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Flex 2 Beyond the Basics

by David Gassner

Publisher: lynda.com

Pub Date: September 29, 2006

ISBN: 1-59671-284-8

Running Time: 6 hours 2 minutes 46 seconds

Overview

In Flex 2 Beyond the Basics, instructor David Gassner helps users take Flex 2 to the next level by demonstrating how to create custom, multimedia-rich, data-driven applications. He covers everything from debugging and tracing code to designing sophisticated menu systems to working with application servers (such as ColdFusion MX 7 and ASP.NET). Flex 2 Beyond the Basics offers step-by-step instruction for building professional, seamless applications to increase productivity. Exercise files accompany the tutorial videos. It is recommended that subscribers new to Adobe Flex 2 first view Flex 2 Essential Training in the lynda.com Online Training Library™.

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Chapter/Section	Time
Introduction
Welcome	00:53
Exercise files setup	06:16
1. Debugging
Overview	01:37
The debugging perspective	04:26
Debugging and tracing your code	07:22
Using breakpoints	06:53
Watching variables and expressions	09:18
Tracing network traffic	04:24
2. Advanced Event Programming
Overview	02:08
Reviewing custom events	05:09
Using addEventListener()	08:50
Event bubbling	04:53
Centralized event handling	09:32
3. Tree Controls
Using tree controls	06:44
Using E4X	06:37
E4X syntax examples	04:15
Handling tree control events	09:47
4. Menu Systems
Using the MenuBar component	04:51
Handling menu events	06:35
Using the ApplicationControlBar	03:52
Using the PopUpMenuButton component	04:05
5. Popup Dialogs
Using the Alert class	04:32
Adding buttons to the Alert class and handling its events	05:59
Changing the appearance of the Alert dialog box	04:32
Custom popup dialog boxes	06:31
Centering and closing custom dialog boxes	08:14
Dispatching and handling events from a popup dialog	08:19
6. Visual Effects
Using effects	11:14
Compound effects	09:03
Using transitions	06:06
Using filters	07:07
Skinning components	07:53
7. Working with ColdFusion
Which ColdFusion do you need with Flex 2?	06:06
Installing CFEclipse	04:15
CFEclipse projects	03:23
Flex Builder projects with ColdFusion	04:22
Calling ColdFusion components as remote objects	11:33
Retrieving data from ColdFusion	09:41
Sending simple data to ColdFusion	05:12
Sending objects to ColdFusion	07:30
Installing the ColdFusion extensions for Flex Builder 2	04:35
Using the ColdFusion extensions for Flex Builder 2	12:29
8. User Authentication
Authentication overview	03:05
Maintaining client-side authentication	09:51
Role-based security	06:30
9. Client-Side Data Handling
Client-side data filters	07:08
Client-side data sorting	06:08
Centralizing data storage with the ModelLocator pattern	09:34
Using local shared objects	05:25
10. Data Presentation
Using the Repeater control	04:49
Using the Tile container	04:34
11. Working with .NET
Building .NET Web services with Visual Studio Express	03:14
Building a .NET Web service	06:55
Calling a simple .NET Web service	05:12
Sending arguments to a .NET Web service	04:09
Sending a transfer object to a .NET Web Service	05:27
Receiving a DataTable from a .NET Web service	06:08
Receiving an array of objects from a .NET Web service	06:59
Conclusion
Goodbye	00:35

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