Adobe Flex 3 Developing Rich Client Applications On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

• Be familiar with object oriented programming concepts
• Be familiar with XML terminology.

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

• Understanding Adobe Flex 3
• 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

• Understanding the relationship between Eclipse and Flex Builder
• Explore the Flex Builder interface
• Create a project and your first application
• Debug a Flex application
• Access help in Adobe Flex

• Create a simple Flex application
• Display images
• Lay out a Flex application
• Use the Panel container
• Use the ControlBar container
• Add user interface controls
• Create data bindings between componenets
• Architect an application with MXML components
• Create properties and methods for MXML components

• Understand events
• Create event handlers using inline ActionScript
• Handle events within ActionScript functions
• Place ActionScript functions in external files
• Understand the Event object
• Use the addEventListener() method

• Use absolute positioning
• Position components within a Can
• Create a constraint-based layout using Flex Builder
• Create a constraint-based layout via MXML
• Use Enhanced Constraints
• Use a constraint-based layout within nested containers

• Define view states
• Control view states
• Review the generated MXM
• Create view states that include custom component states

• Understand navigator containers and controls
• Use the LinkBar control
• Use the TabBar control
• Use the ViewStack container
• Use the TabNavigator contain
• Use the Accordion container
• Use ButtonBar and ToggleButtonBar
• Use the ApplicationControlBar container

• Customize the Flex application
• Modify Styles to change look-and-feel
• Use Themes
• Apply behaviors
• Apply transitions to view state changes

• Use the MVC design pattern
• Create an MXML data model
• Use ActionScript classes as a data model
• Create an ActionScript constructor with parameters
• Define class methods

• Understand the problem with bindings
• Create custom events
• Send data with a custom events

• Use the Form container
• Share Form Data
• Validate form data
• Trigger validation
• Trigger validation with Actions

• Retrieve XML data at runtime
• Handle results
• Handle results using an event handler
• Handle faults
• Make HTTP requests to different domains
• Make HTTP requests with parameter

• Use the DataGrid control
• Specify DataGrid columns
• Format DataGrid columns
• Use item renderers and item editors
• Inline item renderers and item editors
• Item renderer and item editor components
• Use the TileList and HorizontalList
• Use events and selected items with list-based components

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