencha ExtJs

If the controller code uses Ajax.request to make server calls, the response will asynchrosouly call "success" or "failure" method depending on success or failure of the call. Typically, the controller code looks like the following (for ExtJs 4.2)

Ext.define('MyApp.controller.MyController',{
   extend : 'Ext.app.Controller',   
   ....

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A simple login form using Sencha Ext JS

Documentation of ExtJS at Sencha site is awesome, but its not a good starting point. The examples at the official site shows the power of the library but is optimized for intermediate users. One theme we hear again and again is , Sencha has a steep learning curve. As we are learning the library, we do tend to agree with that assessement. 

As we learn the library, we will be writ

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Sencha ExtJs - Adding items in combobox dynamically

ExtJs - Initial thoughts

After playing with ExtJs for the last 2 weeks (part time), things are getting interesting. The initial hickup is almost gone, but there are many many situations where I get blocked and I spend a lot of time trying to find a solution.

Debugging apps built on ExtJs is not easy. When an error occurs, I am mostly lost. The errors are ver

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