Programming Flex 3 The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Rich Internet Applications with Adobe Flex

Name: Programming Flex 3 The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Rich Internet Applications with Adobe Flex
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ISBN: 9780596516215

ISBN-10: 0596516215

ISBN-13: 9780596516215

Edition: 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Chafic Kazoun, Joey Lott

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If you want to try your hand at developing rich Internet applications with Adobe's Flex 3, and already have experience with frameworks such as .NET or Java, this is the ideal book to get you started. Programming Flex 3 gives you a solid understanding of Flex 3's core concepts, and valuable insight into how, why, and when to use specific Flex features. Numerous examples and sample code demonstrate ways to build complete, functional applications for the Web, using the free Flex SDK, and RIAs for the desktop, using Adobe AIR. This book is an excellent companion to Adobe's Flex 3 reference documentation. With this book, you will: Learn the underlying details of the Flex framework Program with…

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List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 660
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.288



Foreword


Preface


Who This Book Is For


How This Book Is Organized


What You Need to Use This Book


Conventions Used in This Book


Using Code Examples


Safariï¿½“ Books Online


Comments and Questions


Acknowledgments



Introducing Flex



Understanding Flex Application Technologies



Using Flex Elements



Working with Data Services (Loading Data at Runtime)



The Differences Between Traditional and Flex Web Applications



Understanding How Flex Applications Work



Understanding Flex and Flash Authoring



Whatï¿½ï¿½ï¿½s New in Flex 3



Summary



Building Applications with the Flex Framework



Using Flex Tool Sets



Creating Projects



Building Applications



Deploying Applications



Summary



MXML



Understanding MXML Syntax and Structure



Making MXML Interactive



Summary



ActionScript



Using ActionScript



MXML and ActionScript Correlations



Understanding ActionScript Syntax



Variables and Properties



Inheritance



Interfaces



Handling Events



Error Handling



Using XML



Reflection



Summary



Framework Fundamentals



Understanding How Flex Applications Are Structured



Loading and Initializing Flex Applications



Understanding the Component Life Cycles



Loading One Flex Application into Another Flex Application



Differentiating Between Flash Player and the Flex Framework



Caching the Framework



Understanding Application Domains



Localization



Summary



Managing Layout



Flex Layout Overview



Making Fluid Interfaces



Putting It All Together



Summary



Working with UI Components



Understanding UI Components



Buttons



Value Selectors



Text Components



List-Based Controls



Pop-Up Controls



Navigators



Control Bars



Summary



Customizing Application Appearance



Using Styles



Skinning Components



Customizing the Preloader



Themes



Runtime CSS



Summary



Application Components



The Importance of Application Components



MXML Component Basics



Component Styles



Summary



Framework Utilities and Advanced Component Concepts



Tool Tips