Credits
by Rob Huddleston
ActionScript®: Your visual blueprint™ for creating interactive projects in Flash® CS4 Professional
- Copyright
- Praise For Visual Books...
- Credits
- About the Author
- Author's Acknowledgments
- HOW TO USE THIS VISUAL BLUEPRINT BOOK
- 1. Introducing ActionScript
- 2. Introducing the Basic Syntax of ActionScript
- 2.1. Understanding Object-Oriented Programming
- 2.2. Understanding Objects and Classes
- 2.3. Understanding Properties and Methods
- 2.4. Static Classes
- 2.5. Understanding ActionScript Syntax Rules
- 2.6. Using Semicolons
- 2.7. Using Curly Braces and Parentheses
- 2.8. Whitespace
- 2.9. Case Sensitivity
- 2.10. Dot Syntax
- 2.11. Create a Variable
- 2.12. Understanding Data Types
- 2.13. Types of Data
- 2.14. Data Types in ActionScript 3.0
- 2.15. Declaring Data Types
- 2.16. Untyped Values
- 2.17. Casting Values
- 2.18. Test Your Flash Movie
- 2.19. Concatenate Strings
- 2.20. Trace Variables
- 2.21. Create an Array
- 2.22. Add and Remove Elements from an Array
- 2.23. Create an Array in an Array
- 2.24. Create a Generic Object
- 2.25. Add Constants
- 2.26. Add Comments to Your Code
- 2.27. Understanding Coding Best Practices
- 2.28. Plan and Organize Your Code
- 2.29. Be Consistent
- 2.30. Immediately Add Closing Parentheses and Curly Braces
- 2.31. Add Whitespace
- 2.32. Document the Code with Comments
- 2.33. Use Descriptive Names
- 3. Controlling Objects on the Stage
- 4. Working with Nonvisual Classes
- 5. Writing Functions
- 6. Creating Custom Classes
- 6.1. Create a Package
- 6.2. Create a New ActionScript File
- 6.3. Create a Custom Class Skeleton
- 6.4. Define Properties of the Class
- 6.5. Create a Constructor
- 6.6. Define a Method
- 6.7. Extend a Class
- 6.8. Using a Custom Class
- 6.9. Define a Document Class
- 6.10. Get and Set Class Properties
- 6.11. Add a Static Property to a Class
- 7. Create an Event Handler
- 8. Controlling the Timeline in Code
- 8.1. Stop a Movie
- 8.2. Go to a Specific Frame in a Movie
- 8.3. Add Code to a MovieClip's Timeline
- 8.4. Control a MovieClip from the Main Timeline
- 8.5. Work with the Stage in Code
- 8.6. Add MovieClips to the Stage through Code
- 8.7. Add MovieClips to the Stage through Code (continued)
- 8.8. Remove Elements from the Stage
- 9. Working with Text
- 9.1. Create a Dynamic Text Field Visually
- 9.2. Create a Dynamic Text Field in Code
- 9.3. Create an Input Text Field Visually
- 9.4. Create an Input Text Field in Code
- 9.5. Work with TextField Events
- 9.6. Find Characters within Strings
- 9.7. Manipulate Strings
- 9.8. Get Pieces of Strings
- 9.9. Convert Data Types
- 10. Formatting Text
- 11. Making Decisions in Code
- 12. Looping over Code
- 13. Animating in Code
- 14. Adding Keyboard Controls
- 15. Working with Sound
- 15.1. Understanding Sound in Flash
- 15.2. Understanding Digital Sounds
- 15.3. Sounds on the Timeline
- 15.4. Sound File Formats
- 15.5. Adding Sounds in Flash
- 15.6. Controlling Sounds
- 15.7. Using Sound Judiciously
- 15.8. Add a Sound to the Library and Play It
- 15.9. Load and Play an External Sound
- 15.10. Avoid Errors Due to Loading Delays
- 15.11. Pause and Resume Sounds
- 15.12. Control Sound Volume
- 15.13. Display Information about Sound Files
- 17. Working with Data
- 18. Exchanging Data with a Server
- 18.1. Download the Apache Web Server
- 18.2. Install the Apache Server
- 18.3. Download Adobe ColdFusion
- 18.4. Install ColdFusion
- 18.5. Download PHP
- 18.6. Install PHP
- 18.7. Send Data to the Server
- 18.8. Create XML with ColdFusion
- 18.9. Create XML with PHP
- 18.10. Read Data from the Server
- 18.11. Read Data from the Server (continued)
- 19. Drawing Vectors in Code
- 20. Working with AIR
- 20.1. Understanding AIR
- 20.2. The Adobe Integrated Runtime
- 20.3. AIR Development Environments
- 20.4. AIR Components
- 20.5. AIR Capabilities
- 20.6. ActionScript and AIR
- 20.7. AIR and Web Applications
- 20.8. Connected and Disconnected Applications
- 20.9. Custom Logos
- 20.10. Testing AIR Applications
- 20.11. Create a New AIR Application
- 20.12. Digitally Sign Your Application
- 20.13. Detect User Inactivity
- 20.14. Allow Users to Save Data
- B. ActionScript Operators Reference
- C. Supported HTML Tags
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