Flex 4 in Action

Chapter 12. Application navigation

This chapter covers

• Components that facilitate navigation
• Assembling data to drive navigation components
• Interacting with navigation components

We’ve explored application flow and structure through custom and native application events. Events provide a clear way of communicating between different parts of the application. An important aspect of application development is the ability to move from one functional area of the application to another. We borrow from a real-world metaphor and refer to this activity as navigation. Just as with navigation in the real world, it’s important to maintain familiarity with navigation components. In this chapter, we’ll look at the following components that you’ll use to add ...