Lynda.COM Flex 3 Essential Training

David Gassner

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Understanding Flex programming languages
• Importing and exporting Flex Builder projects
• Understanding visual controls and containers
• Using Flex Builders Design view
• Creating and using custom components
• Laying out the Photo Album application
• Applying Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for visual design
• Managing application navigation
• Using the Flex event architecture
• Working with dynamic data from local and remote server sources
• Using data driven visual controls
• Publishing Flex applications on the web

Introduction
Welcome           00:48
Setting up the exercise files           02:28
Understanding the prerequisites           01:16
01:06:11 1. Getting Started
Understanding Adobe Flex 3           07:22
Installing Flex Builder on Windows           05:23
Installing Flex Builder on Mac OS X           04:45
Starting Flex Builder           03:10
Creating a Flex project           06:16
Touring through Flex Builder 3           13:15
Building a basic application           06:49
Understanding the anatomy of an MXML application           07:58
Understanding Flex application output files           07:23
Importing and exporting projects           03:50
26:21 2. Programming Languages
Understanding Flex programming languages           07:20
Translating MXML to ActionScript           09:38
Understanding the Flex framework           03:33
Getting language and API help           05:50
48:43 3. Using Visual Controls
Understanding visual controls           02:46
Displaying text with the Label and Text controls           08:27
Using Text Data Entry controls           11:30
Using binding expressions           07:44
Formatting data           08:37
Presenting images           09:39
26:25 4. Using Custom Components
Creating custom components           04:32
Instantiating custom components in MXML           04:54
Instantiating custom components in ActionScript           05:26
Declaring component properties           06:05
Declaring component methods           05:28
27:02 5. Using Design View
Understanding Design view           03:27
Using the Components view           03:49
Using the Flex Properties view           04:29
Navigating the Design Area           05:59
Creating View States           05:44
Changing View States at Runtime           03:34
35:22 6. Application Layout
Understanding containers           01:56
Using the VBox, HBox, and Canvas containers           08:07
Using the Panel and Control Bar containers           07:25
Laying out the Photo Album application           05:41
Using the Tile container           04:50
Using constraint-based layout           07:23
36:10 7. Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Understanding Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)           05:35
Using embedded style sheets           04:03
Understanding style selectors           08:00
Using external style sheets           07:25
Applying styles to the Photo Album application           06:19
Embedding fonts           04:48
22:37 8. Application Navigation
Using the ViewStack container           03:02
Creating programmatic navigation with ActionScript           03:43
Using Navigation Bar containers           06:35
Using the TabNavigator and Accordion containers           03:28
Creating navigation in the Photo Album application           05:49
23:27 9. Debugging
Understanding the Debugging perspective           02:43
Tracing application execution           06:24
Using breakpoints           05:26
Watching variables and expressions           08:54
46:20 10. Programming with Events
Understanding the Flex event architecture           05:34
Using MXML attribute-based event listeners           04:06
Understanding event objects           08:43
Creating event listeners with addEventListener()           07:05
Dispatching Events from Custom Components           06:22
Handling events from custom components           04:13
Creating and using custom event classes           05:33
Dispatching and handling custom events           04:44
01:03:04 11. Using Dynamic Data
Loading XML data with HTTPService           09:23
Handling HTTPService result events           07:22
Handling HTTPService fault events           06:41
Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL on Windows           06:44
Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL on Mac OS X           05:26
Creating a sample database           02:51
Creating a Flex project for use with PHP           03:21
Generating a dynamic Flex/PHP application           05:44
Reviewing generated PHP code           03:25
Using a dynamic XML based service           05:28
Using a Repeater to display dynamic data           06:39
49:00 12. Using Data-Driven List Controls
Using List-Based controls           05:26
Using the labelField property           03:26
Using the labelFunction Property           06:17
Creating custom item renderers           05:17
Using component item renderers           04:50
Using the TileList in the Photo Album application           06:54
Using the DataGrid control           06:30
Using advanced DataGrid cell rendering           05:22
Working with List Control events and properties           04:58
31:18 13. Creating Data Entry Form Components
Building a form component           06:40
Validating Data Entry controls           09:52
Packaging data with a Value Object Class           04:23
Sharing data with custom events           04:38
Sending data to the server           05:45
08:12 14. Deploying Flex Applications to the Web
Exporting a Release Build           02:56
Using the View Source feature           05:16
00:28 Conclusion
Goodbye           00:28