Building HTML5 Applications

This IE10 preview supports CORS (cross origin resource sharing) to allow developers to use XMLHttpRequest to safely request, share, and move data across applications on different domains. This is a common pattern developers use to bring data and services together from different applications. In this test drive demo, you can see how CORS is used along with XMLHttpRequest, the File API, and HTML5 progress control to deliver a smooth experience for uploading multiple files to a service on another domain.

Click here to see CORS used with XMLHttpRequest to upload files across domains.
Having the ability to work with binary data and files enables developers to build new kinds of applications and experiences on the Web. This IE10 preview supports blobBuilder from File API: Writer for working with large binary objects (blobs) and JavaScript typed arrays. In this test drive demo, you can see how different file types, including file types which are not natively supported in the browser like PCX files can be read, rendered, and even have their internal contents displayed.

Click here to see how JavaScript typed arrays used with File APIs to read and view binary files.
As developers build more sophisticated applications on the Web, they have more need for precise control over how end-users select parts of the page. With CSS user select support in IE10, developers can specify which elements in their page can be selected by the consumer when using their applications. In this this test drive demo, you can see how selection control is applied in a sample blog application using the user-select property in a CSS rule.

Click here to try CSS user-select to control end-user Web page selection.