Book description
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
- Copyright
- Special Thanks to
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Introduction to ActionScript 3
- 2. Working with Variables and Properties
- 3. Working with Functions and Methods
- 4. Working with Classes and Objects
- 5. Display Lists and Display Objects
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6. Working with Display Objects
- Display Object Properties
- Managing Object Depths
- Removing Display Objects from the Display List
- 7. Communication and Events
- 8. Controlling the Timeline
- 9. Working with Strings
- 10. Working with Text Fields
- 11. Working with the Math and Date Classes
- 12. Working with Data Using Arrays and Objects
- 13. Creating Conditional Statements
- 14. Iteration and Repetition
- 15. HTTP Requests and External Communications
- 16. Loading External Assets
- 17. Using Shapes, Masks, Blends, and Filters
- 18. Dynamic Animation
- 19. Working with Sound
- 20. Working with Video
Product information
- Title: ActionScript 3.0: Visual QuickStart Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2008
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: None
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