Overview
Updates Foundation ActionScript 3.0 for new editions of Flash and Flex
Version neutrality extends shelf-life
Keeps the core content of the successful first edition
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About this book
ActionScript 3.0, the latest version of the Flash Platform's scripting language, offers many new and powerful features. ActionScript is now a full-fledged programming language, with complete object-oriented capabilities, improved event handling, sound and video support, drawing capabilities, support for regular expressions, and much more.
Whether you are a Flash designer wishing to add to your skill set or an experienced ActionScript developer who wants to get up to speed with the latest version, you'll find all you need to know in Foundation ActionScript 3.0 for Flash and Flex.
Starting with the fundamentals, you'll learn how to add interactivity to your Flash movies by using ActionScript objects, manipulating sound and video, and harnessing the power of regular expressions and XML. The book concludes with two case studies to consolidate what you've learned and introduce some additional advanced techniques. You'll gain a solid understanding of the new and exciting world of ActionScript 3.0 and see how everything fits together to form complete applications, so you'll be able to build your own professional sites.
The sensible layout of the book makes it easy to find information about specific techniques. It focuses on the essential skills that will enable you to get up and running quick. With this book as your guide, you'll be creating killer Flash applications before you know it.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Foundation ActionScript 3.0 for Flash and Flex
Authors: Darren Richardson, Paul Milbourne, Steve Webster, Todd Yard, Sean McSharry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1919-4
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Darren Richardson and Paul Milbourne 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-1918-7Published: 07 August 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-1919-4Published: 09 November 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 608
Topics: Web Development, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems
Industry Sectors: Electronics, IT & Software