Flex 3 Beyond the Basics

Delves into advanced Flex development skills, like custom popup windows, parsing XML, and integration.In Flex 3 Beyond the Basics, David Gassner delves into advanced Flex development skills, including custom popup windows and programmatic animation; parsing XML with E4X; and integrating Flex applications with ColdFusion, ASP.NET, and PHP. He explores effective ways to use Flash and Flex together, including the exchange of graphical skins, symbols, and components. David also demonstrates how to localize a Flex application. This course is a follow-up to Flex 3 Essential Training, and some experience with ActionScript 3, Flex Builder, and the Flex 3 Framework is recommended. Example files accompany the course. Topics include: Using the Tree and MenuBar controls Integrating with ColdFusion, PHP, and ASP.NET Managing an asynchronous state with AsyncToken Filtering, sorting, and finding data with ArrayCollection Working with Modules