Unit 1: Introducing the Course
* Understanding the course format
* Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
* Looking at the course outline
Unit 2: Controlling Visual Objects with ActionScript
* Using the Actions and Help panels
* Declaring variables and their data types
* Using the trace() function
* Using code hinting
* Assigning instance names and using them to assign runtime propertyvalues
* Using the with operator
* Introducing core properties of visual built-in ActionScript 2.0classes: MovieClip, Button, and TextField
* Controlling Button and MovieClip position and visual state
* Controlling TextField content
* Introducing core properties of non-visual built-in classes: Math
* Using mathematical operators
* Understanding data type conversion
Unit 3: Using and Writing Functions
* Working with Flash Player global functions
* Converting values returned from functions and assigning them fordisplay
* Writing user defined functions
* Returning, or not returning, data from a function
* Understanding variable scope
* Adding code within a MovieClip symbol's own timeline
* Introducing the this operator
* Understanding object methods
* Introducing core methods of visual built-in classes:
* MovieClip and TextField
* Controlling the MovieClip playhead within its timeline
* Loading external MovieClip content
* Understanding cross-domain security issues
* Exporting and attaching MovieClip symbol instances at runtime
* Writing and using user defined functions to create visual content
* Understanding depth
* Dynamically referring to instance names and property names at runtime
Unit 4: Using Text, Dates, Math and Paths
* Controlling TextField formatting through code
* Creating and formatting TextFields at runtime
* Using Date objects
* Working with String concatenation
* Generating random numbers and integers using the Math class
* Understanding relative path names
* Controlling nested MovieClip objects
Unit 5: Understanding and Handling Events
* Understanding event driven programming
* Working with event handler syntax
* Moving from symbol-based to timeline-based event handling
* Introducing core events of visual built-in classes: Button,MovieClip, and TextField
* Controlling the playhead within an event handler
* Understanding the this keyword inside an event handler
* Creating rollover effects
* Responding to TextField focus events
* Calling a single function from multiple event handlers
* Referring to a parent object from within an event handler
Unit 6: Managing Color, Sound, and Data with Built-In Classes
* Understanding complex (aggregate) variables
* Working with Arrays
* Working with generic Objects
* Transforming MovieClip objects using Transform and * ColorTransform objects
* Generating random color transformations
* Using Sound objects
* Creating audio feedback with event-driven sounds linked from the Library
Unit 7: Making Decisions and Repeating Yourself
* Understanding looped code
* Using loops and arrays to attach, name, and control
* MovieClip objects
* Using loops to create, name, and control TextFields to display data object values
* Understanding conditional code execution
* Surveying the comparison and logical operators
* Using if/else comparison to toggle MovieClip visual states
Unit 8: Animating with ActionScript
* Dragging and dropping a MovieClip object
* Testing for collision between MovieClip objects
* Initializing attached MovieClip objects
* Using the onEnterFrame event handler
* Controlling visual change rate
* Testing and responding to position at runtime
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