ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook: Solutions for Flash Platform and Flex Application Developers
 

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ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook: Solutions for Flash Platform and Flex Application Developers

by Adobe Dev Library

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Label:Adobe Dev Library
Pages:586
Binding:Paperback
Publication Date:2006-10-11
Published By:Adobe Dev Library
ASIN:0596526954
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Well before Ajax and Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation hit the scene, Macromedia offered the first method for building web pages with the responsiveness and functionality of desktop programs with its Flash-based "Rich Internet Applications." Now, new owner Adobe is taking Flash and its powerful capabilities beyond the Web and making it a full-fledged development environment.

Rather than focus on theory, the ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook concentrates on the practical application of ActionScript, with more than 300 solutions you can use to solve a wide range of common coding dilemmas. You'll find recipes that show you how to: Detect the user's Flash Player version or their operating system Build custom classes Format dates and currency types Work with strings Build user interface components Work with audio and video Make remote procedure calls using Flash Remoting and web services Load, send, and search XML data And much, much more ...

Each code recipe presents the Problem, Solution, and Discussion of how you can use it in other ways or personalize it for your own needs, and why it works. You can quickly locate the recipe that most closely matches your situation and get the solution without reading the whole book to understand the underlying code. Solutions progress from short recipes for small problems to more complex scripts for thornier riddles, and the discussions offer a deeper analysis for resolving similar issues in the future, along with possible design choices and ramifications. You'll even learn how to link modular ActionScript pieces together to create rock-solid solutions for Flex 2 and Flash applications.

When you're not sure how ActionScript 3.0 works or howto approach a specific programming dilemma, you can simply pick up the book, flip to the relevant recipe(s), and quickly find the solution you're looking for.

Adobe Developer Library is a co-publishing partnership between O'Reilly Media and Adobe Systems, Inc. and is designed to produce the number one information resources for developers who use Adobe technologies. Created in 2006, the Adobe Developer Library is the official source for comprehensive learning solutions to help developers create expressive and interactive web applications that can reach virtually anyone on any platform. With top-notch books and innovative online resources covering the latest in rich Internet application development, the Adobe Developer Library offers expert training and in-depth resources, straight from the source.

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A must-have book for those who want to get up to speed - fast! - Reviewed on 2008-03-25
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For those of us who have experience in many programming languages (C, C++, C#, JAVA etc.) who were introduced to flash and to actionscript (2.0/3.0) - I HIGHLY recommend this book as your first choice! - it'll get you up to speed in a matter of a week or two!
I highly recommend taking some time aside and read it thoroughly. This is the best cookbook I've ever read. Very clear, well organized, easy to understand - you name it! In fact, I don't know whether to consider it as a cookbook - as it is by all means an excellent learning textbook as well!!!
If you wanna be an actionscript 3.0 stud - start with this book.
A Useful Supplement - Reviewed on 2008-03-06
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This book is a is a supplement to other ActionScript books, and a big help to people who can do some things in Flex or Flash, and can maybe even write some ActionScript, but are not yet self-sufficient gurus. The ideas and information can be found in other sources, but it's compiled here in a way that's surprisingly handy. For example, there is a chapter on programmatic animation. It's a good start, but for more detail, you really want Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation: Making Things Move!. Someone else already posted the table of contents, so no need to repeat it.

The book is a collection of code snippets with explanation text. The authors assume that readers are building projects and want to add some features or capabilities. The code snippets demonstrate how to implement these. It's not exactly a beginner book, but it begins with ground-level concepts such as where to put ActionScript in a project, how to use mathematical operators, and how to trace messages. More complex topics follow.

I like the way information is presented. It provides a nice counterpoint to other ActionScript books I've been reading, with a "You want to do this. Here's a way to do it" approach. I think this will be an excellent reference and I will use it a lot over the next several months. I can't give it five stars because the web support for the book is lame compared to what I've seen for other texts. I understand authors are busy, but I think the online component is important for these ActionScript books. If you are an absolute beginner with ActionScript, I also recommend Learning ActionScript 3.0: A Beginner's Guide. Thanks for reading.

Excellent for beginner/intermediate - Reviewed on 2007-11-29
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1 customer found this review helpful.

Excellent format: Q&A. Helps you find the syntax that you need and the solution for the most common problems you encounter programming AS3.

Anyway it's not supposed to be complete and covering everything. I would recommend to a beginner/intermediate, specially to a previous AS2.0 developer like me. Cheers.
The title should be FLEX ActionScript 3.0 - Reviewed on 2007-09-26
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4 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

I bought this book because I wanted to learn how to use AS3 over AS2. This book claims to be a ActionScript 3.0 which it is, but ONLY if you have the Flex Application.

I don't have Adobe Flex but I would like to learn ActionScript 3.0 - this is too advanced for me and the applications aren't what I thought they would be.

This book may be good for advanced users of ActionScript but for someone like me who was just getting used to ActionScript 2.0 and wants to learn how AS3 works- it's the worst book you can buy.

As much as I like O'Reilly books, I feel this book is misleading.

Novice to Advanced users may think otherwise.
A Poor Sequel to Actionscript Cookbook - Reviewed on 2007-09-16
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4 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

Here's an example of why this book deserves just one star (if that!):

Cre{2}l matches creel but not crel or creel

This example was taken from the section on regular expressions. There are other inaccuracies on that page. Overall, this book is riddled with inadequate, poor explanations that appear to typify the worse of IT personnel - bad communications skills. Anyone who gives this book high marks has not read the book entirely and is relying only on reputation.


Here's another example:
var example:RegExp = /(\d)abc(\d*)/;

var result:Array = example.exec( "7abc" );

// Displays: 3
trace( result.length );
// Displays: 7abc
trace( result[0] );
// Displays: 7
trace( result[1] );
// Displays:
trace( result[2] );

Notice that the last display is missing. Really sloppy work. Not convinced? Try it at your own peril.
Skip this book.
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