Flex 3 Beyond the Basics

In Flex 3 Beyond the Basics, David Gassner delves into advanced Flex development skills, including custom popup windows and programmatic animation; parsing XML with E4X; and integrating Flex applications with ColdFusion, ASP.NET, and PHP. He explores effective ways to use Flash and Flex together, including the exchange of graphical skins, symbols, and components. David also demonstrates how to localize a Flex application. This course is a follow-up to Flex 3 Essential Training, and some experience with ActionScript 3, Flex Builder, and the Flex 3 Framework is recommended. Example files accompany the course.

Table of contents

Introduction

• Welcome 0:42 0.7 MB
• Prerequisites 1:40 1.5 MB
• Using the example files 0:46 1.0 MB

1. Using Popup Windows

• Presenting simple messages with the Alert class 5:37 4.9 MB
• Managing Alert popup window buttons 5:02 4.9 MB
• Handling Alert Popup Window events 5:33 5.2 MB
• Changing the Alert popup window's appearance 6:36 6.0 MB
• Creating custom popup windows 5:14 4.0 MB
• Displaying and centering custom popup windows 5:11 4.1 MB
• Removing popup windows 6:42 6.9 MB
• Handling Popup Window events 9:30 10.8 MB

2. Animating with Visual Effects

• Using simple effects and triggers 8:38 8.0 MB
• Customizing animation with effect properties 6:07 6.6 MB
• Using easing functions 4:31 5.1 MB
• Using Sequence and parallel effects 5:12 5.9 MB
• Declaring effects inside components 5:48 5.9 MB
• Using effects with view states as transitions 8:50 9.3 MB

3. Using Graphical Skins with Flash and Flex

• Using the default Flash graphical skins library 5:36 5.0 MB
• Exporting a graphical skins library from Flash 4:40 4.1 MB
• Importing Flash-based skins in Flex Builder 6:29 6.5 MB

4. Integrating Flash and Flex

• Preparing a Flash Document for Use in Flex 4:38 4.7 MB
• Displaying a Flash Document with SWFLoader 4:28 5.1 MB
• Preparing a Flash Symbol for Use in Flex 7:55 8.2 MB
• Embedding Flash symbols in Flex 5:05 5.9 MB
• Installing the Flex Component Kit in Flash CS3 3:51 4.1 MB
• Creating and exporting a Flex component in Flash 4:10 5.5 MB
• Using Flash component libraries in Flex 6:07 6.8 MB
• Extending a Flash component with a custom class 4:49 6.6 MB
• Dispatching and handling Flash Component events 9:06 10.1 MB

5. Working with XML and E4X

• Using the ActionScript XML class 5:30 5.5 MB
• Extracting an XMLList with E4X 4:16 5.0 MB
• Retrieving XML in E4X format with HTTPService 6:06 8.4 MB
• Modifying XML data with E4X 2:59 4.1 MB
• E4X expressions for parsing data 5:38 5.2 MB
• E4X expressions for modifying data 7:06 7.6 MB
• Using XML namespaces with E4X 6:16 8.4 MB

6. Using the Tree and MenuBar Controls

• Using the Tree control with XML data 7:09 8.4 MB
• Controlling leaf and branch labels 4:58 5.2 MB
• Using graphical skins with Tree controls 5:22 7.1 MB
• Handling Tree events 5:50 7.5 MB
• Using the MenuBar control 2:15 2.7 MB
• Handling MenuBar events 4:35 6.2 MB

7. Integrating Flex with ColdFusion

• Installing ColdFusion on Windows 5:55 7.6 MB
• Installing ColdFusion on Mac OS X 6:03 6.8 MB
• Installing and configuring a sample database 3:27 3.5 MB
• Installing CFEclipse 2:40 2.7 MB
• Creating a CFEclipse project 3:41 5.9 MB
• Creating Flex/ColdFusion projects in Flex Builder 3:48 5.5 MB
• Calling CFC functions with RemoteObject 5:46 5.8 MB
• Handling the RemoteObject result event 3:46 7.2 MB
• Handling the RemoteObject fault event 4:30 6.6 MB
• Passing arguments to CFC functions 6:11 9.9 MB
• Working with multiple CFC functions 4:38 6.4 MB
• Using RemoteObject with ActionScript 4:46 4.9 MB

8. Using the ColdFusion Extensions for Flex Builder

• Installing the ColdFusion Extensions plug-in 4:00 3.2 MB
• Using RDS Dataview and the Visual Query Builder 6:46 5.8 MB
• Generating code with the CFC Value Object Wizard 9:14 14.5 MB
• Understanding the generated code 7:06 10.4 MB
• Retrieving data with the generated code 9:56 12.5 MB
• Modifying data with the generated code 9:55 13.8 MB
• Defining RemoteObject channels at runtime 5:19 7.5 MB
• Managing an asynchronous state with AsyncToken 8:03 9.4 MB

9. Integrating with PHP

• Installing WAMP on Windows 4:48 5.0 MB
• Installing MAMP on Mac OS X 4:21 4.9 MB
• Importing a sample database 2:42 3.8 MB
• Creating a Flex/PHP project in Flex Builder 4:12 4.7 MB
• Using Flex Builder's PHP Data Wizard 6:31 7.3 MB
• Understanding the generated PHP code 6:22 7.8 MB
• Retrieving data with the generated code 6:00 8.6 MB
• Managing an asynchronous state with AsyncToken 6:03 8.4 MB
• Modifying data with the generated code 10:46 12.5 MB

10. Integrating with ASP.NET

• Installing ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 Express 2:44 3.2 MB
• Installing SQL Server Management Studio Express 1:19 3.7 MB
• Importing a database into SQL Server 2:32 3.8 MB
• Creating a Flex/ASP.NET project in Flex Builder 5:05 5.3 MB
• Configuring SQL Server for use with Flex Builder 4:06 4.7 MB
• Using Flex Builder 3's ASP.NET Data Wizard 5:32 8.9 MB
• Reviewing the generated code 5:17 7.8 MB
• Using the WebService component 7:13 6.8 MB

11. Managing Data on the Client

• Filtering data with the ArrayCollection class 8:11 8.8 MB
• Sorting data with the ArrayCollection class 6:51 8.2 MB
• Finding data with the IViewCursor interface 7:18 7.4 MB

12. Working with Modules

• Creating a Module component 6:07 7.5 MB
• Loading a module with ModuleLoader 5:11 6.4 MB
• Handling Module Component events 6:20 7.7 MB
• Passing data to a module 4:41 5.1 MB

13. Localizing Flex Applications

• Creating resource bundles in ActionScript 6:06 5.9 MB
• Using ResourceBundle binding expressions 5:01 8.1 MB
• Setting locales at runtime 4:31 5.0 MB

Conclusion

• Goodbye