AdvancED ActionScript Components Mastering the Flash Component Architecture /

• Main Author: Donatis, Antonio De (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2006.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Software engineering.; Computer Science.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.

Macromedia's architecture is like a chest filled with precious jewels, and this book is quite simply the key to open it! One of the most important tools provided with Flash is the Macromedia Component Architecture: a framework of components written in ActionScript 2, based on established design...

Table of Contents:

• Introducing the Architecture
• OOP in Component Design
• Core Classes and Component Design
• Exploring the UI Components
• Building Component-Based Applications
• Exploiting the Architecture
• Architecture-Based Development
• XML for Defining User Interfaces
• Extending the Application Framework
• Making Your XML Life Easier
• The Customization Process
• Customizing the Components
• The Accordion Component
• The Button Component
• The CheckBox and RadioButton Components
• The List, ComboBox, and DataGrid Components
• The DateChooser and DateField Components
• The Loader, ScrollPane, and ProgressBar Components
• The Menu and MenuBar Components
• The NumericStepper Component
• The TextArea, TextInput, and Label Components
• The Tree Component
• The Window and Alert Components
• Handling the Scrollbars.