ActionScript 3 - Flash CS4 Training DVD

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Overview

1. Introducing AS3.0 Fundamentals

• Understanding ActionScript
• Understanding the Actions panel
• Understanding trace statements
• Working with comments

2. Working with Variables

• Understanding variables
• Understanding the syntax of variables
• Assigning variable values
• Retrieving variable values
• Working with different data types

3. Using Functions

• Understanding functions
• Using functions
• Understanding function syntax
• Understanding parameters
• Returning values
• Using local variables

4. Working with Display Objects

• Understanding dot syntax
• Controlling display properties
• Creating objects dynamically
• Controlling nested movie clips

5. Understanding and Handling Events

• Understanding events and event listeners
• Handling mouse clicks
• Handling other mouse events
• Working with keyboard events
• Removing event listeners

6. Creating Conditional Statements

• Understanding conditional statements
• Writing if statements
• Understanding conditional operators
• Writing compound if statements
• Writing else statements
• Writing else-if statements
• Working with switch-case statements
• Detecting collisions

7. Using Math to Perform Tasks

• Understanding mathematical operators and number data types
• Aligning objects to the edge of the stage
• Aligning to the center
• Using random numbers between 0 and 1
• Using a range of random numbers
• Creating a random-number function
• Creating a tip calculator

8. Creating and Using Arrays

• Creating an array
• Referencing an index in an array
• Using shorthand notation to create arrays
• Finding indexes
• Making a game with a random array index

9. Creating and Using Loops

• Understanding loops
• Creating for loops
• Using for loops
• Sorting mail with a loop
• Using while loops

10. Using Classes

• Understanding classes
• Extending classes
• Understanding methods
• Using properties
• Instantiating classes
• Setting up multiple classes
• Creating packages

11. Handling Text

• Loading external text
• Appending text
• Reading HTML
• Styling links with CSS

12. Loading Media

• Loading bitmaps
• Loading SWF files
• Creating a preloader
• Loading sound
• Stopping sound
• Controlling volume
• Understanding video
• Loading video
• Controlling video playback

13. Creating a Calculator

• Previewing the Calculator application
• Setting up the variables
• Adding event listeners
• Controlling numeric input
• Setting up the Dot and Clear buttons
• Finding the current operation
• Capturing numbers
• Performing calculations
• Creating a calculator class

14. Getting Out of Trouble

• Understanding and fixing errors
• Getting help

Conclusion

• Goodbye