Effortless Flex 4 development

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ullman, Larry E, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flex (Computer file).

Internet programming--Development.

Internet programming.

Application software--Computer programs.

Application software.

Web site development.

Client/server computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 437 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] New Riders 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

First the Web was all static content (HTML). Then as more was expected of sites, server-side technologies like PHP became necessary. But now Rich Internet Applications (RIA) put a lot of the functionality back in the Web browser, so a server-side technology alone will no longer suffice. Developers who have been doing server-side work for years need to broaden their horizons to provide a rich client-side experience. Enter Effortless Flex 4 Development by bestselling author Larry Ullman. Flash-Flex is a powerful duo for providing a rich, client-side experience. The first third of this book covers the fundamentals of creating Flex apps. The second third is about getting, displaying, validating, and sending data: locally, remotely, and from the user. All server-side code in this book is PHP, and this data-centric view and larger support for PHP is a key focus in Flex 4. The last third is about rounding out the know-how for full application development. Taking advantage of what Flex 4 has to offer, developers can quickly learn how to create RIAs, some of which interact with PHP scripts running on the server. Adobe has open-sourced Flex and made its SDK freely available, so it is becoming more attractive to developers who prefer open-source projects over commercial ones. Since the author is writing this book as a developer/programmer for other developers/programmers (as opposed to a designers), there is a predominance of how-tos and real-world practices.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

What is Flash?

Why use Flash?

The Case for RIAs

The Case for Flash

The Case Against Flash

What is Flex?

About This Book

PART ONE: THE FUNDAMENTALS

Chapter One: Building Flex Applications

A Survey of the Land

Basic MXML

Using Flash Builder

The Open Source Alternative

Creating Desktop Applications

Getting Help

Chapter Two: User Interface Basics

Things to know

Cusstomizing the Application

Simple Controls

Controlling the Layout

Creating Forms

Putting it All Together

Chapter Three: ActionScript You Need to Know

Data Binding

OOP Fundamentals

ActinScript and MXML

ActionScript Comments

Simple Data Types

Creating Functions

Looking Ahead: the Click Event

Control Structures

Arrays

Loops

Manipulating Components

Debugging Techniques

Chapter Four: Event Management

Fundamental Concepts

Inline Event Handling

Functions as Event Handlers

System Events

User Events

Managing Event Handlers with ActionScript

PART TWO: DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS

Chapter Five: Displaying Data

Representing Data

Providing Data to Components

ComboBox and DropDownList Components

The List Component

The DataGrid Component

Chapter Six: Manipulating Data

Using Label Functions

Item Renderers

Changing the Editor

The DataGroup Component

Formatting Data

Validating Data

Chapter Seven: Common Data Formats

The Client-Server Relationship

Four Data Formats

Data Formats in PHP

Data Types in ActionScript

Debugging

Chapter Eight: Using Simple Services

Flash Security Model

Setting Up a Local Environment

Creating the PHP Scripts

Flex Networking Components

The HTTPService Component

Sending Data to a Server

Flash Builder Data Wizards

Using the Network Monitor.

Chapter Nine: Using Complex Services

Connecting to Web Services

Setting Up the Local Environment

Using RPC

Data Management in Flash Builder

Data Paging

Creating Value Objects

Adding Authentication

PART THREE: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Chapter Ten: Creating Custom Code

Simple Custom Components

A Wee Bit More OOP

Using ActionScript in Components

Custom Events

Creating a Custom Editor

Chapter Eleven: Improving the User Experience

Establishing Menus

Adding Navigation

Using View States

Adding Deep Linking

More on ToolTips

Chapter Twelve: Alerts and Pop-ups

Working with Alerts

Creating Pop-up Windows

Communicating Between Windows

Chapter Thirteen: Improving the Appearance

Creating Graphics

Styling Applications

Skinning Applications

Working with Fonts

Using Themes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612658808

9780131389489

0131389483

9781282658806

1282658808

9780131389472

0131389475

OCLC:

1027195761