Well before Ajax and Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation hit the
scene, Macromedia offered the first method for building web pages with
the responsiveness and functionality of desktop programs with its
Flash-based Rich Internet Applications. Now, new owner Adobe is taking
Flash and its powerful capabilities beyond the Web and making it a
full-fledged development environment.
Rather than focus on theory, the ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook concentrates
on the practical application of ActionScript, with more than 300
solutions you can use to solve a wide range of common coding dilemmas.
You'll find recipes that show you how to:
- Detect the user's Flash Player version or their operating system
- Build custom classes
- Format dates and currency types
- Work with strings
- Build user interface components
- Work with audio and video
- Make remote procedure calls using Flash Remoting and web services
- Load, send, and search XML data
- And much, much more ...
Each code recipe presents the Problem, Solution, and Discussion of how
you can use it in other ways or personalize it for your own needs, and
why it works. You can quickly locate the recipe that most closely
matches your situation and get the solution without reading the whole
book to understand the underlying code. Solutions progress from short
recipes for small problems to more complex scripts for thornier riddles,
and the discussions offer a deeper analysis for resolving similar issues
in the future, along with possible design choices and ramifications.
You'll even learn how to link modular ActionScript pieces together to
create rock-solid solutions for Flex 2 and Flash applications.
When you're not sure how ActionScript 3.0 works or how to approach a
specific programming dilemma, you can simply pick up the book, flip to
the relevant recipe(s), and quickly find the solution you're looking
for.
Adobe Developer Library is a co-publishing partnership between
O'Reilly Media and Adobe Systems, Inc. and is designed to produce the
number one information resources for developers who use Adobe
technologies. Created in 2006, the Adobe Developer Library is the
official source for comprehensive learning solutions to help developers
create expressive and interactive web applications that can reach
virtually anyone on any platform. With top-notch books and innovative
online resources covering the latest in rich Internet application
development, the Adobe Developer Library offers expert training and
in-depth resources, straight from the source.
