This document is from the authorized Flex curriculum written by Adobe Customer Training.

In this document, you will learn the basics of building Flex applications using the Cairngorm framework. You will:

• Understand the basics of Cairngorm
• See how Cairngorm is used in Flex RIAs
• Implement the ModelLocator
• Implement the ServiceLocator
• Implement Cairngorm events
• Implement Commands
• Implement the FrontContoller
• Implementing Delegates
• Use the Cairngorm components

This chapter has a PDF document which has content and walkthrough steps. The walkthroughs are hands-on activities that you complete in Flex. These walkthroughs are key to learning and should be done as you encounter them in the text. The files used in the walkthroughs are contained in the ZIP file. Follow the instructions in the document to unzip and install the files. This chapter assumes you have installed Flex Builder 3.

Requirements

In order to make the most of this article, you need the following software and files:

Flex Builder 3

• Try
• Buy

Prerequisites

Moderate experience writing applications in Flex.

Download the lesson file and sample code

Sample files:

• introducing_cairngorm.pdf (PDF, 1MB)
• f3ic_studentFiles_16Jun08.zip (ZIP, 77MB)

Installation instructions

The installation instructions are part of the first walkthrough on Page 8 of the document.

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