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ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook
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.
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