Getting Started With Adobe Flex
TOC
1 – Introduction to Adobe Flex
1.1 A brief history of Adobe Flex
1.2 Pros and cons of Flex applications
1.3 Versions and editions of Adobe Flex
1.3.1 Adobe Flex 3 SDK
1.3.2 Adobe Flex Builder 3
1.3.3 Adobe Data Services
1.4 The Flex Community
1.4.1 Developer Resources
1.4.2 Discussion Forums
1.4.3 Adobe Flex Blogs
1.5 Comparing Adobe Flex with similar products
1.5.1 Adobe Flex and HTML/JavaScript/Ajax
1.5.2 Adobe Flex and Flash IDE
1.5.3 Adobe Flex and Java/JavaFX
1.5.4 Adobe Flex and Java Server Faces (JSF)
1.5.5 Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight
1.1 A brief history of Adobe Flex
1.2 Pros and cons of Flex applications
1.3 Versions and editions of Adobe Flex
1.3.1 Adobe Flex 3 SDK
1.3.2 Adobe Flex Builder 3
1.3.3 Adobe Data Services
1.4 The Flex Community
1.4.1 Developer Resources
1.4.2 Discussion Forums
1.4.3 Adobe Flex Blogs
1.5 Comparing Adobe Flex with similar products
1.5.1 Adobe Flex and HTML/JavaScript/Ajax
1.5.2 Adobe Flex and Flash IDE
1.5.3 Adobe Flex and Java/JavaFX
1.5.4 Adobe Flex and Java Server Faces (JSF)
1.5.5 Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight
2 – Installing Flex
2.1 Installing Flex: The big picture
2.2 Installing Flex using the setup wizard
2.2.1 Installing Eclipse
2.2.2 Installing Flex Builder
2.3 Launching Flex Builder
2.4 Developing your first Flex application
2.4.1 Building and running the “Hello Flex” application
2.4.2 Debugging the Flex application
2.1 Installing Flex: The big picture
2.2 Installing Flex using the setup wizard
2.2.1 Installing Eclipse
2.2.2 Installing Flex Builder
2.3 Launching Flex Builder
2.4 Developing your first Flex application
2.4.1 Building and running the “Hello Flex” application
2.4.2 Debugging the Flex application
3 – Introduction to MXML and ActionScript
3.1 MXML and ActionScript – the Big Picture
3.2 MXML
3.2.1 XML
3.2.2 Anatomy of an XML tag
3.2.3 Namespaces in MXML
3.3 ActionScript 3
3.3.1 Inline ActionScript
3.3.2 MXML Scripts
3.3.3 ActionScript Variables and data types
3.3.4 ActionScript Classes and Objects
3.3.5 Functions and Access modifiers
3.3.6 [Bindable] Tag
3.3.7 MXML and ActionScript mapping
3.3.8 Events
3.1 MXML and ActionScript – the Big Picture
3.2 MXML
3.2.1 XML
3.2.2 Anatomy of an XML tag
3.2.3 Namespaces in MXML
3.3 ActionScript 3
3.3.1 Inline ActionScript
3.3.2 MXML Scripts
3.3.3 ActionScript Variables and data types
3.3.4 ActionScript Classes and Objects
3.3.5 Functions and Access modifiers
3.3.6 [Bindable] Tag
3.3.7 MXML and ActionScript mapping
3.3.8 Events
4 – Working with Flex components
4.1 Working with Flex components: The big picture
4.2 Components
4.3 Containers
4.3.1 Application containers
4.3.2 Layout containers
4.3.3 Navigation containers
4.4 Controls
4.4.1 Text-based controls
4.4.2 Basic controls
4.4.3 Menu-based controls
4.4.4 Data-driven controls
4.5 Exercises
4.1 Working with Flex components: The big picture
4.2 Components
4.3 Containers
4.3.1 Application containers
4.3.2 Layout containers
4.3.3 Navigation containers
4.4 Controls
4.4.1 Text-based controls
4.4.2 Basic controls
4.4.3 Menu-based controls
4.4.4 Data-driven controls
4.5 Exercises
5 – Binding data between controls
5.1 Data binding – The big picture
5.2 Ways to achieve data binding
5.2.1 Curly braces ({}) syntax
5.2.2 ActionScript expressions in curly braces ({})
5.2.3 tag in MXML
5.2.4 Bindings in ActionScript
5.3 Data storage structures and mechanisms
5.4 Data Driven UI Controls
5.4.1 Scrolling List controls
5.4.2 DataGrid control
5.4.3 AdvancedDataGrid control
5.4.4 Hierarchical Data Controls
5.5 Item renderer controls
5.1 Data binding – The big picture
5.2 Ways to achieve data binding
5.2.1 Curly braces ({}) syntax
5.2.2 ActionScript expressions in curly braces ({})
5.2.3
5.2.4 Bindings in ActionScript
5.3 Data storage structures and mechanisms
5.4 Data Driven UI Controls
5.4.1 Scrolling List controls
5.4.2 DataGrid control
5.4.3 AdvancedDataGrid control
5.4.4 Hierarchical Data Controls
5.5 Item renderer controls
6 – Working with view states, transitions and filters
6.1 Working with view states, transitions and filters: The big picture
6.2 View states
6.3 Behaviors
6.3.1 Common Effects
6.3.2 Using Effects
6.3.3 Customizing Effects
6.4 Transitions
6.4.1 Making states more interesting
6.4.2 Using Action Effects
6.5 Filters
6.1 Working with view states, transitions and filters: The big picture
6.2 View states
6.3 Behaviors
6.3.1 Common Effects
6.3.2 Using Effects
6.3.3 Customizing Effects
6.4 Transitions
6.4.1 Making states more interesting
6.4.2 Using Action Effects
6.5 Filters
7 – Working with the server
7.1 Working with the server: The big picture
7.2 Working with Web services
7.3 Using Remote object
7.3.1 The tag
7.3.2 tag
7.3.3 tag
7.4 Using HTTPService
7.5 Working with databases
7.5.1 Sample Flex application accessing a DB2 database
7.1 Working with the server: The big picture
7.2 Working with Web services
7.3 Using Remote object
7.3.1 The
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.4 Using HTTPService
7.5 Working with databases
7.5.1 Sample Flex application accessing a DB2 database
8 – Data Visualization
8.1 Flex Charting: The big picture
8.2 Different Charts in Flex 3
8.2.1 Area Chart [AreaChart]
8.2.2 Bar Chart [BarChart]
8.2.3 Bubble Chart [BubbleChart]
8.2.4 Candle Stick Chart [CandlestickChart]
8.2.5 Column Chart [ColumnChart]
8.2.6 Legend Control [Legend]
8.2.7 High Low Open Close Chart [HLOCChart]
8.2.8 Line Chart [LineChart]
8.2.9 Pie Chart [PieChart]
8.2.10 Plot Chart [PlotChart]
8.3 Column chart example
8.4 Bar chart example
8.5 Line chart example
8.6 Area chart example
8.7 Pie chart example
8.8 Chart style
8.1 Flex Charting: The big picture
8.2 Different Charts in Flex 3
8.2.1 Area Chart [AreaChart]
8.2.2 Bar Chart [BarChart]
8.2.3 Bubble Chart [BubbleChart]
8.2.4 Candle Stick Chart [CandlestickChart]
8.2.5 Column Chart [ColumnChart]
8.2.6 Legend Control [Legend]
8.2.7 High Low Open Close Chart [HLOCChart]
8.2.8 Line Chart [LineChart]
8.2.9 Pie Chart [PieChart]
8.2.10 Plot Chart [PlotChart]
8.3 Column chart example
8.4 Bar chart example
8.5 Line chart example
8.6 Area chart example
8.7 Pie chart example
8.8 Chart style
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