ActionScript 3.0 Visual QuickStart Guide

by Ypenburg, Derrick

• ISBN13: 9780321564252
• ISBN10: 0321564251
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-09
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr

Summary

ActionScript is the programming language integral to the Adobe Technology Platform. It began as a simple scripting language for creating interactivity and animation in Flash, but is now used to create full-featured Web applications, not only in Flash but in Flex. ActionScript 3, introduced with Flex 2, is now a full-fledged object-oriented programming language, and the need for teaching materials, for both newcomers and veterans, is great. This task-based tutorial is for students with no programming experience as well as those programmers who have learned earlier versions of the programming language and now need to learn the new version. The book walks a reader through all the fundamentals, then moves on to creating interactivity, working with data, looping and decision making, programming visualizations, and working with multimedia. It's a complete end-to-end tutorial.

Table of Contents

Introduction to ActionScript 3.0

Working with Variables & Properties

Working with Methods & Functions

Working with Classes & Objects

Display Lists & Display Objects

Working with Display Objects

Communication & Events

Controlling the Timeline

Working with Strings

Working with TextFields

Working with the Math and Date classes

Working with Data Using Arrays and Objects

Logic and Conditional Statements

Iteration and Repetition

HTTP Requests and External Communications

Loading External Assets

Using Shapes, Masks, Blends and Filters

Dynamic Animation

Working with Sound

Working with Video

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