Essential ActionScript 2.0
Essential ActionScript 2.0 By Colin Moock
June 2004
Pages: 528

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Table of Contents

  1. The ActionScript 2.0 Language

    1. Chapter 1 ActionScript 2.0 Overview

      1. ActionScript 2.0 Features
      2. Features Introduced by Flash Player 7
      3. Flash MX 2004 Version 2 Components
      4. ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0 in Flash Player 6 and 7
      5. Let's Go OOP

    2. Chapter 2 Object-Oriented ActionScript

      1. Procedural Programming and Object-Oriented Programming
      2. Key Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
      3. But How Do I Apply OOP?
      4. On with the Show!

    3. Chapter 3 Datatypes and Type Checking

      1. Why Static Typing?
      2. Type Syntax
      3. Compatible Types
      4. Built-in Dynamic Classes
      5. Circumventing Type Checking
      6. Casting
      7. Datatype Information for Built-in Classes
      8. ActionScript 2.0 Type Checking Gotchas
      9. Up Next: Creating Classes—Your Own Datatypes!

    4. Chapter 4 Classes

      1. Defining Classes
      2. Constructor Functions (Take 1)
      3. Properties
      4. Methods
      5. Constructor Functions (Take 2)
      6. Completing the Box Class
      7. Putting Theory into Practice

    5. Chapter 5 Authoring an ActionScript 2.0 Class

      1. Class Authoring Quick Start
      2. Designing the ImageViewer Class
      3. ImageViewer Implementation (Take 1)
      4. Using ImageViewer in a Movie
      5. ImageViewer Implementation (Take 2)
      6. ImageViewer Implementation (Take 3)
      7. Back to the Classroom

    6. Chapter 6 Inheritance

      1. A Primer on Inheritance
      2. Subclasses as Subtypes
      3. An OOP Chat Example
      4. Overriding Methods and Properties
      5. Constructor Functions in Subclasses
      6. Subclassing Built-in Classes
      7. Augmenting Built-in Classes and Objects
      8. The Theory of Inheritance
      9. Abstract and Final Classes Not Supported
      10. Let's Try Inheritance

    7. Chapter 7 Authoring an ActionScript 2.0 Subclass

      1. Extending ImageViewer's Capabilities
      2. The ImageViewerDeluxe Skeleton
      3. Adding setPosition( ) and setSize( ) Methods
      4. Autosizing the Image Viewer
      5. Using ImageViewerDeluxe
      6. Moving Right Along

    8. Chapter 8 Interfaces

      1. The Case for Interfaces
      2. Interfaces and Multidatatype Classes
      3. Interface Syntax and Use
      4. Multiple Type Inheritance with Interfaces
      5. Up Next, Packages

    9. Chapter 9 Packages

      1. Package Syntax
      2. Defining Packages
      3. Package Access and the Classpath
      4. Simulating Packages in ActionScript 1.0
      5. Just a Little More Theory

    10. Chapter 10 Exceptions

      1. The Exception-Handling Cycle
      2. Handling Multiple Types of Exceptions
      3. Exception Bubbling
      4. The finally Block
      5. Nested Exceptions
      6. Control Flow Changes in try/catch/finally
      7. Limitations of Exception Handling in ActionScript 2.0
      8. From Concepts to Code

  2. Application Development

    1. Chapter 11 An OOP Application Framework

      1. The Basic Directory Structure
      2. The Flash Document (.fla file)
      3. The Classes
      4. The Document Timeline
      5. The Exported Flash Movie (.swf file)
      6. Projects in Flash MX Professional 2004
      7. Let's See It in Action!

    2. Chapter 12 Using Components with ActionScript 2.0

      1. Currency Converter Application Overview
      2. Preparing the Flash Document
      3. The CurrencyConverter Class
      4. Handling Component Events
      5. Components Complete

    3. Chapter 13 MovieClip Subclasses

      1. The Duality of MovieClip Subclasses
      2. Avatar: A MovieClip Subclass Example
      3. Avatar: The Composition Version
      4. Issues with Nested Assets
      5. A Note on MovieClip Sub-subclasses
      6. Curiouser and Curiouser

    4. Chapter 14 Distributing Class Libraries

      1. Sharing Class Source Files
      2. Sharing Classes Without Sharing Source Files
      3. Solving Real OOP Problems

  3. Design Pattern Examples in ActionScript 2.0

    1. Chapter 15 Introduction to Design Patterns

      1. Bring on the Patterns

    2. Chapter 16 The Observer Design Pattern

      1. Implementing Observer in ActionScript 2.0
      2. Logger: A Complete Observer Example
      3. Memory Management Issues with Observer
      4. Beyond Observer

    3. Chapter 17 The Singleton Design Pattern

      1. Implementing Singleton in ActionScript 2.0
      2. The Singleton Pattern in the Logger Class
      3. Singleton Versus Class Methods and Class Properties
      4. A Warning Against Singletons as Globals
      5. On to User Interfaces

    4. Chapter 18 The Model-View-Controller Design Pattern

      1. The General Architecture of MVC
      2. A Generalized MVC Implementation
      3. An MVC Clock
      4. Further Exploration

    5. Chapter 19 The Delegation Event Model

      1. Structure and Participants
      2. The Flow of Logic
      3. Core Implementation
      4. NightSky: A Delegation Event Model Example
      5. Other Event Architectures in ActionScript
      6. From Some Place to Some OtherPlace

  4. Appendixes

    1. Appendix A ActionScript 2.0 Language Quick Reference

      1. Global Properties
      2. Global Functions

    2. Appendix B Differences from ECMAScript Edition 4

  1. Colophon

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