Lynda.COM Flex 3 Beyond the Basics

David Gassner

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Using the Tree and MenuBar controls
• Integrating with ColdFusion, PHP, and ASP.NET
• Managing an asynchronous state with AsyncToken
• Filtering, sorting, and finding data with ArrayCollection
• Working with Modules

Introduction
Welcome           00:42
Prerequisites           01:40
Using the example files           00:46
49:25 1. Using Popup Windows
Presenting simple messages with the Alert class           05:37
Managing Alert popup window buttons           05:02
Handling Alert Popup Window events           05:33
Changing the Alert popup window's appearance           06:36
Creating custom popup windows           05:14
Displaying and centering custom popup windows           05:11
Removing popup windows           06:42
Handling Popup Window events           09:30
39:06 2. Animating with Visual Effects
Using simple effects and triggers           08:38
Customizing animation with effect properties           06:07
Using easing functions           04:31
Using Sequence and parallel effects           05:12
Declaring effects inside components           05:48
Using effects with view states as transitions           08:50
16:45 3. Using Graphical Skins with Flash and Flex
Using the default Flash graphical skins library           05:36
Exporting a graphical skins library from Flash           04:40
Importing Flash-based skins in Flex Builder           06:29
50:09 4. Integrating Flash and Flex
Preparing a Flash Document for Use in Flex           04:38
Displaying a Flash Document with SWFLoader           04:28
Preparing a Flash Symbol for Use in Flex           07:55
Embedding Flash symbols in Flex           05:05
Installing the Flex Component Kit in Flash CS3           03:51
Creating and exporting a Flex component in Flash           04:10
Using Flash component libraries in Flex           06:07
Extending a Flash component with a custom class           04:49
Dispatching and handling Flash Component events           09:06
37:51 5. Working with XML and E4X
Using the ActionScript XML class           05:30
Extracting an XMLList with E4X           04:16
Retrieving XML in E4X format with HTTPService           06:06
Modifying XML data with E4X           02:59
E4X expressions for parsing data           05:38
E4X expressions for modifying data           07:06
Using XML namespaces with E4X           06:16
30:09 6. Using the Tree and MenuBar Controls
Using the Tree control with XML data           07:09
Controlling leaf and branch labels           04:58
Using graphical skins with Tree controls           05:22
Handling Tree events           05:50
Using the MenuBar control           02:15
Handling MenuBar events           04:35
55:11 7. Integrating Flex with ColdFusion
Installing ColdFusion on Windows           05:55
Installing ColdFusion on Mac OS X           06:03
Installing and configuring a sample database           03:27
Installing CFEclipse           02:40
Creating a CFEclipse project           03:41
Creating Flex/ColdFusion projects in Flex Builder           03:48
Calling CFC functions with RemoteObject           05:46
Handling the RemoteObject result event           03:46
Handling the RemoteObject fault event           04:30
Passing arguments to CFC functions           06:11
Working with multiple CFC functions           04:38
Using RemoteObject with ActionScript           04:46
01:00:19 8. Using the ColdFusion Extensions for Flex Builder
Installing the ColdFusion Extensions plug-in           04:00
Using RDS Dataview and the Visual Query Builder           06:46
Generating code with the CFC Value Object Wizard           09:14
Understanding the generated code           07:06
Retrieving data with the generated code           09:56
Modifying data with the generated code           09:55
Defining RemoteObject channels at runtime           05:19
Managing an asynchronous state with AsyncToken           08:03
51:45 9. Integrating with PHP
Installing WAMP on Windows           04:48
Installing MAMP on Mac OS X           04:21
Importing a sample database           02:42
Creating a Flex/PHP project in Flex Builder           04:12
Using Flex Builder's PHP Data Wizard           06:31
Understanding the generated PHP code           06:22
Retrieving data with the generated code           06:00
Managing an asynchronous state with AsyncToken           06:03
Modifying data with the generated code           10:46
33:48 10. Integrating with ASP.NET
Installing ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 Express           02:44
Installing SQL Server Management Studio Express           01:19
Importing a database into SQL Server           02:32
Creating a Flex/ASP.NET project in Flex Builder           05:05
Configuring SQL Server for use with Flex Builder           04:06
Using Flex Builder 3's ASP.NET Data Wizard           05:32
Reviewing the generated code           05:17
Using the WebService component           07:13
22:20 11. Managing Data on the Client
Filtering data with the ArrayCollection class           08:11
Sorting data with the ArrayCollection class           06:51
Finding data with the IViewCursor interface           07:18
22:19 12. Working with Modules
Creating a Module component           06:07
Loading a module with ModuleLoader           05:11
Handling Module Component events           06:20
Passing data to a module           04:41
15:38 13. Localizing Flex Applications
Creating resource bundles in ActionScript           06:06
Using ResourceBundle binding expressions           05:01
Setting locales at runtime           04:31
00:38 Conclusion
Goodbye           00:38