Getting started |
More |
Adobe ActionScript is the programming language of the Adobe Flash Platform. Originally developed as a way for developers to program interactivity, ActionScript enables efficient programming of Flash Platform applications for everything from simple animations to complex, data-rich, interactive interfaces.
What's new |
RSS |
ActionScript in detail |
First introduced in Flash Player 9, ActionScript 3 is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language based on ECMAScript—the same standard that is the basis for JavaScript—and provides incredible gains in runtime performance and developer productivity. ActionScript 2, the version of ActionScript used in Flash Player 8 and earlier, continues to be supported in Flash Player 9 and Flash Player 10.
ActionScript 3 makes programming significantly easier than in previous versions. By repackaging commonly used classes and objects as easily accessible APIs, ActionScript 3 provides faster, more direct access to the functionality you need for your applications.
Whether you use Adobe Flash Professional CS5 or Flash CS4, these resources will help you get started with ActionScript 3.
Get started with ActionScript 3 by learning programming fundamentals, understanding ActionScript language and syntax, and exploring object-oriented programming in ActionScript by reading this resource from the documentation team.
Research the ActionScript language elements, core libraries, and component packages and classes for the tools, runtimes, services and servers in the Flash Platform. This reference combines the information about the ActionScript language elements and libraries for Adobe products and runtimes.
Tutorials and articles |
More |
Doug Winnie (Feb 22, 2011)
Learn how to create mouse events for classes that automatically are part of each instance. (4:31)
Doug Winnie (Feb 15, 2011)
Learn about the class-specific function known as a method. (6:18)
Doug Winnie (Feb 08, 2011)
Learn about the usefulness of customized classes in object-oriented programming in Flash Professional CS5. (3:38)
Doug Winnie (Feb 01, 2011)
Learn more about creating customized classes and how a class constructor works for custom classes. (5:47)
Samples |
More |
This sample demonstrates an animation whose path is controlled by a virtual joystick, a draggable object that applies a bit of physics to limit its drag movement to a circular area and bobble back into place when released.
This sample demonstrates the FLVPlayback component and related events used to play and loop a video. Built-in components are a quick and easy way to design user interfaces.
Blogs |
More |
| 04/22/2012 | ActionScript 3.0 BitmapData, Clone, and ColorTransform |
|---|---|
| 04/06/2012 | Click in the Starling Framework |
| 04/06/2012 | Flash Player 11.3 Beta and Adobe AIR 3.3 Beta available [ FP... |
| 03/28/2012 | AS3 Drawing API oddity |
