Learning Flex 4: Getting Up to Speed with Rich Internet Application Design and Development (Adobe Developer Library)

Getting up to speed -- Setting up your environment -- Using design mode -- Using source mode -- ActionScript basics for Flex applications -- Debugging Flex applications -- Adding interaction with ActionScript -- Using data binding -- Designing application layouts -- Creating rich forms -- Gathering and displaying data -- Controlling visibility and navigation -- Working with view states -- Applying effect, transitions, and filters -- Styling and skinning -- Making data dynamic : linking Flex to the server -- Deploying Flex applications -- What comes next? -- Creating a development environment

Learn Adobe Flex 4 in a fun and engaging way with this book's unique, hands-on approach. Using clear examples and step-by-step coaching from two experts, you'll create four applications that demonstrate fundamental Flex programming concepts.

Throughout the course of this book, you’ll learn how to enhance user interaction with ActionScript, and create and skin a user interface with Flex’s UI components (MXML) and Adobe's new FXG graphics format. You'll also be trained to manage dynamic data, connect to a database using server-side script, and deploy applications to both the Web and the desktop.

Learning Flex 4 offers tips and tricks the authors have collected from years of real-world experience, and straightforward explanations of object-oriented programming concepts to help you understand how Flex 4 works.

• Work with Flash Builder 4 and the Eclipse IDE
• Learn the basics of ActionScript, MXML, and FXG
• Design a Flex application layout
• Build an engaging user interface
• Add interactivity with ActionScript
• Handle user input with rich forms
• Link Flex to a server with PHP and MySQL
• Gather and display data
• Style applications and add effects, filters, and transitions
• Deploy applications to the Web, or to the desktop using Adobe AIR

Annotation Learn Adobe Flex 4 in a fun and engaging way with this book's unique, hands-on approach. Using clear examples and step-by-step coaching from two experts, you'll create four applications that demonstrate fundamental Flex programming concepts. Throughout the course of this book, you’ll learn how to enhance user interaction with ActionScript, and create and skin a user interface with Flex’s UI components (MXML) and Adobe's new FXG graphics format. You'll also be trained to manage dynamic data, connect to a database using server-side script, and deploy applications to both the Web and the desktop. Learning Flex 4 offers tips and tricks the authors have collected from years of real-world experience, and straightforward explanations of object-oriented programming concepts to help you understand how Flex 4 works. Work with Flash Builder 4 and the Eclipse IDE Learn the basics of ActionScript, MXML, and FXG Design a Flex application layout Build an engaging user interface Add interactivity with ActionScript Handle user input with rich forms Link Flex to a server with PHP and MySQL Gather and display data Style applications and add effects, filters, and transitions Deploy applications to the Web, or to the desktop using Adobe AIR Learn Adobe Flex 4 in a fun and engaging way with this book's unique, hands-on approach. Using clear examples and step-by-step coaching from two experts, you'll create four applications that demonstrate fundamental Flex programming concepts. Throughout the course of this book, you’ll learn how to enhance user interaction with ActionScript, and create and skin a user interface with Flex’s UI components (MXML) and Adobe's new FXG graphics format. You'll also be trained to manage dynamic data, connect to a database using server-side script, and deploy applications to both the Web and the desktop. Learning Flex 4 offers tips and tricks the authors have collected from years of real-world experience, and straightforward explanations of object-oriented programming concepts to help you understand how Flex 4 works. Work with Flash Builder 4 and the Eclipse IDE Learn the basics of ActionScript, MXML, and FXG Design a Flex application layout Build an engaging user interface Add interactivity with ActionScript Handle user input with rich forms Link Flex to a server with PHP and MySQL Gather and display data Style applications and add effects, filters, and transitions Deploy applications to the Web, or to the desktop using Adobe AIR Learning Flex 4 provides step-by-step lessons to help beginners create Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) with Flex immediately. Written by Yahoo!'s resident Flex guru, Alaric Cole, this book offers you a hands-on approach to discovering exactly how Flex works.