About Flex Documentation

Flex 2 Developer's Guide provides the tools for you to develop Internet applications by using Adobe® Flex™ 2. This book is intended for application developers who are learning Flex or want to extended their Flex programming knowledge. It provides a solid grounding in the tools that Flex provides to develop applications.

Contents

Using this manual
Accessing the Flex documentation

Using this manual

This manual can help anyone who is developing Flex applications. However, this manual is most useful if you have basic experience using Flex, or have read Getting Started with Flex 2. Getting Started with Flex 2 provides an introduction to Flex and helps you develop the basic knowledge that makes using this manual easier.

Flex 2 Developer's Guide is divided into the following parts:

Part

Description

Using Flex Programming Languages

Describes how to use MXML and ActionScript.

Building User Interfaces for Flex Applications

Describes how to use Flex components to build the user interface to your application.

Customizing the User Interface

Describes how to improve the user experience by adding additional functionality to your application.

Flex Programming Topics

Describes some advanced programming techniques that you can use to make your applications more interactive and expressive.

Flex Data Features

Describes how to use Flex data representation and data features.

Data Access and Interconnectivity

Describes the Flex features that let you work with external data. Includes Adobe® Flex™ Data Services features.

Charting Components

Describes how to use charting components.

Accessing the Flex documentation

The Flex documentation is designed to provide support for the complete spectrum of participants.

Documentation set

The Flex documentation set includes the following titles:

Book

Description

Flex 2 Developer's Guide

Describes how to develop your dynamic web applications.

Getting Started with Flex 2

Contains an overview of Flex features and application development procedures.

Building and Deploying Flex 2 Applications

Describes how to build and deploy Flex applications.

Creating and Extending Flex 2 Components

Describes how to create and extend Flex components.

Migrating Applications to Flex 2

Provides an overview of the migration process, as well as detailed descriptions of changes in Flex and ActionScript.

Using Flex Builder 2

Contains comprehensive information about all Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ 2 features, for every level of Flex Builder users.

Adobe Flex 2 Language Reference

Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for the Flex API.

Viewing online documentation

All Flex documentation is available online in HTML and Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) files from the Adobe website. It is also available from the Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ Help menu.

Typographical conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this book:


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