Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript: Training from the Source
Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript: Training from the Source
ISBN: 0321336194
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 221
Pages: 221
Authors: Jobe Makar, Danny Patterson
- Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript: Training from the Source
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Credits
- Bios
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Outline
- Standard Elements in the Book
- Macromedia Training from the Source
- Macromedia Authorized Training and Certification
- What You Will Learn in This Book
- Minimum System Requirements
- Lesson1.Introduction to ActionScript 2.0
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- What Is ActionScript?
- Using the Actions Panel
- Creating Variables
- Code Placement
- Understanding Objects, Classes, and Scope
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson2.Functions
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Creating Functions
- Adding Parameters to Functions
- Using Local Variables and Creating Functions that Return Results
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson3.Conditional Logic
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Controlling a Script s Flow
- Reacting to Multiple Conditions
- Reacting to User Interaction
- Detecting the Edge of the Stage
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson4.Arrays and Loops
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Why Loops Are Useful
- Types of Loops
- Loop Exceptions
- Creating a Search Application
- Writing and Understanding Loop Conditions
- Nested Loops
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson5.Built-in Classes
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- What Classes Are and Why They re Useful
- Using the Color Class
- Working with String and Selection Classes
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson6.Custom Classes
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Understanding Classes, Top-Level Classes, and Instances
- Creating a Class
- Understanding the Classpath
- Using Packages and Importing Classes
- Using Getters and Setters
- Defining Members
- Understanding Inheritance
- Updating an Inheritance-Based Project
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson7.Events, Listeners, and Callbacks
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- What Events Do
- Types of Events in Flash
- Event Handlers
- Creating a Project Using Event Handlers
- Listeners
- Creating a Project Using Listeners
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson8.Dynamically Creating Assets
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Attaching Movie Clips
- Adding Empty Movie Clips
- Drawing Programmatically
- Working with Movie Clips as Buttons
- Adding Text Fields Programmatically
- Formatting Text
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson9.Bitmap Features
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Using Bitmap Surface Caching
- Applying Filters
- Applying Blend Modes Programmatically
- Introducing the Bitmap API
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson10.UI Components
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Components: A Scripting Primer
- Configuring Component Properties
- Triggering Scripts Using Component Events
- Using Component Methods
- Using the FocusManager Component
- Customizing UI Components with ActionScript
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson11.Advanced Object-Oriented Design
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Correcting Scope Errors with Delegate
- Understanding Encapsulation
- Applying Composition
- Using Composition and Inheritance Together
- Dispatching Events
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson12.Data Validation
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- The Logic Behind Validating Data
- Using Validation Routines
- Handling Errors
- Validating Strings
- Validating Sequences
- Validating Against a List of Choices
- Validating Numbers
- Processing Validated Data
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson13.External Data Connections
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Understanding Data Sources and Data Formats
- GET versus POST
- Using the LoadVars Class
- Policy Files
- Using Shared Objects
- Using the WebServiceConnector Component
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson14.XML and Flash
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- XML Basics
- Using the XML Class
- Using Socket Servers
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson15.External Interface
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Getting Started with ExternalInterface
- Configuring HTML for Basic ExternalInterface Calls
- Calling JavaScript Functions from ActionScript
- Using JavaScript Functionality from Flash
- Calling ActionScript Functions from JavaScript
- Building a Quiz Application
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson16.Sound and Video
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Controlling Sound with ActionScript
- Creating a Sound Instance
- Dragging a Movie Clip Instance Within a Boundary
- Controlling Volume
- Controlling Panning
- Attaching Sounds and Controlling Sound Playback
- Loading and Controlling External Video
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson17.Printing and Context Menus
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Flash Printing versus Browser Printing
- Using the PrintJob Class
- Creating Custom Context Menus
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson18.Maximum-Strength SWF Files
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Understanding fscommand()
- Using Zinc
- Using FlashVars
- What You Have Learned
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
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- K
- L
- M
- N
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- P
- Q
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Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript: Training from the Source
ISBN: 0321336194
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 221
Pages: 221
Authors: Jobe Makar, Danny Patterson