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Letter from the Series Editor

xxiii

Introduction

xxv

Part One Getting Started

(78)

The Flash Authoring Tool

(24)

Interface

(2)

Creating a New Movie

(1)

The Stage

(1)

The Tools Panel

(2)

The Library

(2)

Importing Graphics and Sound

(1)

Text Fields

(1)

Static Text Fields

(1)

The Properties Panel

(2)

The Transform Panel

(2)

The Timeline

(3)

Frames

(1)

The Playhead

(1)

Keyframes

(1)

Layers

(2)

Frame Labels

(2)

Scenes

(1)

Adding a Simple Tween

(1)

Previewing a Movie

(1)

Testing a Movie

(1)

Publishing a Movie

(2)

Conclusion

(2)

Flash ActionScript

(52)

The Actions Panel

(1)

Where Does the Script Go?

(6)

Frame Scripts

(2)

Frame Scripts in Movie Clips

(1)

Instance Scripts and Event Handlers

(2)

The Output Panel

(3)

Syntax Error Reports

(1)

The trace Function

(2)

Variables

(1)

Operators

(2)

Operator Precedence

(2)

More Operators

(4)

Pre-Increment and Post-Increment (++)

(1)

Pre-Decrement and Post-Decrement (--)

(1)

Modulus (%)

(1)

Compound Assignments (+=, -=, *=, /=, %=)

(1)

Semicolons

(1)

Keywords

(1)

Comments

(1)

Line Comments

(1)

Block Comments

(1)

Types

(3)

Strings

(1)

Numbers

(1)

Booleans

(1)

Literals

(1)

Even More Operators

(3)

Greater Than (>, >=)

(1)

Less Than (<, <=)

(1)

Equivalence (==)

(1)

Not Equal To (!=)

(1)

The NOT Operator (!)

(1)

Curly Braces

(1)

Conditional Statements

(10)

The if Conditional

(1)

The else Conditional

(1)

The else if Conditional

(2)

The Nested Conditional

(1)

The switch Statement

(5)

Code Blocks

(1)

Loops

(4)

The while Loop

(1)

The do while Loop

(1)

The for Loop

(2)

Variable Type Conversion

(3)

Number to Boolean

(1)

Boolean to Number

(1)

Number to String

(1)

String to Number

(1)

String to Boolean

(1)

Boolean to String

(1)

Logical Operators

(5)

The AND Operator (&&)

(1)

The OR Operator (||)

(1)

Logical Operator Precedence

(1)

Using NOT (!) and the Logical Operators

(1)

Logical Short Circuit

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Part Two Beginner Games

(290)

Programming Interactivity: Mouse Chaser

(48)

Functions

(10)

Built-In Functions

(6)

User-Defined Functions

(4)

Scope

(4)

Block Scope

(2)

Movie Clip Scope

(2)

The Dot Operator

(1)

Properties

(5)

The _alpha Property

(1)

The _x and _y Properties

(3)

The _xscale and _yscale Properties

100

(1)

The _width and _height Properties

100

(1)

The _visible Property

100

(1)

The _rotation Property

101

(1)

References

101

(6)

The _root Reference

102

(1)

The this Reference

103

(1)

The _parent Reference

104

(2)

Function References

106

(1)

The _xmouse and _ymouse Properties

107

(1)

Creating Mouse Chaser

108

(20)

The Idea

109

(1)

Creating the Library Assets

110

(5)

Script Organization

115

(1)

Implementation

116

(10)

Testing

126

(1)

Complete Code Listing

127

(1)

Conclusion

128

(1)

Creating Instances Dynamically: The Button Menu

129

(54)

Dynamic Movie Clip Instances

130

(11)

Exporting a Library Symbol

130

(2)

Creating a Dynamic Clip Instance

132

(2)

Movie Clip Depth

134

(2)

Removing Dynamic Clips

136

(1)

Duplicating Dynamic Clips

136

(2)

Creating Empty Clips

138

(2)

Dynamic Clip Names: eval

140

(1)

Consolidating Scripts

141

(1)

Attaching Event Handlers to Dynamic Clips

141

(8)

Scoping Rules for Dynamic Event Handlers

143

(1)

The onEnterFrame Handler

144

(1)

The onLoad Handler

145

(1)

The onUnload Handler

145

(1)

The onData Handler

146

(1)

The Mouse Handlers

146

(3)

Buttons

149

(9)

The Button States

150

(3)

The Button Handlers

153

(3)

The Button Hit Area

156

(2)

Controlling Movie Playback

158

(6)

The stop Function

158

(2)

The play Function

160

(1)

The gotoAndPlay Function

160

(1)

The gotoAndStop Function

161

(1)

The nextFrame Function

161

(1)

The prevFrame Function

162

(1)

The _currentframe Property

162

(1)

The _totalframes Property

163

(1)

The Button Menu

164

(17)

The Button Symbol

165

(2)

The Button Implementation

167

(12)

Complete Code Listing

179

(2)

Reusable Scripts

181

(1)

Conclusion

181

(2)

Arrays: Match 'Em Up and Sliders

183

(68)

What Is an Array?

184

(1)

Creating Arrays

185

(1)

Accessing Arrays

185

(1)

Array Members

186

(18)

Array Properties

186

(1)

Array Methods

187

(17)

Initializing Arrays

204

(1)

Nested Arrays

204

(1)

Multidimensional Arrays

205

(3)

Accessing Movie Clip Properties as an Array

208

(2)

Creating Match 'Em Up

210

(19)

The Idea

210

(1)

Creating the Library Assets

210

(1)

Script Organization

210

(1)

Implementation

211

(11)

Testing

222

(4)

Compplete Code Listing

226

(3)

Creating Sliders

229

(20)

The Idea

229

(1)

Creating the Library Assets

230

(3)

Implementation

233

(12)

Complete Code Listing

245

(4)

Conclusion

249

(2)

Objects: Critter Attack

251

(118)

What Is an Object? The Basics

252

(3)

Custom-Made Object Types

253

(1)

Global Objects Versus Instance Objects

253

(1)

The new Operator

253

(1)

Constructors

254

(1)

The typeof Operator

254

(1)

The delete Operator

255

(1)

ActionScript Objects

255

(78)

Core Objects (ECMA)

256

(25)

Movie Objects

281

(51)

Client/Server and Authoring Objects

332

(1)

Creating Critter Attack

333

(34)

The Idea

333

(1)

The Implementation

334

(24)

Testing

358

(1)

Complete Code Listing

359

(8)

Conclusion

367

(2)

Part Three Intermediate Games

369

(162)

Real-Time Programming: Shoot 'Em Up

371

(56)

Timing

372

(3)

The setlnterval Function

373

(1)

The clearlnterval Function

374

(1)

State Machines

375

(3)

What Is a Finite State Machine?

375

(1)

Drawing a State Machine

375

(3)

Creating Shoot 'Em Up

378

(47)

The Idea

379

(2)

Creating the Art Assets

381

(10)

The Design

391

(4)

Implementation

395

(19)

Sound

414

(3)

Testing

417

(1)

Complete Code Listing

418

(7)

Conclusion

425

(2)

Advanced Timing and Trigonometry: Blow 'Em Up

427

(76)

Advanced Timing

428

(2)

The Problem of Movement

430

(1)

Trigonometry

430

(10)

A Right Triangle

431

(1)

The Pythagorean Theorem

432

(1)

The Distance Formula

432

(2)

Implementing the Distance Formula in Flash

434

(1)

Relative Distance and the Improved Distance Formula

435

(2)

The Problem of Movement Revisited

437

(3)

Rotation

440

(10)

Degrees and Radians

440

(2)

The Trigonometric Functions

442

(4)

SOHCAHTOA

446

(2)

Implementing Rotation in Flash

448

(1)

Trigonometry on Any Triangles

449

(1)

Creating Blow 'Em Up

450

(52)

The Idea

450

(2)

The Art

452

(4)

The Design

456

(6)

The Implementation

462

(30)

Testing

492

(1)

Complete Code Listing

492

(10)

Conclusion

502

(1)

Object-Oriented Programming with AS 2.0

503

(28)

What Is OOP?

504

(2)

Planning

505

(1)

Classes

506

(13)

Class Functionality

506

(1)

Defining a Class

507

(4)

Using Classes in Flash

511

(2)

Extending Classes

513

(1)

Creating Custom Aliens

513

(5)

Multiple Inheritance

518

(1)

Managing Data in Classes

519

(11)

Compile-Time Features

519

(8)

Compile-Time and Run-Time Features

527

(2)

Using Packages

529

(1)

Conclusion

530

(1)

Part Four Advanced Games and Topics

531

(160)

Artificial Intelligence: Tic Tac Toe

533

(48)

Turn-Based Game Al

534

(1)

Recursion

535

(6)

Recursion Example: Factorial

535

(2)

Recursion Example: Power

537

(2)

Base Cases

539

(1)

Problems with Recursion

540

(1)

Trees

541

(1)

The Game Tree

542

(2)

Minimax Search

544

(1)

Creating Tic Tac Toe

545

(34)

The Idea

545

(1)

The Artwork

545

(1)

The Design

546

(2)

The Implementation

548

(24)

Testing

572

(1)

Complete Code Listing

573

(6)

Conclusion

579

(2)

Physics: Pachinko

581

(76)

Vectors

582

(8)

Addition and Subtraction with Vectors

584

(1)

Scalar Multiplication with Vectors

585

(1)

Normalizing a Vector

586

(1)

Scaling a Vector

587

(1)

Vector Multiplication: The Dot Product

588

(2)

Basic Physics

590

(23)

Rigid Body Dynamics

590

(1)

Mass

591

(1)

Velocity

591

(1)

Acceleration

591

(1)

Force

592

(1)

Newton's Laws of Motion

592

(2)

Moving Objects

594

(1)

Friction

595

(1)

Marble Example

596

(6)

Collision Response

602

(11)

The Time Interval

613

(1)

Angular Velocity

614

(2)

Creating Pachinko

616

(40)

Art

617

(8)

Script Design

625

(24)

Testing

649

(1)

Complete Code Listing

650

(6)

Conclusion

656

(1)

Server-Side Support for Flash: Highscore Boards

657

(34)

Communicating with the Server

658

(5)

Loading .swf Files from the Server

659

(3)

Loading .jpg Images

662

(1)

Preloaders

663

(1)

Creating a Preloader

664

(10)

Loading Text Files from the Server

668

(4)

Triggering Actions at the End of a Load: onData

672

(1)

Cross-Domain Security Model

673

(1)

Communicating with the Browser

674

(2)

Calling a JavaScript Routine from Flash

676

(2)

Programming the Server

678

(3)

Common Gateway Interface

679

(1)

Embedded Languages

679

(1)

Other Language Choices

680

(1)

Perl

680

(1)

Creating a Highscore Board

681

(9)

Setting Up Flash for Highscore Boards

681

(4)

The Server-Side Scripts

685

(4)

Final Tips on Highscore Boards

689

(1)

More Server Tricks

690

(1)

Conclusion

690

(1)

Epilog

691

(4)

Appendix A ASCII Character Chart

695

(8)

Appendix B Key Object Bindings

703

(6)

Appendix C HTML Primer

709

(10)

What Is HTML?

710

(1)

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