Flex 3: Developing Rich Internet Applications

Introducing Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications

Introducing Mastery Learning
Understanding the Course Format
Reviewing the course prerequisites
Reviewing the course outline
Setting up the application files

Introducing Adobe Flex 3

Understanding rich Internet applications
Understanding Adobe Flex
Understanding Adobe Flex Builder
Understanding the foundation of the RIA: Flash Player/Flash Virtual Machine
Understanding the Flex application process flow
Accessing remote data resources from a Flex application
Getting help and other resources

Getting Started with Flex

Understanding the relationship between Eclipse and Flex Builder
Exploring the Flex Builder interface
Creating a project and your first application
Debugging a Flex application
Accessing help in Adobe Flex Builder

Learning Flex Fundamentals

Creating a simple Flex application
Displaying images
Laying out a Flex application with containers
Using the Panel container
Using the Control Bar container
Adding user interface controls
Creating data bindings between components
Architecting an application with MXML components
Creating properties and methods for MXML components

Handling Events

Understanding events
Creating event handlers using inline Action Script
Handling events within Action Script functions
Placing Action Script functions in external files
Understanding the Event object
Creating Custom Event Classes
Using the add Event Listener() method

Laying out an Application Using Constraint-Based Layout

Understanding absolute positioning
Positioning components within a Canvas container
Creating a constraint-based layout using Flex Builder
Creating a constraint-based layout via MXML
Using Enhanced Constraints
Using constraint-based layouts within nested containers

Using View States for Application Design

Understanding view states
Controlling view states
Reviewing the generated MXML code
Creating view states that include custom component states

Creating Application Navigation

Understanding navigator containers and controls
Using the Link Bar control
Using the Tab Bar control
Using the View Stack container
Using the Tab Navigator container
Using the Accordion container
Using Button Bar & Toggle Button Bar
Using the Application Control Bar container

Using Action Script Data Models

Using the MVC design pattern
Creating an MXML data model
Using Action Script classes as a data model
Creating an Action Script constructor with parameters
Defining class methods

Exchanging Data between Components Using Custom Events

Understanding the problem with bindings
Creating custom events
Sending data with a custom event

Creating Data Entry Forms

Using the Form container
Sharing Form Data
Validating form data
Triggering validation with events
Triggering validation with Action Script

Retrieving XML Data with HTTP Service

Retrieving XML data at runtime
Handling results
Handling results using an event handler
Handling faults
Making HTTP requests to different domains
Making HTTP requests with parameters

Displaying Data Using the Data Grid

Using the Data Grid control
Specifying Data Grid columns
Formatting Data Grid columns
Using item renderers and item editors
Inline item renderers and item editors
Item renderer and item editor components
Using the Tile List and Horizontal List
Using events and selected items with list-based components

Creating SWC components

Adding the SWC to Flex Application
Creation of SWC Component

Creating Flex Module

Creation of Flex Module
Adding the Flex Module to Flex Application
Loading and unloading of Modules at Runtime
Calling methods of Flex Application into Flex module
Calling methods of Flex module into Flex Application

Creating Context menu

Creation Of Context menu
Adding the Menu Items to Context Menu
Adding listeners to menu items

Creating Validators

Creation Of validators
- NumberValidator
- StringValidator
- ZipCodeValidator
- Email Validator

Creating ChangeWatchers

Creation of change watchers
Handling the change watcher events in components

Creating Charts

Creation Of Charts
- Area Chart
- Bar Chart
- Column Chart
- Pie chart
- Line Chart
Creation of Legends for chart
Changing the data to charts at runtime
Implementing the different effects to the charts at changing the data
Introduction about 3d Charts and ILog Elixir

Creating ToolTips

Creation of custom ToolTips
Replacing of predefined tool tip into Custom Tool tip

Cairngorm Framework

Introduction about cairngorm framework
Creation of cairngorm events
Creation of flex application using cairngorm framework

Flex 3 and Live Cycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging

Introducing Flex 3 and Live Cycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging

Introducing Mastery Learning
Understanding the Course Format
Reviewing the Course Prerequisites
Reviewing the Course Outline

Accessing Web Services

Using web services
Invoking web service methods and using the results
Handling results using an event handler
Handling faults
Calling multiple methods from the same Web service object
Passing Parameters to Web Services

Introduction to Live Cycle Data Services ES
Introduction to WebORB
Using Java Classes with the Remoting Service
Managing Data on the Client
Using the Message Service
Providing XML to Controls with E4X
Uploading Files to a Server

Flex 3: Extending and Styling Components
Introducing Flex 3: Extending and Styling Components
Embedding Images and Fonts
Modifying the Look and Feel of Flex Components
Creating Popups
Extending Flex Components
Drawing Shapes and Skinning Programmatically
Animating Components and View States
Creating Mouse-Aware Applications
Implementing Drag and Drop Functionality

Integrating the flex application into web application
PrintJob in flex

Deployment

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