Introducing Adobe Flex 4
- Introducing Flex and the Adobe Flash Platform (FLV, 5.6 MB)
- Incorporating Flex into the client/server world (FLV, 2.5 MB)
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Day 1: Flex basics |
Setting up Flash Builder
- Exploring Flash Builder and Flash Player (FLV, 7.6 MB)
- Using Flash Builder (FLV, 37.9 MB)
- Compiling and viewing the application (FLV, 26.5 MB)
Building a data-driven Flex application
- Understanding namespaces (FLV, 20.9 MB)
- Introducing Flex components and controls (FLV, 34.4 MB)
- Laying out a form in Design mode (FLV, 21.7 MB)
- Introducing styling and skinning (FLV, 15.4 MB)
- Understanding data binding (FLV, 9.8 MB)
- Requesting and retrieving XML data from the server (FLV, 37.4 MB)
Organizing visual elements and code
- Laying out components in containers (FLV, 46.4 MB)
- Adding scrollbars (FLV, 10.6 MB)
- Implementing OOP concepts in Flex (FLV, 88.6 MB)
Day 2: Event and data basics |
Understanding event-driven development
- Implementing event handlers (FLV, 23.6 MB)
- Understanding the event object and bubbling (FLV, 27.4 MB)
- Adding event listeners with ActionScript (FLV, 10.3 MB)
Retrieving remote data
- Introducing ArrayCollection and other data types (FLV, 18.2 MB)
- Verifying data retrieval with Debugger and Network Monitor (FLV, 12.4 MB)
- Introducing RPC (FLV, 11.2 MB)
- Retrieving and handling data using HTTPService (FLV, 16.8 MB)
- Retrieving and handling data using WebService (FLV, 29.6 MB)
- Retrieving and handling data using RemoteObject (FLV, 23.1 MB)
Creating a typed data model
- Introducing the MVC pattern (FLV, 25.1 MB)
- Programming ActionScript classes (FLV, 38.2 MB)
- Implementing a value object and a typed data model (FLV, 17.1 MB)
- Generating value objects using Flash Builder data services (FLV, 18.3 MB)
Day 3: Data handling and manipulation |
Extending events
- Creating an event type and dispatching the event object (FLV, 23.8 MB)
- Extending the Event class to pass data in the event object (FLV, 32.9 MB)
- Dispatching a value object from the custom component (FLV, 33.3 MB)
Sending remote data
- Making a server request using HTTPService (FLV, 22.8 MB)
- Making a server request using WebService (FLV, 12.1 MB)
- Making a server request using RemoteObject (FLV, 12.9 MB)
Validating and formatting data
- Using formatters (FLV, 16.6 MB)
- Validating form data (FLV, 22.9 MB)
Learning more about handling data
- Implementing two-way binding (FLV, 12.4 MB)
- Using the Flash Builder data wizard (FLV, 9.1 MB)
Day 4: Page layout and animation |
Displaying data with the DataGroup container
- Representing data in default item renderers (FLV, 17.7 MB)
- Creating a custom item renderer (FLV, 16.5 MB)
Displaying data with List-based control
- Implementing a Spark item renderer in List-based controls (FLV, 5.6 MB)
- Creating and formatting the DataGrid control (FLV, 21.5 MB)
- Creating item renderers and item editors (FLV, 34.4 MB)
Creating and navigating "pages" in a UI
- Understanding navigator containers (FLV, 15.1 MB)
- Creating "pages" with Flex states (FLV, 25.2 MB)
- Laying out an application (FLV, 26.9 MB)
- Using constraints to control component layout (FLV, 16.6 MB)
Animating components and states
- Animating components with effects (FLV, 19.8 MB)
- Animating states with transitions (FLV, 34.8 MB)
Day 5: Adding visual appeal |
Controlling text display
- Introducing the text controls (FLV, 22.3 MB)
- Using the Text Layout Framework (FLV, 26.0 MB)
Styling the visual display
- Defining styles in CSS (FLV, 14.1 MB)
- Introducing advanced CSS selectors (FLV, 14.0 MB)
Skinning Spark components
- Introducing skinning (FLV, 21.0 MB)
- Drawing with MXML graphics (FLV, 7.8 MB)
- Creating custom skin properties (FLV, 16.3 MB)
- Implementing skin parts (FLV, 17.4 MB)
- Implementing skin states (FLV, 18.9 MB)
- Skinning the SkinnableDataGroup container (FLV, 13.8 MB)
Skinning Flex applications with Adobe Flash Catalyst
- Part 1: Creating skins and components in Flash Catalyst (FLV, 88.1 MB)
- Part 2: Modifying a Flash Catalyst project with Flash Builder (FLV, 24.7 MB)
- Part 3: Working with Flex Project Libraries (FXPL) (FLV, 29.3 MB)
Deploying Flex and Adobe AIR applications
- Creating a production build (FLV, 4.7 MB)
- Creating an Adobe AIR application (FLV, 16.2 MB)
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