Adobe Flash and Flex ActionScript

Learn just what you need to know, with a Connect Learning tutor

ActionScript 3 is an object-oriented scripting tool used to create interactivity and to inject magic into customized interfaces and animations. It was completely rewritten, and is far faster and more capable than ActionScript 2

CL ActionScript tutor works with you on what you need to learn now. Some of the possible topics include

MovieClips and Variables

  • Communicating to MovieClips
  • Modifying MovieClip properties
  • Understanding variables
  • Setting variable data types
  • Using trace statements
  • Using comments

Using and Writing Functions

  • Understanding functions
  • Using functions
  • Writing custom functions
  • Making a function modular
  • Making a function return a value

Responding to Events

  • Understanding event types
  • Using a listener to catch an event
  • Writing event handlers
  • Responding to mouse events
  • Responding to keyboard events
  • Creating a link to a website
  • Using the enterframe to create animation
  • Using the timer event to control animation

Understanding conditional statements

  • Writing a conditional statement
  • Understanding conditional operators
  • Using conditional operators
  • Setting up alternate conditions
  • Writing compound conditions

Using Text and Arrays

  • Creating a text field
  • Styling a text field
  • Capturing data from a text field
  • Loading external text
  • Scrolling a text field
  • Understanding arrays
  • Using Text and Arrays

Understanding conditional statements

  • Writing a conditional statement
  • Understanding conditional operators
  • Using conditional operators
  • Setting up alternate conditions
  • Writing compound conditions
  • Using a loop to generate instances of a class
  • Placing loop-created instances

Using Math…and Loving It!

  • Understanding the math class
  • Using basic math operators
  • Generating random numbers
  • Using different techniques to round numbers

Creating Flash Forms

  • How to create simple forms in Flash
  • How to format data using the DataGrid Object

Creating an Application

  • Storyboarding your application effectively
  • Steps customized for the learner

Using Advanced Graphic and Animation Tools

  • Drawing with code
  • Creating a color change
  • Generating a random color change
  • Animating a color change
  • Using filters
  • Modifying filter properties
  • Animating filters