Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development for Program

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Stirling,Glasgow,Inverness, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Programmers: Application Development provides application server programmers with no Flash experience the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build a rich Internet application with Flash. This course focuses exclusively on teaching students what they need to know about the Flash interface and the ActionScript language to build a real-world rich internet application interacting dynamically with the user and retrieving and sending data to XML files, web services, and ColdFusion, Java, or C# classes on the server.

Course Duration:
4 days instructor led

Note: This course has similar content to the Advanced Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development course but is for experienced programmers who have little or no experience with Flash.

Target Audience:
This course is for experienced programmers who are new to Flash and want to learn to create applications with Flash. To gain the most from this class, you should already have:

Experience creating data-base driven web applications
Knowledge of basic programming constructs including loops, functions, arrays, objects, and classes
If you are a ColdFusion programmer, equivalent knowledge from the Fast Track to ColdFusion MX and Advanced ColdFusion MX Development courses - including experience developing with components
Course Topics:

Introducing the Flash Interface

Creating a Flash document
Manipulating panels
Using the toolbar
Adding text
Publishing a Flash document
Organizing content into layers
Adding images Creating a Flash project
Learning ActionScript Basics

Using the Actions panel
Creating variables
Creating loops
Using conditional logic
Creating functions
Including external ActionScript files
Handling exceptions
Learning the Flash Player Object Model

Introducing object-oriented programming
The built-in Flash classes
Using static methods of the Math class
Creating and using instances of the Date class
Manipulating strings using the String wrapper class
Creating and manipulating arrays
Creating custom objects
Manipulating visual TextField objects
Responding to user events for the TextField object
Creating Button and MovieClip Objects

Creating a Button object
Responding to user events for the Button class
Creating MovieClip objects visually
Setting MovieClip properties
Referencing objects in different timelines
Responding to user events for the MovieClip class
Using MovieClip methods to drag and drop objects
Creating Custom Classes and Components

Creating a class and a class constructor
Creating properties
Creating methods
Inheriting from other classes
Creating a component
Creating static properties and methods
Creating an interface
Understanding intrinsic and dynamic classes
Learning the Flash Application Framework

Introducing the Flash application framework
Building applications with screens
Adding UI components
Retrieving dynamic data with data components
Adding behaviors
Using data binding with components
Loading content into a screen
Using Text UI Components

Introducing components
Using the TextInput component
Validating input with the TextInput component
Using the Label component
Using the TextArea component
Skinning components
Using Selection UI Components

Using the CheckBox component
Using the RadioButton component
Using the List component
Using the ComboBox component
Using the NumericStepper component
Using the ComboBox component
Loading XML

Introducing XML
Loading XML using the XMLConnector component
Binding XML data to UI components
Handling responses from XML requests
Loading XML with ActionScript
Creating and populating an XML object
Searching XML objects with XPath

Calling Web Services

Introducing web services
Getting information about a web service
Calling a web service using the WebServiceConnector component
Binding web service data to UI components
Handling responses from web service requests
Calling a web service with ActionScript
Accessing Remote Services using Flash Remoting

Introducing Flash Remoting
Configuring Flash Remoting
Using the NetConnection Debugger
Invoking remote service methods
Handling responses from remote service calls
Understanding Flash Remoting data conversion
Returning complex data
Using the DataGrid Component

Introducing Flash Remoting
Populating a DataGrid
Manipulating DataGrid columns
Manipulating DataGrid data
Handling DataGrid events
Customizing the DataGrid
Putting MovieClips in DataGrid cells
Submitting User Data Using Forms

Manipulating MovieClip depth
Attaching MovieClips dynamically from the Library
Attaching components dynamically
Creating empty MovieClips using ActionScript
Loading JPGs into a MovieClip
Loading SWFs into a MovieClip
Persisting Data on the Client

Introducing Shared Objects
Creating Shared Objects
Accessing data in a Shared Object
Handling Shared Object events
...''

Phone:01786 478 478 Fax: 01786 478 222

School Address:

Head Office
Drummond House
Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ

Tel: 01786 478 478
Fax: 01786 478 222


Glasgow Office
The Ca’d’Oro
45 Gordon Street
Glasgow
G1 3PE

Tel:0141 248 5000
Fax:0141 221 5003


Inverness Office
The Green House
Beechwood Business Park
Inverness
IV2 3BL

Tel: 01463 717716
Fax: 01463 667344

Jobs & Resumes: Stirling, Glasgow, Inverness
Houses & Roommates: Stirling, Glasgow, Inverness

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