INDEX

Numbers and Symbols3D in Flash, 197-201

3D objects, creating with Drawing API, 165

? (question mark) for greedy quantifiers, 17, 416

/ (slash), in XML tags, 433

* (wildcard symbol) , in searches, 439

Aabstract classes

accessing as Strings, 442

ActionScript 3.0 support for, 110

in XML documents, 433

accessing, properties/methods, 72-73 , 89-90

ActionScript

adding to projects, 8-15

Adobe definition, 2

arithmetic operators, 34-36

arrays. See arrays (ActionScript)

Boolean expressions, 43-44

Booleans in conditional statements, 44-45

brief history of, 2

code commenting, 64-66

constants, 33

development process, 4-7

functions. See functions

if statements, 41-43

importing code from external file, 10-11

in action , 21

linking library assets to external classes, 13-15

logical operators, 46-47

loops. See loops

object-oriented programming and, 4

organizing your files, 7

placing code on timeline, 8-10

playing videos with , 256

scripting interaction in, 374-380

specifying document class, 12-13

statements and expressions, 24-25

string operations, 36

unary operations, 36-37

using to play sound, 305

variables. See variables (ActionScript)

ActionScript 1.0, based on ECMAScript 262, 2

ActionScript 3.0

getting started with, 1-21

objects in events system, 204

support for abstract classes, 110

the rise of, 2-3

using to play sound, 321

website for tutorial, 3

working with filters, 130-143

working with the display, 107-160

ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Refer­ence, in Flash Help, 361

ActionScript classes, to access, control, and rendervideo, 256

ActionScript Class Warning dialog box, 17

ActionScript source code, modifying, 371-372

addChiidO method, 126

addEventListenerO method, 205, 206

addltemO method, of dataProvider, 377

Adobe

definition of ActionScript, 2

website address, 2, 3

Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime), 489

Adobe Exchange,checking for free components,403

AdvancED ActionScript 3.0 Animation, 160, 201

All button, adding a click handler to, 558

alpha parameter, setting in lineStyleO method, 173

alphas parameter, beginGradientFilIO method, 184

alternation (regular expressions), 412

anchors (regular expressions), 411

animated transition, creating, 477-481

569

INDEX

animation

animating other properties, 159-160

copy ing from the timeline, 156

copy ing the code, 158

creating, 157

making things move, 156

Ant , website, 3

application. See feed reader application

arguments, defined, 57

arithmetic operators (ActionScript), 34-36

Array objects, 72

copy ing, 73

arrays, removing elements from, 141-142

arrays (ActionScript)

basics,37-39

looping through, 52-53

manipulating, 40-41

Article panel

adding and wiring up Read more button, 564-565

adding article date to, 564

creating readSelectedArticleO function in, 565

finishing, 563-565

populating, 540-542

articles data grid, creating , 538-540

articlesGrid control, 541

Articles <mx Panel>, adding width and height in, 538-539

Articles panel

changing title attribute of, 539

changing title attribute value of, 539

finishing, 559-563

need for control columns in, 566

as operator, 74

assignComponentReferencesO method, 458

assignHandlersO method, 459

attributes

in XML documents, 434

namespace, 80

audio, using, 301-353

AVM1Movie class, 110

Bbackreferences

in regular expressions (\) , 418-420

using after pattern matching, 420-421

with String.replaceO method ($), 420

570

Ball class

adding more balls, 19-21

creating, 17-19

making ball bounce around , 17-19

Ball symbol, adding to movie , 150-152

base class,overriding methods of, 99-101

beginFillO method, filling shapes with, 180-183

beginGradientFillO method, parameters for, 184-186

[Bindable] metadata tag, adding, 532

[Bindable] metatag, adding to List control, 535

binary operators, 35

BitmapFilter class, subclasses of, 130

BlazeDS, website address, 489

BlendMode class, importing, 129

blendMode property, setting , 128

blend modes, specifying in ActionScript, 128-129

block comments (code) , 65

Boolean data types, 31

Boolean expressions (ActionScript)

basics, 43-44

in conditional statements, 44-45

Boolean variables, 74

bouncing balls

adding more , 19-21

building Flash movie with, 15-21

creating Ball class, 17-19

creating Flash file, 16-17

BoundingBox_mc, 367

bounds (regular expressions), 416-417

break statements , 53, 230

Brown, Charles E., 485

bubble phase, listening for events in, 238-239

buffering, your video , 259

buffer preloader, basic code with, 311-312

Button class,associating skin classes with, 391

Button component, 363

adding to stage, 359

button events, handling for sound player, 339-343

ButtonManager.as class

adding button functionality to , 284-290

adding event listener for, 287

adding functions to, 285-286

completed, 288-290

creating new file in, 283

passing button instance references to, 284

ButtonManager.as file

adding button event handlers, 335-336

adding button functionality, 334-339

adding event listeners, 334-335

adding import classes and variable definitions, 333-334

controlling audio with, 333-343

for sound player, 337-339

buttons

associating with skins, 390-391

disabling, 378-379

handling when to enable, 379-380

ButtonSkins folder, in Component Assets folder, 366

button skin symbols, in Button5kins folder, 366

button states, creating skins for, 389-390

button up state, creating skins for, 388-389

ByteArray.readFloatO method, 319

Ccalling, methods, 72-73

camel case notation (ActionScript), 29

Camera class, 256

creating camera objects with, 262-265

methods, 264-265

public properties, 262-264

camera objects, creating with Camera class, 262-265

Cancel button

wiring up, 546-547

canvasobject, 212

setting line style and adding to stage, 208

caps parameter, setting in line5tyleO method, 173

capture phase

listening for events in, 239-240

cases, 230

case-insensitive modifier (regular expressions), 423

case study, creating a dynamic image viewer, 449-482

casting,

defined,214

objects to types, 74-76

centerPopUpO method, calling PopUpManager's, 545-546

character classes/ranges (regular expressions), 412-413

CheckBox component, 363

additional parameters available, 356

child children syntax, 437

childO method, 465

child nodes (XML), 432

classes

character (regular expressions), 412-413

choosing names for, 81

creating, 80-81

defined,71

INDEX

grouping with packages, 101

importing from packages, 103

naming conflicts among imported, 104

skinning using, 387-391

ClickTest class, creating, 215

cloneO method, overriding, 549-550

codecommenting (Action5cript), 64-66

importing from external file , 10-11

placing on timeline, 8-10

timeline, 104

codecs, for encoding video, 245-246

color, filling shapes with solid, 18D-183

color parameter

setting in line5tyleO method, 172

using in call to beginFillO method, 222

ColorPicker component, 363

colors parameter, beginGradientFillO method, 184

com.adobe.xml.syndication.generic package, importing allclasses from, 529-530

ComboBox component, 363

Commenting code (ActionScript), 64-66

Component Assets folder, 366

Component_avatar symbol, in _private folder, 367

Component Definition dialog box, 400

Component Inspector panel, 356

setting component properties in, 362

components

accessing, 357-358

adding metatags, 399-400

adding to create interface, 374-375

benefits of working with , 362

categories of , 362

creating from scratch, 392

creating the widget , 392

getting and setting dial values, 397-399

scripting interaction, 374-380

setting styles for all, 382-383

setting styles for all instances of, 383

setting styles for a single instance of, 383-384

testing after creating, 401-402

trying out in a movie, 401-402

turning Dial symbol into , 400-401

using third-party, 403

what they are, 356

working with, 355-403

writing code for rotating dial, 395-396

writing event handling code, 394-395

writing the code, 393-400

571

INDEX

Components directory, 369

ComponentShim.fla file , 370

ComponentShim symbol, 367-368

Component Source directory, 370-372

Components panel

accessing components from, 357-358

adding components to , 452

Flex Builder 2, SOl

concatenating strings, 36

Configuration/Component Source/ActionScript 3.0

modifying UI components source code in, 371-372

configureComponentsO method, 474

creating , 461

constants (Action5cript), 33

capitalizing, 30

const keyword , 33

constructor method, initializing objects with, 87-89

constructors

naming, 71

regular expression, 408, 426

contentLoaderlnfo property, adding listener with, 478

continue command (loops), 53

ControlBar container, adding to Articles panel, 560-561

Convert ID3 Tagsdialog box, 304

Convert to Symbol dialog box, 110

filled in for Ball class, 16-17

ConvolutionFilter, 143

Copy Motion as ActionScript 3.0, animating propertieswith, 159-160

copying, objects, 73

countToTenO function, 56

cpHandler function, adding to Videos.as file , 282-283

createGradientBoxO method, building a gradient matrixwith ,188-189

Create Motion Tween option, 157

Create New Symbol dialog box, adding new library assetsin, 13-15

creationComplete attribute, adding to project, 506

crossdomain .xml file, 511

cue point events

handling, 269-272

handling for video player, 282-283

cue points , adding, 270-272

Cue Points pane, Flash Video Encoder, 270

curveToO method, drawing curved lines with, 174-175

custom event, creating, 297

custom shapes, creating, 179-180

572

Ddata

accessing ImageData class data, 466-467

parsing ImageData class data, 464-466

data and logic , designing, 514

data binding, using Subscription instance for, 532-534

DataGridColumn instance, setting labelFunction propertyof,561

DataGrid component, 363

DataGrid control

adding in VDividedBox control, 502-503

creating articles data grid, 538-540

setting properties for, 503

dataProvider property

adding to DataGrid object, 538-539

for List instance, 377

data types, 30-32

decrement operator, 37

default keyword, using in switch statements, 231

deleteName_bn button, 378

deleteName_bn component, changing color of, 383-384

Depew, Issy, website created by, 244

Design vie, working in, 500-504

Dial, rotating, 395-396

Dial class

adding getters and setters to, 397-399

adding min and max value properties to , 397

getting and setting dial values, 397-399

rotating the dial, 395-396

writing code for, 393-394

Dial symbol, turning into a component, 400-401

Directory, defaults for Flash installation, 368

DisplacementMapFilter, 143

Display, working with, 160

display items, adding to sound player, 328-333

display list

introducing, 108-110

removing display objects from, 127

display object, applying filter to, 131-135

DisplayObject class, in MovieClip class hierarchy, 108

display object classes, how they relate to one another, 108

DisplayObject classes, 214

DisplayObjectContainer class, in MovieClip class hierarchy,108

display objects

altering index of, 124-125

applying filter to, 131-135

creating new, 126

discovering depth of, 120-122

in display list, 108

managing depth of, 119-125

manipulating, 114

manipulating depth of, 119, 122-123

removing from display list, 127

swapping depths, 124-125

working with, 110-127

display5tate property, drawbacks of, 145

document class

creating, 456-461

Property inspector with it added , 12

setting , 112

specifying, 12-13

Document Properties dialog box, 451

documentation, commenting for, 66

dotall modifier (regular expressions), 425

dot metacharacter (regular expressions), 413-414

doubleClickEnabled property, setting for mouse clicks,214

double-dot operator, 441

do .. . while loops (Action5cript), SO-51

down casting, 75

drawCircleO method, draw ing pr imitive shapes with , 175

drawEllipseO method

draw ing outline of ellipse with, 195-197

drawing primitive shapes with, 175

Drawing API

creating graphs and sound visualization with, 164-165

creating vector graphics with, 163-201

draw ing crosshair using, 226

introduction of, 165

setting up Mr. Smiley, 166-168

understanding, 166

why it is needed , 163-165

drawing application

creating simple, 207

refreshing the screen, 213

setting up the canvas, 207-209

DrawingApplication class

creating, 207

creating new Sprite display object, 208

drawList5hadowO method, 475-477

drawRectO method, drawing primitive shapes with , 175

drawRoundRectO method, drawing primitive shapes with,175

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Drop5hadowFilter instance

creat ing, 475-477

creating new, 136

setting angle property, 139-140

drop shadows, adding to ImageViewer class, 475-477

EE4Xstandard (XML), 433

E4Xsyntax, finding nodes with, 465

Eclipse, for editing Mac as x files, 492

Eclipse open development platform, website address for,496

ECMA5cript 262, Action5cript 1.0 based on, 2

editable list, creating interface for, 374-375

EditableList.as file, adding Action5cript to , 375-380

EditableList class

adding Action5cript for, 375-380

adding lines to, 376-377

editableListfla file, creating, 374-375

editName_ti, disabling, 378-379

element value, 433

email patterns (regular expressions), 421-422

emphasized property, 361

empty elements , defined (XML), 433

endFillO method, 183

end-of-string anchors (regular expressions), 411

Essential Guide to Flex3, The, 485, 489

Event class

creating to get the feed , 547-552

event as instance of, 204

EventDispatcher class, 464

event flow, capturing and bubbling, 237

event handler, adding for button click , 147-148

event handler method, 205

event handling

writing code for, 394-395

event listener, 206

event listener methods, naming, 207

event listeners, using one for multiple objects, 214

Event object, checking cancelable property of, 233

event phases, values for, 238

events

listening for, 205-206

stopping from propagating, 240

understanding, 204-214

using with the display list, 214

573

INDEX

execO method (RegExp object), 420

explicit getter/setter methods, 91

expressions, defined (Action5cript), 24

extended modifier (regular expressions), 426

extends keyword , 96

Extensible Markup Language (XML). See XML (ExtensibleMarkup Language)

external asset, loading and manipulating, 153, 155-156

external classes, linking library assetsto, 13-15

external files

importing code from, 10-11

loading from, 153-156

Ffalling through, 230-231

fast-forward and rewind functionality, 314-315

fast-forward end (FFEND) event, 291

fast-forward (FF) event, 291

FeedFactory class, static methods of, 528

feed integration

creating basic, 518-525 , 542

installing XML syndication library, 519-521

testing Subscription class, 525-527

feed reader application

adding ability to organize subscriptions, 566

adding reading list support, 566

creating basic UI, 516-518

creating functional specification for, 511-512

creating UI, 516-518

designing data and logic,S14

designing interaction, 513-514

designing UI, 512-513

gathering requirements, 510-511

improving, 566

limitations imposed by Flash Player, 511

planning, 510-514

setting up project, 514-516

feed reading, features needed for, 512

feeds, features needed for refreshing, 512

feedURL property

creating and modifying constructor, 549

private function for updating, 533

feedURLs array, creating, 554

FFT(fast Fourier transform) algorithm, 316

FFTMode parameter, 50undMixer.compute5pectrumOfunction, 318

574

Files, organizing, 7

file system, finding files in, 368-372

filters

applying in specific order, 136-137

applying to display object, 131-135

assigning to square2's filter property, 136-137

introducing advanced, 143

making changes to existing , 137-141

removing existing, 141-143

working with Action5cript's, 130-143

filters property

for display objects, 130

overwriting with a new array, 138

reassigning filters array to , 140-141

FilterTest class, changing to remove filter from square,142-143

FilterTest classconstructor, creating new Drop5hadowFilterinstance in, 136

Flash, default directories for, 368

Flash 3D, 197-201

Flash Action5cript 3.0 file

creating and naming, 374

Flashcomponent framework, 372

going behind the scenes, 366-368

styling and skinning, 381-391

Flash Components network, website address, 403

Flash C54, components available with standardinstallation, 356

FlashDevelop text editor, 492

flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer, 108

flash.display package, 108

Flash file, creating bouncing.fla, 16-17

flash.filters package, filter classes in, 130

Flashloaded, website address, 403

Flash movie, building with bouncing balls, 15-21

Flash Player

feed reader limitations imposed by, 511

preventing an event's default action in, 233

security sandbox, 511

Flash Player 9, Flex as part of, 487

flash.uLKeyboard class, numLock property, 224

Flash Video Encoder

adding video file to , 249

adjusting encoding settings in, 249-251

Encoder Profiles tab, 249

opening, 249

starting encoding process, 251

using, 248-251

Video tab options, 250-251

fIIcore directory

Action5cript classes found in, 371

in Flex, 516

Flex

by example, 509

planning the application, 510-514

setting up and managing project with IDE,S14

Flex 2

building your first application, 492-496

getting started with, 485

introduction to, 486

meet the family, 486-489

Flex 2 Software Development Kit (SDK), 488

getting started with , 489-492

installing for Linux, 492

installing for Mac as X, 492

installing for Window XPNista, 490-491

website for downloading, 489

Flex BuilderlFlex Builder 2, 26-27, 488

building your first application, 496, 497-499, 506-566

choosing new Flex project type, 497

creating new Flex project, 497-499

getting started with , 496-506

naming and setting directory location of project, 497

understanding the interface, 496

working in Design view, 500-504

working in Source view, 504-506

Flex Data Services, 488

Flex Data Services Express, website address for, 489

Flex framework, 487

build ing application with , 514-516

Flex project

gathering requirements for, 510-511

planning, 510-514

Flex Properties panel

Flex Builder 2, 501

setting DataGrid control properties in, 503

Flex Start Page, 496

FLVfiles

using Flash Video Encoder to get, 248-251

values for video metadata in, 267-268

FLV (Flash video) format, 245-246

FLVPlayback component, 365

FLVPlaybackCaptioning component, 365

focalPointRatio parameter

adjusting location of focal point with, 187-188

beginGradientFillO method, 184

focus property, 225

INDEX

focusRect5kin symbol , in Shared folder, 367

for each loops , 78-79

for in loops, 78

for loops, 53

for loops (Action5cript), 51-52

foundationA53.com website, creating reader for blog on,493-496

Foundation XML and E4X for Flash and Flex (friends ofED),446

Frame rate option, on Profiles tab, 250

Friedl, Jeffrey, 427

functions

creating, 55-56

default values for function parameters, 59

function scope, 63-65

overview, 54-55

parameters, 58-59

passing variables by values and references, 61-63

returning values from, 56-58

variable parameters , 60-61

GgetChildByNameO method, 394

getChildlndexO method, 120

getFeedBy5tringO method, FeedFactory class, 528

getFeedByXMLO method, FeedFactory class, 528

getNameDataO method, adding to ImageData class,466-467

getter methods, creating read-only properties with , 94-95

getter/setter methods, adding, 91-94

getThumbDataO method, adding to ImageData class, 467

getTimeO method, 530

global modifier (regular expressions), 424-425

GlowFilter

changing properties of, 134-135

parameters, 134

using, 131-135

Google Finance, website address, 164

gradient fills, filling shapes with, 183-189

gradient line styles

creating, 191-197

dealing with gradient rat ios, 194-195

giving linear gradient fill , 191-197

setting up properties for gradient, 193-194

graphics.drawRect method, 319

greedy quantifiers, 415-416

grouping patterns (regular expressions), 417-418

575

INDEX

HH.264 codec, formats supported by Flash Player 9, 246

H.264 files, video metadata reported in, 268-269

handler. See event handler

hasOwnPropertyO, 76

Hbox, setting another as sibling, 544

HDividedBox container, adding in UI, 517

headPosition function, creating for Video .as file , 280-281

htmlText attribute, adding to project, 506

htmlText property, setting, 541

HTIPService class

loading feed data with, 527

using with data binding, 488

ID3 event handler, setting up, 321

ID3 events, handling, 319

ID31nfo class

commonly available tags, 319

getting ID3 data with, 309

public properties, 309

supported tags without predefined properties, 319-321

ID3 information, adding using iTunes, 303-304

ID3 metadata tags, getting information out of, 321

ID3 track metadata, displaying for sound player, 332-333

id attribute, 439

adding to project, 506

if statements (ActionScript), 41-43

litem interface, implementing, 530

Image class, 451

image data, loading, 461-463

ImageData class, 451

for loading the XML, 463-464

instantiating to display images, 468-470

parsing data, 464-466

ImageHolder class,451

adding listener to , 480

animating alpha property, 480-481

displaying and loading images with, 479

for loading an image, 477-478

Image instances, creating, 465-466

image label, changing, 473

ImageLoader class, editing to load and display images, 479

imagePadding style property, setting , 474

576

images

changing label for, 473

displaying, 468-470

enabling zooming of, 472

handling selection of, 470-471

improving thumbnail layout , 473-474

scaling, 472

image viewer

adding graphic enhancements, 472-481

laying out the interface, 451-456

overv iew of, 450-451

ImageViewer.as

adding information to, 456-457

creating document class in, 456-461

ImageViewer class

adding drop shadows, 475-477

assigning timeline object references to, 457-458

creating a shape and shadow in, 475-477

creating, 456-461

importing flash.events.Event, 458-459

making TileList tiles bigger in, 473

ImageViewer document class, 451

iMovie HD, capturing video with, 248

implicit getter/setter methods, 91

import statement, adding for MovieClip, 113

importing

classes from packages, 103

naming imported classes, 104

increment operators, 37, 49

indexOfO method, 236

String objects, 72

inheritance, fundamentals, 96-99

initO method, 376

initializing objects, with constructor method, 87--89

Inspectable tag, adding to Dial class, 399-400

instances, Object , 76-78

interaction design, 513-514

InteractiveObject class, in MovieClip class hierarchy, 108

interfaces, in object-oriented languages, 529

interpolationMethod parameter, beginGradientFillOmethod, 184

iPod analogy (object orientation), 70

IrisReader.mxml file

adding ControlBar container to, 544

adding DateFormatter variable to, 559-560

changing initO method of, 552

subdirectories, 515

is operator, 74

iterating over objects , 78

iTunes

converting to MP3 format with, 303

using, 302-304

JJacobs, Sas, 446

joints parameter, setting in lineStyleO method, 174

KKeyboardDrawing.as file, setting up, 225

KeyboardDrawing class, creating, 225

KeyboardEvent class,events instances of, 224

KeyboardEvent.KEY_UPevent, handling, 224-233

keyCode property, KeyboardEvent class, 224

Key frame placement option, on Profiles tab, 251

LLabel component, 363

labelFunction property, setting, 561

Label instance, attaching and positioning, 451

label parameter, for CheckBox component, 356

labelPlacement parameter, for CheckBox component, 356

labelPlacement property, 361

labels, changing for images, 473

labels layer, adding components to, 453

lastChecked property, of 5ubscription object, 530-531

lengthO method, determing number of images with, 465

length property (5tring objects), 72

library assets, linking to external classes, 13-15

library resources, using, 150-152

Library symbols, creat ing instances of, 150-152

line comments (code), 65

lineGradientStyleO method, calling to set up lineargradient, 195

lines

adding vertical to a graphic , 170

controlling style of, 171- 174

creating completely disconnected, 170

draw ing, 168

drawing curved, 174-175

drawing straight , 168-170

INDEX

lineStyleO method, 168

controlling line style with , 171-174

line styles, creating gradient, 191- 197

lineToO method, 168

List component, 363

List control

creating, 535

using custom label function with, 536

list layer, adding component to , 455

List_Skin symbol, editing, 385

List symbol , entering symbol-ed iting mode from, 384

list view, toggling based on radio button selection,460-461

literals

regular expression, 408

string, 26

LiveCycle DS,488-489

services provided by, 489

toadpatan function, creating, 554-555

toadpatau method, adding a call to , 555

Loader class, creating new instance of, 154

LoadExternalTest class, creating, 154

10adO function, executing on URLLoader instance,435-436

loadlmageliataf) method, 469

loadlrnagef) method, Loader instance created by, 478

loading progress bar

creating for sound player, 328-329

implementing for video player, 279

10adO method, 154

of Sound class,307

loadsongr) function

adding event listener to , 332

loading sound file with , 327

local variables, 63

logical negation operator (!), 37

logical operators (Action5cript) , 46-47

loop control variables, 49

loops

breaking out of, 53-54

do .. . while loops, 50-51

for loops, 51-53

looping through arrays, 52-53

overview, 47

while loops, 47-50

577

INDEX

MMain.as file

completed, 287-288

creating, 274-275

creating for sound player, 323-324

for sound player, 336-337

Mastering RegularExpressions (O'Reilly), 427

Math .atan20 method, 396

matrix parameter, beginGradientFillO method, 184

mdHandler function, adding to Videos.as file , 281-282

MediaControlEvent, 286-287

MediaControlEvent.as class, creating, 352

MediaControlEvent.as file, creating, 297

MediaControlEvent class, for sound player, 336

MediaControlEvent.CONTROL_TYPE events

adding handler for to Videos.as file, 290-297

handling in Sounds.as file, 339-341

metacharacters (regular expressions), 410, 413-414

metadata, handling for video player, 281-282

metadata event listener, setting up, 281

metadata events, handling, 267-269

metatags, adding to Dial class, 399-400

methods

adding (iPod example), 84-87

adding getter/setter, 91-94

calling, 72-73

controlling accessto , 89-90

overriding, 99-101

static, 95

Microphone class, 309-310

Microphones, using with Microphone class, 309-310

miterLimit parameter, setting in lineStyleO method, 174

modifiers (regular expressions), 422-426

modulo operators, 35

moov atoms, 269

mouse-click events, example showing how they work,215-217

mouse clicks, handling single and double, 214

MOUSE_DOWN event , 285

MOUSE_EVENT, handling, 394-395

MouseEvent class,204

MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLlCK event, 214

MouseEvent listeners, adding to CLICKevent , 265

MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, 218

MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, 218-219

mouse events, handling, 265

mouse hover states, handling, 218

mouse move and release events, handling, 395

578

MOUSE_UP event, 285

moveToO method, 170

movie clip

changing opacity of, 117-118

creating and placing on stage, 110-113

setting rotation property for, 118-119

MovieClip class, 108-109

movie clip symbol, converting display object to , 110-113

movies, making full screen, 146-150

MP3 format, using iTunes to convert to, 303

MP3 player, building, 321-352

Mr. Smiley

adding radial fill to face, 186

creating a new Smiley instance, 168

creating document class for, 167-168

setting up, 166-168

setting up subcomponent for, 167-168

Shape class as base class for, 167

simplifying the code for, 189-191

multiline modifier (regular expressions), 425

Multimedia Extensible Markup Language. See MXML(Multimedia Extensible Markup Language)

mx, configuring, 501-504

MXMA blog aggregator, website address, 314

mxmlc command-line compiler, for RSSReaderapplication, 494-495

MXML (Multimedia Extensible Markup Language),487-488

NnameData array instance, creating, 466-467

names_li , editing or removing items from, 377-380

naming

classes, 81

constructors, 71

imported classes, 104

methods, 84

packages, 101-102

variables (ActionScript), 29-30

Navigator panel, new RSSReader project in, 499

nested skins, in ScrollBar symbol , 386

NetConnection class, 256

example using, 257

managing connections with, 256-257

NET_STATUS event , setting up NetStream instance tolisten for, 278-279

NetStatusEvent class,205

NetStream class.256

example using. 258

loading and controlling video with, 257

onStatus events and errors . 266

public properties. 258

NetStream instance. setting up. 278

NetStream onStatus event , 278

NetStream .pauseO function, 291

NetStream .Time information, getting for Video .as file. 281

New Flex Project dialog box, 514

New Flex Project Wizard, 498

new ImageO method, 466

new keyword, 408

creating component instance with , 358

creating new display objects with. 126

node. defined (XML). 432

NumericStepper component. 363

new operator. 38

creating objects with, 71-72

numeric data types. 31-32

oobject-orientation iPod example, 70

Object Oriented Actionscript 3.0 (friends of ED), 105

object-oriented programming (OOP). ActionScript and, 4

objects

casting to types. 74-76

copy ing, 73

creating with new operator, 71-72

in OOP. 4

initializing with constructor method. 87-89

instances of. 76-78

iterating over. 78

Object object. 76-78

'OBRmx, changing layout attribute of, 517

OK button. wiring up, 546-547

onAddNameO method. 377

onCanvasEnterFrameO method. 233

onCanvasKeyUpO listener, 232

onCanvasKeyUpO method, 229

onCanvasMouseDownO method, creating. 209-210

onCanvasMouseMoveO method. creating. 210

onCanvasMouseUpO method, creating, 211-212

onClickDialO handler. 395

onDataLoadedO method, 469-470

onDeleteNameO method, 377-378

one-or-more quantifier, 415

INDEX

onlmageLoadedO method, 478

onlmageSelectedO method. 460, 479

handling image selection with, 470-471

onListViewChangeO method, 461

onMetadata callback handler, viewing metadatainformation with , 267

onNameChangeO, editing list items with, 377-378

onNameSelectedO handler. 378

onOKButtonClickO method, modifying. 550

onRefreshTimeO event handler function, adding, 557

onReleaseDialO method. 395

onRotateDialO method, 395

onServiceResultO event handler

changing to use new functions, 534

expanding . 530

fleshing out. 528-532

onSpectrumO now function. adding to Sounds.as file, 332

onSquareDoubleClickO method

creating. 216

tracing string values in, 217

onSquareRollOverO method

calling drawSquareO method in, 222

creating. 219

onSubscribeDialogSubscribeO method, adding saveDataOmethod call to , 555-556

onTextFieldTextinputO handler. 236

onTextFieldTextinputO method. creating. 235-237

onXMLLoadedO method, 465

onZoomO method. 460, 472

OOP (object-oriented programming). See object-orientedprogramming (OOP)

operators

as operator. 74

is operator. 74

outputArray parameter, SoundMixer,computeSpectrumOfunction, 318

overloaded operators, 36

overriding methods of base class, 99-101

ppackage comJoundationAS3.ch4. adding import

statement to, 148

packages

defined. 80

importing classes from. 103

naming, 101-102

using to group classes, 101

579

INDEX

Panel containers, in UI, 516

panning , controlling, 316

parameters

adjusting, 358

function, 58-59

Parameters panel, 356

getting information about, 361

in Component Assets folder, 366

labeling button in, 360

opening, 359

parent nodes (XML), 432

parsing, ImageData class data, 464-466

patterns (regular expressions)

anatomy of, 409-410

email ,421-422

grouping, 417-418

pauseO command, 291

Pause event handler, for sound player, 336

Pause functionality, 286

PEMDAS,35

Perspective Angle field, 198

Peters, Keith, 160, 201

pixelHinting parameter, setting in lineStyleO method, 173

Play event handler, for sound player, 335-336

Playhead, storing position of, 312

playhead bar

creating for sound player, 329-331

creating for video player, 280-281

popt) method, removing elements from arrays with, 141

PopUpManager.removePopUpO method, 546

postfix increments, 50

prefix increments, 50

PreventDefaultTest.as

creating and saving, 234

creating basic package and class definitions for,234-235

primitive data types, 30-31

primitive shapes, drawing, 175-178

priority parameter, for addEventListenerO method, 206

private properties, 90

Problems panel

checking errors from, 527

for Flex Builder 2 project, 503-504

Program nodes, 439

ProgressBar component, 363

ProgressEvent class,205

project directory, 7

selecting for application, 515

580

projects, adding ActionScript to, 8-15

properties

accessing, 73

adding (iPod example) , 82-83

controlling accessto , 89-90

creating read-only with getter methods, 94-95

static, 95

property variable, 78

PropertyChangeEvent object

adding remaining public properties to, 533

creating, 532-533

propertyChange events, manually dispatching, 532

public namespace attribute, 80

public properties, 90

QQuality option, on Profiles tab, 251

quantifiers (regular expressions), 414-416

RRadioButton component, 363

radios layer, adding components to, 455-456

ranges, character (regular expressions), 412-413

ratios parameter, beginGradientFillO method, 184

readFloatO function, 319

Read more button, adding and wiring up, 564-565

read-only properties, creat ing with getter methods, 94-95

read5electedArticleO function, creating, 565

references, passing variables by, 61-63

refreshAllO function, creating, 556

refresh function, adding, 531-532

refreshSelectedO function, creating, 558

refreshTimer variable, creating, 556-557

RegExp class, regular expressions, 408

RegularExpression PocketReference (O'Reilly), 427

regular expressions

alternation, 412

anchors, 4"

backreferences ($) with 5tring.replaceO method, 420

backreferences (\), 418-420

backreferences, using after pattern matching, 420-421

bounds , 416-417

builiding with variables, 426

case-insensitive modifier, 423

character classes/ranges,412-413

defined, 406

dotall modifier, 425

dot metacharacter, 413-414

dot metacharacter, 414

email patterns, 421-422

examples of common, 427

extended modifier, 426

global modifier, 424-425

greedy quantifiers, 415-416

grouping patterns, 417-418

metacharacters, 410, 413-414

modifiers to change behavior of, 422-423

multiline modifier, 425

one-or-more quantifier, 415

patterns, anatomy of, 409-410

quantifiers, 414-416

reasons for using, 406-408

reference resources, 427-428

RegExp class, 408

Regular Expression Library website, 428

zero-or-more quantifier (*), 415

zero-or-one quantifier (?), 414-415

removeChildAt() method, 127

removeChildO method, 127

removeEventListenerO method, using useCaptureparameter of, 241

removeltemAtO method, 378

renderArticlesGridDateO function, creating, 561-562

renderSubscriptionsListLabelO function, creating in<mx Script> block , 537

renderSubscriptionsListLabel value, setting for labelFunc-tion attribute, S36

reserved word (ActionScript), 29

resumeO function, 291

return keyword , 56-S7

rewind end (RWEND) event, 291

rewind (RW) event, 291

RIA (rich internet application) development, 2-3, 486

RolloverTest class

making colors constants in, 223-224

responding to rollover events with , 219-222

root node

in XML document, 432

reading, 437

rotation property, setting for movie clip, 118-119

RPCs (Remote Procedure Calls), 436

RSS application, proposed layout for, 512

INDEX

RSSReader application

adding root element for MXML document, 494

compiling the application, 494-495

creating src and bin directories for, 493

setting coding attribute for, 494

writing MXML for, 494

RSSReader.mxml file

adding remainder of MXML in, 495-496

open in Source view, 499

runFFO function, 292

runRWO function, 292

RWEND event, 291

RW event , 291

SsaveDataO function, creating, S53

saveDataO method, adding calls to, 555

scaleMode, setting , 145

scaleMode parameter, setting in lineStyleO method, 173

scope, function, 63-65

script blocks, 487

ScrollBar Skins, accessing from List symbol, 38S-386

ScrollPane component, 364

scrollpane layer, adding component to , 453

seekpoints , 269

Selected button, adding click handler to, 558

selected parameter, for CheckBox component, 356

selected property, 361

SE IPY, for editing Mac as x files, 492

_service object, adding event listeners to, 528

setChildlndexO method, 122-123

setComponentStyleO method, setting style for allcomponent instances, 383

setFeedURLO function, 533

setStyleO method, 383-384

setStylesO method

creating, 382

setting all component styles with, 382-383

Shape instance, creating for Mr. Smiley, 165

shapes

creating custom, 179-180

drawing and filling, 175-189

drawing primitive, 17S-178

filling with color gradients, 183-189

filling with solid color, 180-183

Shared folder, in Component Assets folder, 366

581

INDEX

shiftKey property, flash.uLKeyboard class, 224-225

shiftO method, removing elements from arrays with, 141

sibling nodes

creating same name, 444

replacing , 445

signatures, function, 60

SimpleButton class, turning square object into a buttonwith,223

SimplelmageCell.as, creating, 473-474

SimplelmageCell class, 451

Singleton, 272

SkinnedList.as, 390-391

skinning

using classes for, 387-391

using timeline for, 384-387

skins

associating with buttons, 390-391

creating for button up state, 388-389

creating for other button states, 389-390

slash (I), in XML tags, 433

Slider component, 364

slider layer, adding component to, 454

sliceO method (Array objects) , 73

Smiley class, rewritten with the with statement, 190-191

smiley face

drawing face and eyes, 175-177

drawing glasses for, 177-178

drawing mouth of, 179, 180

simplifying the code, 189-191

using fill methods, 180-183

sound

classes associated directly with, 305

controlling volume, 315-316

fastforwarding and rewinding, 314-315

pausing, 312-313

stopping, 313

using ActionScript to play, 305-321

sound.as class

adding declarations to , 331

adding event handler code to , 333

adding event listener to loadsongn function in, 332

instantiating variables, 331

Soundbooth, using, 305

SoundChannel class

controlling sound channels with, 306

public properties, 306

setting position property with, 312-313

SoundChannel.stopO function, stopping sound with, 313

582

Sound class

accessing sound files with, 305

demo , 306

public properties of, 306

Sound.c1oseO method, 313

sound files

converting to MP3 format with iTunes, 303

importing and converting, 302

SoundLoader class, public properties, 307

SoundLoaderContext class, doing security checks with,307

soundManager instance, adding to display list, 327

SoundMixer class, controlling sounds globally with,308-309

SoundMixer.computeSpectrumO function

in ActionScript 3.0, 316

parameters accepted by, 318

sound player

adding display items, 328-333

adding sound spectrum, 331-332

building, 321-352

controlling audio as it plays, 333-343

controlling volume and panning , 343-352

creating loading progress bar, 328-329

creating playhead bar, 329-331

displaying ID3 track metadata, 332-333

handling button events for, 339-343

setting up project, 322-327

sound player application

definitions and commands, 310-311

pausing sound, 312-313

preloading a buffer, 311

understanding basics of, 310-321

Sounds.as class

adding Timer declarations to , 342-343

adding volume and panning settings, 341-342

buffering sound, 327

constructor for, 326-327

creating, 325-327

defining function to play sound file , 327

handling events in, 339-341

import and variable declarations, 325-326

storing volume and pan settings in, 341-342

Sounds.as class instance, adding to display list , 334

Sounds class

creating instances of, 323

declaring and creating Main constructor, 324-325

sound spectrum

adding for sound player, 331-332

displaying, 316-319

SoundTransform class, controlling volume and panningwith, 307-308

sound visualization, creating with Drawing API, 164-165

Source view, working in for project, 504-506

Specification, creating functional for feed reader, 511-512

spectrum timer, adding event listener to, 331

spliceO method, removing elements from arrays with,141-142

spreadMethod parameter, beginGradientFiIIO method,184

Sprite class, 111-112

sprite object, new in Action5cript 3.0, 109

Square symbol

changing width and height of, 115-117

moving on the stage, 114-115

square variable

changing to a private property of object, 220-221

stage, 150

making movies full screen, 146-150

Stage class, 145

Stage.focus property, 225

setting to receive keyboard events, 227

stageHeight property, 145

stage properties, using, 145

5tage5caieMode class, 145

stageWidth property, 145

start-of-string anchors (regular expressions), 411

_startRadians, 396

_startRotation, 396

statements and expressions (ActionScript), 24-25

States panel, Flex Builder 2, 501

static properties/methods, 95

status events, handling, 265-267

status text field, setting up for video player, 278-279

Stop event handler, for sound player, 336

stopPropagationO method, 240

storyboarding, for animation development,S

stretch Factor parameter, 50undMixer.compute5pectrumOfunction, 318

String.indexOfO method vs. regular expressions, 406-408

string literals, 26

String objects, 71

String objects , 72

string operations (ActionScript), 36

5tring.replaceO method ($), using backreferences with,420

INDEX

5trokedCircle.as , 389

5trokedCircleDisabled.as, 389-390

5trokedCircleDown.as, 389

5trokedCircleOver.as, 389

strong tags, 420, 425

5tubblebine, Tony, 427

style blocks, 487

5tyledList.as, setting up for changing styles, 381-382

5tyieManager class

importing into cell renderer, 474

setting styles with, 382

styles

setting for all components, 382-383

setting for single instance of component, 383-384

setting up for changing, 381-382

styling and skinning, 381-391

styling components, 381-384

setting up for changing styles, 381-382

subscribeButton component, adding click event handlerfor, 545

5ubscribeDialog component

laying out, 543-544

wiring up buttons for, 544-547

5ubscribeDialogEvent.as file , adding constructor functionto , 548-552

5ubscribeDialogEvent class, creating, 547-548

5ubscribeDialog.mxml file, binding enabled property ofOK button, 552

subscribeO/unsubscribeO functions, creating, 545

Subscription class

creating, 522-525, 527

loading the data, 527-532

onServiceResultO event handler method, 528-532

testing , 525-527

using for data binding, 532-534

subscription management, features needed for, 512

subscriptions, allowing users to manage, 542

_subscriptions array, adding new Subscription object to ,550-551

subscriptions list

creating, 535-538

manually refreshing, 557-559

refreshing automatically, 556-557

saving between sessions, 553-556

Subscriptions panel, completing, 542-559

_subscriptions variable , initializing, 526

5WF files

development process, 4-7

paths for creating, 3

583

INDEX

switch statement

used by OnCanvasDownO listener , 230-231

vs. if else if statement, 230

switch statements , 214

Symbol class, creating, 13

symbol-editing mode, entering, 384

Tterminator, statement, 24

ternary operators, 35

testing, components after creating, 401-402

TextArea component, 364

adding to VDividedBox control, S04

TextArea control, in Article panel, S40-541

text editor

for editing ActionScript 3.0 and MXML files, 492

for editing Mac OS X files, 492

TextEvent.TEXT_INPUTevent, adding a listener for,23S-237

TextField object, filtering characters entered into, 234

Textlnput component, 364

changing graphics for, 386-387

text nodes, defined (XML), 433

thickness parameter, setting in lineStyleO method,171-172

third-party components, using, 403

thumbnail layout, improving, 473-474

TileList component, 364

tile list layer, adding component to, 455

timeline

creating layers in, 452

placing code on, 8-10

using for skinning , 384-387

timeline.fla file, creating, 8-10

timeline graphics, editing, 386-387

Timer code, adding to Videos.as class file, 291

Timer declarations, adding to Sounds.as file , 342-343

Timer event handler function, code for, 318-319

title attribute

changing value of, 539

changing value of in Article panel, 541

TitleWindow container, setting title property in, 544

togglePauseO function, 291

toStringO method, 76

calling on an XML object, 465

584

traceO function, 26, 76

traceO statement, 112, 437

type parameter, beginGradientFillO method, 184

UUI components, 363-364

UILoader component, 364

UIScrollBar component, 364

UI (user interface)

creating for Flex application, 516-518

designing, 512-513

UI widgets, components as, 356

UML diagram, showing classes and how they interact,S

UML specification, website address, S14

unary operations (ActionScript), 36-37

unary operators, 35

Unified Modeling Language (UML), 5

unsubscribeO method, 553

adding saveDataO method call to, 555-556

URLLoader instance, 436

loading external XML file with, 464

URLRequestclass, 154

for loading sound files, 30S

URLRequest (XML), 436

useCapture parameter, for addEventListenerO method,206

User Interface directory, 370

user interface. See UI (user interface)

user-specified refresh interval, improving feed readerwith,566

useWeakReference parameter, for addEventListenerOmethod,206

Vvalues

assigning to variables (ActionScript), 25-26

default for function parameters, 59

of variables, retrieving (ActionScript) , 26-28

passing variables by, 61-63

returning from functions, 56-58

variable parameters, 60-61

variables

builiding regular expressions with, 426

passing by values and references , 61-63

property, 78

variables (ActionScript)

assigning values to, 25-26

Boolean, 74

Boolean data type , 31

local,63

naming, 29-30

numeric data types, 31-32

overview, 25

primitive data types, 30-31

retrieving values of, 26-28

VDividedBox control

adding DataGrid control to, 502-503

adding Panel containers as children to , 517-518

adding TextArea component to , 504

adding to Flex Builder 2 project, 502

adding to HDividedBox parent, 517

vector graphics, creating with Drawing API, 163-201

video

adding button functionality, 284-290

buffering, 259

capturing, 247-248

controlling on the stage, 283-297

delivering, 252-255

delivery method comparisons, 252-255

encoding, 245-246

experience of, 244

fast-forwarding and rewinding, 260-261

handling events for, 265-272

marketing use of, 244

on the modern Web, 243-245

pausing, 259

playing, 259

playing with ActionScript, 256

security of loading and playing, 255

software for capturing, 247

stopping, 259

where ActionScript comes in, 245

working with, 243-298

Video .as file, getting NetStream.Time information for, 281

Video class, 256

creating video objects with , 261-262

public properties, 261

Video codec option, on Profiles tab, 250

video components, 365-366

video events, handling , 265-272

Video object

adding to display list, 261-262

example for creating, 261

video objects, creating with Video class, 261-262

video player

building, 272-297

class files for, 272

controlling, 278-283

creating the Main.as file, 274-275

creating the playhead bar, 280-281

creating the Videos.as file, 275-277

handling cue points, 282-283

handling metadata, 281-282

implementing loading progress bar, 279

setting up project, 273

setting up status text field, 278-279

Videos.as class

adding timer handler functions to, 291

finishing, 290-297

Videos.as file

adding cpHandler function to, 282-283

assigning references for, 276

calling and playing, 277

creating, 275-277

creating event handler in, 278-279

creating headPosition function for, 280-281

declaring variables for, 275

finished version of, 281 , 292-297

netConnection and netStream classsetup, 276

Videoss.as file, adding mdHandler function to, 281

visitSelectedSiteO function, creating, 563

Visit site button, adding, 562-563

visual objects . See also display objects

managing depth of, 119-125

volume, controlling, 315-316

volume and panning

adding settings to Sounds.as file , 341-342

controlling for sound player, 343-352

Wwebsite addresses

ActionScript 3.0 tutorial, 3

Adobe Exchange, 403

Adobe information, 511

Adobe , 2, 3,488,489

Ant, 3

Ask a Ninja, 244

Brightcove, 244

Crackle, 244

INDEX

585

INDEX

Eclipse open development platform, 496

Ecma International, 433

Eyespot, 244

Flash Components network, 403

F1ashDevelop text editor, 492

Flashloaded, 403

for downloading book files, 7

for Flex Builder trial, 488

GolfSpan, 244

Google Finance, 164

Hulu, 244

"Great Pockets", 244

[urnpcut, 244

mommetv.com, 244

Motionbox, 244

MXMA blog aggregator, 314

Regular Expression Library, 428

Rewer, 244

stickam.com , 244

UML specification, 514

YouTube, 244

while loops (ActionScript), 47-50

widgets. See also components

creating visual, 392

drag-and-drop, 355

wildcard symbol (*), in searches, 439

Windows Movie Maker, capturing video with, 247

with statement, Smiley class rewritten with, 190-191

586

XYZ_xDirection property, 228

XML and E4X, 434

XML document, components of , 432-433

XML elements , 433

reading attributes, 438

searching for, 440-442

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

getting data from remote source, 436

modifying, 443

reading, 436

reading text nodes, 442

searching, 439-442

using, 431

XML file

accessing, 434-436

displaying into application, 461-463

loading and creating image instances, 463-464

loading, 434-436

loading with URLLoader instance, 464

XMLList object, 437

XML object

adding elements to , 443

creating, 434

removing elements and attributes from, 446

XML syndication library, installing, 519-521, 566

XML tree, 432

reading elements in, 437-438

x, y coordinates

position of 0, 0, 170

3Direction property, 227

zero-or-more quantifier (*), 415

zero-or-one quantifier m, 414-415

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