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Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns, 1/e
By Joey Lott, Danny Patterson
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Publisher: Adobe Press
Pub Date: November 02, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-42656-8
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-42656-7
Pages: 304

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction
			About This Book
		Part I:  Successful Projects
			Chapter 1.  Designing Applications
				The Analysis Phase
				The Design Phase
				The Implementation Phase
				Testing
				Summary
			Chapter 2.  Programming to Interfaces
				Defining Interfaces
				Using Polymorphism
				Summary
		Part II:  Patterns
			Chapter 3.  Model View Controller Pattern
				Understanding MVC Elements
				Building a Simple Example
				Enabling Multiple Views for One Model
				Modifying Model Implementation
				Adding A Controller
				Summary
			Chapter 4.  Singleton Pattern
				Object Instantiation
				Singleton Versus Static Members
				Building a Simple Singleton
				Building a Settings Framework
				Summary
			Chapter 5.  Factory and Template Method Patterns
				Abstract Classes
				Template Method
				Factory Method
				Summary
			Chapter 6.  Proxy Pattern
				Virtual Proxy
				Remote Proxy
				Adapter and Façade Patterns
				Summary
			Chapter 7.  Iterator Pattern
				Understanding the Problems with Iteration
				Understanding Iterator Elements
				Using Iterators
				Using Null Iterators
				Summary
			Chapter 8.  Composite Pattern
				Understanding the Element Interface
				Understanding Leaf Elements
				Understanding Composite Elements
				Building a File System Example
				Summary
			Chapter 9.  Decorator Pattern
				Understanding the Decorator Pattern
				Building Reader Decorators
				Building Visual and Commutative Decorators
				Summary
			Chapter 10.  Command Pattern
				Understanding the Command Pattern
				Building a Simple Command Application
				Making Commands Undoable and Keeping Command Histories
				Building an Undoable Application
				Building a Redoable Application
				Using Commands to Build a Proximity Game
				Summary
			Chapter 11.  Memento Pattern
				Using Mementos to Make Actions Undoable in the Proximity Game
				Using Mementos to Make Actions Redoable in the Proximity Game
				Summary
			Chapter 12.  State Pattern
				Simple State Example
				Encapsulating the States
				Using Abstract Classes
				Transitions
				Summary
		Part III:  Advanced ActionScript Topics
			Chapter 13.  Working with Events
				Understanding Events
				Using Events
				Creating Event Dispatchers
				An Example Working with Events
				Summary
			Chapter 14.  Sending and Loading Data
				Loading Text
				Sending and Loading Variables
				Sending and Loading XML
				Using Web Services
				Using Flash Remoting
				Optimizing Data Communication
				Summary
			Chapter 15.  E4X (XML)
				Creating XML Objects
				Property Accessors
				XML Filtering
				Iterating Through an XMLList
				Namespaces
				Sending and Loading XML Data
				Simple Soap Example
				Summary
			Chapter 16.  Regular Expressions
				Introducing the RegExp Class
				Working with Regular Expressions
				Using Regular Expression Flags
				Understanding Metacharacters and Metasequences
				Using Regular Expression Groups
				Building a Mad Libs Application Using Regular Expressions
				Summary
		Index