Learning Flex 4: Getting Up to Speed with Rich Internet Application Design and Development (Adobe Developer Library)

Learning Flex 4: Getting Up to Speed with Rich Internet Application Design and Development (Adobe Developer Library)

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<div><p>Learn Adobe Flex 4 in a fun and engaging way with this book's unique, hands-on approach. Using clear examples and step-by-step coaching from two experts, you'll create four applications that demonstrate fundamental Flex programming concepts.</p><p>Throughout the course of this book, you’ll learn how to enhance user interaction with ActionScript, and create and skin a user interface with Flex’s UI components (MXML) and Adobe's new FXG graphics format. You'll also be trained to manage dynamic data, connect to a database using server-side script, and deploy applications to both the Web and the desktop.</p><p><i>Learning Flex 4</i> offers tips and tricks the authors have collected from years of real-world experience, and straightforward explanations of object-oriented programming concepts to help you understand how Flex 4 works.</p><ul><li>Work with Flash Builder 4 and the Eclipse IDE</li><li>Learn the basics of ActionScript, MXML, and FXG</li><li>Design a Flex application layout</li><li>Build an engaging user interface</li><li>Add interactivity with ActionScript</li><li>Handle user input with rich forms</li><li>Link Flex to a server with PHP and MySQL</li><li>Gather and display data</li><li>Style applications and add effects, filters, and transitions</li><li>Deploy applications to the Web, or to the desktop using Adobe AIR</li></ul></div>