Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications
Application developers can use Flex to create rich media applications with intelligent coding, interactive step-through debugging, and visual design of user interface layout, appearance, and behaviour. Flex Builder 3 comprises the complete Flex framework including compilers, component library and debuggers.
Quick Facts
Duration: 3 Days
Class Size: 10
Level: Beg / Int
Times: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx
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About the Course
Flex 3: Developing Rich Internet Client Applications is a 3 day course providing experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience using Flex. Developers are introduced to Adobe Flex Builder and Eclipse. Topics covered include templates, events handling, constraint-based layouts, view states, application navigation, forms and customisation. Participants will also learn about ActionScript data models, data exchange using custom events, retrieving XML data with HTTP, and DataGrid controls.
Who should do this course?
This course is designed for application developers who want to create rich media web applications. Developers are introduced to all the primary features of Flex they'll need to know in order to build a fully functional, well architected front end for a Rich Internet Application (RIA).
Prerequisites
This course is designed for experienced developers. Participants should be familiar with an object-oriented programming language such as Java or C++, and XML terminology.
Course Units
- Unit 1: Introducing Adobe Flex 3
- - Understanding rich Internet applications
- - Introducing the Adobe Flex
- - Understanding Adobe Flex Builder
- - 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
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- Unit 2: Getting Started with Flex
- - Understanding the relationship between Eclipse and Flex Builder
- - Exploring the Flex Builder interface
- - Creating a project and your first application
- - Debugging a Flex application
- - Accessing help in Adobe Flex Builder
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- Unit 3: Templates
- - Creating a simple Flex application
- - Displaying images
- - Laying out a Flex application with containers
- - Using a Panel container
- - Using a ControlBar container
- - Adding user interface controls
- - Creating bindings between components
- - Architecting an application with MXML components
- - Creating properties and methods of MXML components
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- Unit 4: Handling Events
- - Understanding events
- - Creating event handlers using inline ActionScript
- - Handling events with ActionScript functions
- - Placing ActionScript functions in external files
- - Understanding the Event object
- - Implementing the addEventListener() method
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- Unit 5: Laying out an Application Using Constraint-Based Layout
- - Understanding absolute positioning
- - Positioning components within the Canvas container
- - Creating a constraint-based layout using Flex Builder
- - Creating a constraint-based layout in MXML
- - Using Enhanced Constraints
- - Using constraint-based layouts with nested components
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- Unit 6: Using View States for Application Design
- - Understanding view states
- - Controlling view states
- - Reviewing the generated MXML code
- - Creating view states that include custom component states
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- Unit 7: Creating Application Navigation
- - Understanding navigator containers and controls
- - Using the LinkBar control
- - Using the TabBar control
- - Using the ViewStack container
- - Using the TabNavigator container
- - Using the Accordion container
- - Using the Tile container
- - Using ButtonBar and ToggleButtonBar
- - Using the ApplicationControlBar container
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- Unit 8: Customizing the Application
- - Customizing Flex application look and feel
- - Modifying Styles to change look-and-feel
- - Using Theme
- - Applying behaviors to components
- - Applying transitions to view states
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- Unit 9: Using ActionScript Data Models
- - Using the MVC design pattern
- - Creating an MXML data model
- - Using ActionScript classes as a data model
- - Creating an ActionScript constructor with parameters
- - Defining class methods
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- Unit 10: Exchanging Data Between Components Using Custom Events
- - Understanding the problem with bindings
- - Creating custom events
- - Sending data with a custom event
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- Unit 11: Creating Data Entry Forms
- - Using the Form container
- - Sharing Form Data
- - Validating Form Data
- - Trigerring validation with events
- - Triggering validation with ActionScript
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- Unit 13: Retrieving XML Data with HTTP Service
- - Retrieving XML data at runtime
- - Handling results
- - Handling results using an event handler
- - Handling faults
- - Making HTTP requests to different domains
- - Making HTTP requests with parameters
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- Unit 15: Displaying Data Using the DataGrid
- - Using the DataGrid control
- - Specifying DataGrid columns
- - Formatting DataGrid columns
- - Using item renderers and item editors
- - Inline item renderers and item editors
- - Item renderer and item editor components
- - Using the TileList and HorizontalList
- - Using events and selected items with list-based components
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Upcoming Courses
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Sydney
Level 11, 32 Walker Street
North Sydney
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Melbourne
Level 12, 379 Collins Street
Melbourne
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Brisbane
C/- Training Choice, Mezzanine Level, 88 Creek Street
Brisbane
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Canberra
C/- Training Choice, Level 4, 54 Marcus Clarke Street
Canberra
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Adelaide
C/- Mindfull Computer & Seminar, Level 4, 74 Pirie Street
Adelaide
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Perth
C/- Training Choice, Level 7, 105 St Georges Terrace
Perth
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Duration: 3 Days
Class Size: 10
Level: Beg / Int
Times: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx
