{"product_id":"9781430219194","title":"Foundation ActionScript 3.0 for Flash and Flex","description":"\u003cp\u003eActionScript 3.0, the latest version of the Flash Platform’s scripting language, offers many new and powerful features. ActionScript is now a full-fledged programming language, with complete object-oriented capabilities, improved event handling, sound and video support, drawing capabilities, support for regular expressions, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you are a Flash designer wishing to add to your skill set or an experienced ActionScript developer who wants to get up to speed with the latest version, you’ll find all you need to know in \u003cem\u003eFoundation ActionScript 3.0 for Flash and Flex\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting with the fundamentals, you’ll learn how to add interactivity to your Flash movies by using ActionScript objects, manipulating sound and video, and harnessing the power of regular expressions and XML. The book concludes with two case studies to consolidate what you’ve learned and introduce some additional advanced techniques. You’ll gain a solid understanding of the new and exciting world of ActionScript 3.0 and see how everything fits together to form complete applications, so you’ll be able to build your own professional sites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sensible layout of the book makes it easy to find information about specific techniques. It focuses on the essential skills that will enable you to get up and running quick. With this book as your guide, you’ll be creating killer Flash applications before you know it.\u003c\/p\u003e What you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eLearn the fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0 using both the Flash IDE and Flex \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUse ActionScript 3.0’s object-oriented features \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eManipulate sound and video to produce exciting modern web applications \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWork with XML as your data source \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     Once you've mastered the Flash or Flex IDE there's only one way to go to create more powerful and interactive applications—you need to learn ActionScript. The ActionScript language was massively updated in version 3.0, and even if you know AS 1 or 2, you'll find that there are a lot of things in AS3.0 that you don't recognize. Whether you're completely new to ActionScript or you're coming from a previous version,\u003cem\u003e Foundation ActionScript 3.0 for Flash and Flex\u003c\/em\u003e will teach you all you need to know to get up and running with AS3.0 in no time.       \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGetting Started with ActionScript 3.0\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eActionScript 3.0 Fundamentals\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eObjects and Classes\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWorking with the Display\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCreating Vector Graphics with the Drawing API\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUser Interaction and More with Events\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWorking with Video\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUsing Audio\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWorking with Components\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eRegular Expressions\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUsing XML\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCase Study: Creating a Dynamic Image Viewer\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGetting Started with Flex\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFlex by Example\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123707461872,"sku":"9781430219194","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430219194_p0.jpg?v=1763749763","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430219194","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}