Chapter16.Components

Chapter 16. Components

IN THIS CHAPTER

• What Is a Component?

• Getting Started with Components

• Skinning Components

• The dataProvider Property

• Data Binding

• Creating a Version 2.0 Component

Components are nothing new to Flash. They were introduced in Flash MX, but version 2.0 was introduced back in Flash 2004 with the introduction of ActionScript 2.0.

This chapter goes over what components are and how to use them, including many of the built-in components in Flash Professional 8. It covers ways to connect components to one another, how to capture component events, and how to skin them. And this chapter will even show you how to create your own component.