Programming ActionScript 2 Training Course Intermediate

Very much still in use within a wide varietyn of applications developed using Flash 8 & CS3.

Programming ActionScript 2 Training Course (Intermediate) Outline -

Introduction to ActionScript 2.0

What is ActionScript?
Using the Actions Panel
Creating Variables
Code Placement
Understanding Objects, Classes, and Scope

Functions

Creating Function
Adding Parameters to Functions
Using Local Variables and Creating Functions that Return Results

Conditional Logic

Controlling a Script's Flow
Reacting to Multiple Conditions
Reacting to User Interaction
Detecting the Edge of the Stage

Arrays and Loops

Why Loops are Useful
Types of Loops
Loop Exceptions
Creating a Search Application
Writing and Understanding Loop Conditions
Nested Loops

Built in Classes

What Classes are and why they're useful
Using the Colour Class
Working with String and Selection Classes

Custom Classes

Understanding Classes, Top Level Classes, and instances
Creating a Class
Understanding the Classpath
Using Packages and Importing Classes
Using Getters and Setters
Defining Members
Understanding Inheritance
Updating and Inheritance-Based Project

Events, Listeners, and Callbacks

What Events Do
Types of Events in Flash
Event Handlers
Creating a Project Using Event Handlers
Listeners
Creating a Project Using Listeners

Dynamically Creating Assets

Attaching Movie Clips
Adding Empty Movie Clips
Drawing Programmatically
Working with Movie Clips as Buttons
Adding Text Fields Programmatically
Formatting Text

Bitmap Features

Using Bitmap Surface Caching
Applying Filters
Applying Blend Modes Programmatically
Introducing the Bitmap API

UI Components

Components: A Scripting Primer
Configuring Component Properties
Triggering Scripts
Using Component Methods
Using the FocusManager Component
Customising UI Components with ActionScript

Advanced Object-Oriented Design

Correcting Scope Errors with Delegate
Understanding Encapsulation
Applying Composition
Using Composition and Inheritance together
Dispatching Events

Date Validation

The Logic behind validing data
Using Validation Routines
Handling Errors
Validating Strings
Validating Sequences
Validating Against a List of Choices
Validating Numbers
Processing Validated Data

External Data Connections

Understanding Data Sources and Data Formats
Get Vs. Post
Using the LoadVars Class
Policy Files
Using Shared Objects
Using the WebServiceConnnector Component

XML and Flash

XML Basics
Using the XML Class
Using Socket Servers

External Interface

Getting Started with ExternalInterface
Configuring HTML for Basic ExternalInterface Calls
Calling JavaScript Functions from the ActionScript
Using JavaScript Functionality from Flash
Calling ActionScript Functions from JavaScript
Building a Quiz Application

Sound and Video

Controlling Sound with ActionScript
Creating a Sound Instance
Dragging a Movie Clip Instance within a Boundary
Controlling Volume
Controlling Panning
Attaching Sounds and Controlling Sound Playback
Loading and Controlling External Video

Printing and Context Menus

Flash Printing Vs.Browser Printing
Using the PrintJob Class
Creating Custom Context Menus

Maximum-Strength SWF Files

Understanding fscommand()
Using Zinc
Using FlashVars

Course Duration: 4 Days

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