Adobe Flex 2 Advanced Visual Programming

Discover best practices for architecting a Flex application. Learn how to connect a Flex application to server side data including web services and remote methods. Understand how to customize a Flex application to give it a unique look and feel.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: INTRODUCING ADOBE FLEX 2 (08 min)
1. The Evolution of the Rich Internet Application
2. Introducing the Flex Product Line
3. Introducing the Flash® Player

Lesson 2: USING FLEX BUILDER™ 2 (19 min)
1. Creating a New Flex Project
2. Building a Simple Form
3. Compiling the Application into a SWF
4. Debugging the Application
5. Setting Up Break Points

Lesson 3: FLEX FUNDAMENTALS (33 min)
1. Aligning Text Vertically & Horizontally
2. Looking at the Flex Component Explorer
3. Creating Data Bindings between Label Controls
4. Architecting an Application with MXML Components
5. De.ning a Property to Access outside the Component
6. Adding in Bindable Meta Tags
7. Adding Custom Properties & Methods to a Component

Lesson 4: HANDLING EVENTS (17 min)
1. Understanding Events
2. Creating Event Handlers Using Inline ActionScript
3. Handling Events with ActionScript Functions
4. Placing ActionScript Functions in External Files
5. Understanding the Event Object

Lesson 5: APPLICATION NAVIGATION (23 min)
1. Creating a ViewStack Container
2. Adding Navigational Controls to the ViewStack
3. Using the TabNavigator Container
4. Using the Accordion Container
5. Adding an ApplicationControlBar with a ToggleButtonBar

Lesson 6: RETRIEVING XML DATA (37 min)
1. Setting Up an XML Data Project & Setting HTTP Service
2. Setting Up a DataGrid to Display XML Data
3. Adding a Label Control to a DataGrid
4. Using an ArrayCollection
5. Examining a Data Structure in Debugging Mode
6. Utilizing Data Returned in an Event Object
7. Using the HTTP Service Class to Catch Faults
8. Creating a Cross Domain Security File

Lesson 7: USING VIEW STATES (24 min)
1. Creating a New State & Inserting a Form
2. Adding Click Properties to the Base & Form States
3. Creating Rollover Text for an Image
4. Adjusting the Size of a Rollover Image
5. Creating Rollover Components

Lesson 8: BUILDING A STOCK PHOTO APPLICATION, PART 1 (50 min)
1. Adding a Background Color & an Image to a Project
2. Building a Component
3. Integrating Components into the Main Application
4. Building Form Items
5. Creating a Gallery Component
6. Creating a Tile Container & Invoking Components
7. Adding a Shopping Cart to a Layout
8. Using View States
9. Fixing Overlapping Images
10. Using States to View an Image in the Gallery
11. Incorporating CSS Styles into the Application

Lesson 9: USING A DATA GRID (40 min)
1. Using the DataGrid Control
2. Specifying DataGrid Columns
3. Formatting DataGrid Columns
4. Using Item Renderers & Item Editors
5. Creating Custom Components for Item Renderers & Editors
6. Working with the TileList Container
7. Accessing Information in the DataGrid

Lesson 10 ARCHITECTING AN APPLICATION (28 min)
1. Understanding the Disadvantages of Bindings
2. De.ning & Dispatching a Custom Event
3. Referencing a Custom Event
4. Write a Custom Event Class & De.ne a Custom Property
5. Attach the Custom Event Class to the Custom Event Object
6. Handling the Event to Run in the Main Application

Lesson 11: USING A REPEATER (19 min)
1. Creating Buttons Inside a Repeater Tag
2. Labeling Buttons in the Repeater Tag
3. Creating a Display Data Function with a Click Event
4. Using DataProvider Data in Repeated Controls
5. Accessing Components within a Data Structure

Lesson 12: BUILDING A STOCK PHOTO APPLICATION, PART 2 (62 min)
1. Examining the Stock Photo Application
2. Initializing the Application
3. Using a Repeater Control to Display Images
4. Specifying the Source & Bindable Properties
5. Dynamically Changing the Display View of the Photos
6. Using a Custom Event to Enable a Shopping Cart
7. Adding a Purchase Button in the Details State
8. Using an ArrayCollection to Store Item Details
9. Use an Item Renderer to Display Info in the Shopping Cart
10. Replacing the Repeater with a TileList

Lesson 13: MANIPULATING XML (34 min)
1. Manipulating Client Side Data Using E4X Syntax
2. Creating a Tree Control to Display the XML Data
3. Adding a Change Event to Display Data from the Tree
4. Populating the Shopping Cart with Raw XML Content
5. Working with an XML List Collection
6. Using Conditional Logic to Compare & Update Values

Lesson 14: USING WEB SERVICES (25 min)
1. Accessing Web Services
2. Invoking Web Services Methods & Results
3. Using a FaultHandler
4. Call Multiple Methods from One Web Service Object
5. Passing Parameters to Web Services

Lesson 15: MANIPULATING COMPLEX DATA STRUCTURES (29 min)
1. Viewing Data in the Flash Player
2. Applying the FilterByCategory Function
3. Adding a Sort Function
4. Setting Up for the IViewCursor Interface
5. Using the IViewCursor Interface

Lesson 16: FORMATTING & VALIDATING DATA (30 min)
1. Triggering Numeric Validation with Events
2. Triggering Validation with ActionScript
3. Build a Custom Validator with Regular Expressions
4. Customizing a Currency Formatter
5. Final Comments & Credits

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