Adobe Flex 3.0 Programming Action Script 3 Prog AS

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Chapter 1: About this manual
- Using this manual
- Accessing ActionScript documentation
- ActionScript learning resources
Chapter 2: Introduction to ActionScript 3.0
- About ActionScript
- Advantages of ActionScript 3.0
- What’s new in ActionScript 3.0
- Compatibility with previous versions
Chapter 3: Getting started with ActionScript
- Programming fundamentals
- Working with objects
- Common program elements
- Building applications with ActionScript
- Creating your own classes
- Example: Creating a basic application
- Running subsequent examples
Chapter 4: ActionScript language and syntax
- Language overview
- Objects and classes
- Packages and namespaces
- Variables
- Data types
- Syntax
- Operators
- Conditionals
- Looping
- Functions
Chapter 5: Object-oriented programming in ActionScript
- Basics of object-oriented programming
- Classes
- Interfaces
- Inheritance
- Advanced topics
- Example: GeometricShapes
Chapter 6: Working with dates and times
- Basics of dates and times
- Managing calendar dates and times
- Controlling time intervals
- Example: Simple analog clock
Chapter 7: Working with strings
- Basics of strings
- Creating strings
- The length property
- Working with characters in strings
- Comparing strings
- Obtaining string representations of other objects
- Concatenating strings
- Finding substrings and patterns in strings
- Converting strings between uppercase and lowercase
- Example: ASCII art
Chapter 8: Working with arrays
- Basics of arrays
- Indexed arrays
- Associative arrays
- Multidimensional arrays
- Cloning arrays
- Advanced topics
- Example: PlayList
Chapter 9: Handling errors
- Basics of error handling
- Types of errors
- Error handling in ActionScript 3.0
- Working with the debugger versions of Flash Player and AIR
- Handling synchronous errors in an application
- Creating custom error classes
- Responding to error events and status
- Comparing the Error classes
- Example: CustomErrors application
Chapter 10: Using regular expressions
- Basics of regular expressions
- Regular expression syntax
- Methods for using regular expressions with strings
- Example: A Wiki parser
Chapter 11: Working with XML
- Basics of XML
- The E4X approach to XML processing
- XML objects
- XMLList objects
- Initializing XML variables
- Assembling and transforming XML objects
- Traversing XML structures
- Using XML namespaces
- XML type conversion
- Reading external XML documents
- Example: Loading RSS data from the Internet
Chapter 12: Handling events
- Basics of handling events
- How ActionScript 3.0 event handling differs from earlier versions
- The event flow
- Event objects
- Event listeners
- Example: Alarm Clock
Chapter 13: Display programming
- Basics of display programming
- Core display classes
- Advantages of the display list approach
- Working with display objects
- Manipulating display objects
- Animating objects
- Loading display content dynamically
- Example: SpriteArranger
Chapter 14: Using the drawing API
- Basics of using the drawing API
- Understanding the Graphics class
- Drawing lines and curves
- Drawing shapes using built-in methods
- Creating gradient lines and fills
- Using the Math class with drawing methods
- Animating with the drawing API
- Example: Algorithmic Visual Generator
Chapter 15: Working with geometry
- Basics of geometry
- Using Point objects
- Using Rectangle objects
- Using Matrix objects
- Example: Applying a matrix transformation to a display object
Chapter 16: Filtering display objects
- Basics of filtering display objects
- Creating and applying filters
- Available display filters
- Example: Filter Workbench
Chapter 17: Working with movie clips
- Basics of movie clips
- Working with MovieClip objects
- Controlling movie clip playback
- Creating MovieClip objects with ActionScript
- Loading an external SWF file
- Example: RuntimeAssetsExplorer
Chapter 18: Working with text
- Basics of working with text
- Displaying text
- Selecting and manipulating text
- Capturing text input
- Restricting text input
- Formatting text
- Advanced text rendering
- Working with static text
- Example: Newspaper-style text formatting
Chapter 19: Working with bitmaps
- Basics of working with bitmaps
- The Bitmap and BitmapData classes
- Manipulating pixels
- Copying bitmap data
- Making textures with noise functions
- Scrolling bitmaps
- Taking advantage of mipmapping
- Example: Animated spinning moon
Chapter 20: Working with video
- Basics of video
- Understanding the Flash Video (FLV) format
- Understanding the Video class
- Loading video files
- Controlling video playback
- Streaming video files
- Understanding cue points
- Writing callback methods for onCuePoint and onMetaData
- Using cue points
- Using video metadata
- Capturing camera input
- Advanced topics
- Example: Video Jukebox
Chapter 21: Working with sound
- Basics of working with sound
- Understanding the sound architecture
- Loading external sound files
- Working with embedded sounds
- Working with streaming sound files
- Playing sounds
- Security considerations when loading and playing sounds
- Controlling sound volume and panning
- Working with sound metadata
- Accessing raw sound data
- Capturing sound input
- Example: Podcast Player
Chapter 22: Capturing user input
- Basics of user input
- Capturing keyboard input
- Capturing mouse input
- Example: WordSearch
Chapter 23: Networking and communication
- Basics of networking and communication
- Working with external data
- Connecting to other Flash Player and AIR instances
- Socket connections
- Storing local data
- Working with file upload and download
- Example: Building a Telnet client
- Example: Uploading and downloading files
Chapter 24: Client system environment
- Basics of the client system environment
- Using the System class
- Using the Capabilities class
- Using the ApplicationDomain class
- Using the IME class
- Example: Detecting system capabilities
Chapter 25: Printing
- Basics of printing
- Printing a page
- Flash Player and AIR tasks and system printing
- Setting size, scale, and orientation
- Example: Multiple-page printing
- Example: Scaling, cropping, and responding
Chapter 26: Using the external API
- Basics of using the external API
- External API requirements and advantages
- Using the ExternalInterface class
- Example: Using the external API with a web page container
- Example: Using the external API with an ActiveX container
Chapter 27: Flash Player security
- Flash Player security overview
- Overview of permission controls
- Security sandboxes
- Restricting networking APIs
- Full-screen mode security
- Loading content
- Cross-scripting
- Accessing loaded media as data
- Loading data
- Loading embedded content from SWF files imported into a security domain
- Working with legacy content
- Setting LocalConnection permissions
- Controlling access to scripts in a host web page
- Shared objects
- Camera, microphone, clipboard, mouse, and keyboard access
- Symbols
  - != (inequality) operator 133
  - !== (strict inequality) operator 133
  - $ metacharacter 191
  - $ replacement codes 137
  - & (ampersand) 463
  - ( ) (parentheses) metacharacters 191
  - ( ) (parentheses) operators 61
  - ( ) (XML filtering) operators 219
  - * (asterisk) metacharacter 191
  - * (asterisk) type annotation 47, 49, 54, 55
  - * (wildcard) operator, XML 219
  - + (addition) operator 134
  - + (concatenation) operator, XMLList 217
  - + (plus) metacharacter 191
  - += (addition assignment) operator 134, 217
  - , (comma) operator 45
  - . (dot) metacharacter 191
  - . (dot) operator 59, 76
  - . (dot) operator, XML 211, 217
  - .. (descendent accessor) operator, XML 217
  - ... (rest) parameter 81
  - / (forward slash) 190, 191
  - : (colon) operator 49
  - < operator 64
  - == operator 133
  - === operator 133
  - > operator 64, 133
  - >= operator 133
  - ? (question mark) 191
  - ?: (conditional) operator 69
  - @ (attribute identifier) operator, XML 211, 219
  - [ (left bracket) 191
  - \ (backslash)
    - in regular expressions 191
    - in strings 132
  - ] (right bracket) 191
  - ^ (caret) 191
  - __proto__ 34
  - __resolve 34
  - | (pipe) 196
- Numerics
  - 128-bit addresses 462
- A
  - abstract classes 87
  - accessor functions, get and set 94
  - ActionScript
    - about 33
    - advantages of 5
    - building applications with 21
    - compatibility with previous versions 7
    - description of 4
    - development process 23
    - documentation 2
    - embedding in Flex MXML files 21
    - history of OOP support 108
    - new features in 5
    - storing in ActionScript files 21
    - tools for writing 22
    - ways to include in applications 21
    - writing with text editors 23
  - ActionScript 1.0 109
  - ActionScript 2.0, prototype chain 110
  - ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM1) 108
  - ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) 108, 112
  - activation object 83
  - addCallback() method 551
  - addEventListener() method 96, 231, 240
  - addition (+) operator 134
  - addition assignment (+=) operator 134
  - additive operators 67
  - addListener() method 231
  - allowDomain() method
    - about cross-scripting 550
    - constructor and 557
    - img tag and 550
    - loading context 287
    - LocalConnection class 471
    - sound and 554
  - allowFullScreen attribute 547
  - allowInsecureDomain() method 471
  - allowNetworking tag 545
  - AllowScriptAccess parameter 558
  - alpha channel masking 282
  - alternation in regular expressions 196
  - ampersand (&) 463
  - animation 283
  - anonymous functions 75, 80
  - anti-aliasing text 367
  - application/x-www-form- urlencoded 463
  - ApplicationDomain class 287, 498, 549
  - applications, development decisions 21
  - apply() method 158
  - arguments object 78, 79, 81
  - arguments, passing by reference or value 78
  - arguments.callee property 79
  - arguments.caller property 81
  - arguments.length property 79
  - Array class
    - concat() method 151
    - constructor algorithm 158
    - extending 157
    - join() method 151
    - length property 148, 153
    - pop() method 147
    - push() method 147, 158
    - reverse() method 148
    - shift() method 147
    - slice() method 151
    - sort() method 148
    - sortOn() method 148, 150
    - splice() method 147
    - toString() method 151
    - unshift() method 147
  - arrays
    - about 144
    - array literals 60, 146
    - associative 152
    - cloning 156
    - common tasks 145
    - constructor 146
    - creating 136, 146
    - deep copy of 156
    - delete operator 148
    - examples 161
    - indexed 145
    - inserting elements 147
    - iterating through 153
    - key and value pairs 152
    - length of 148
    - maximum size 146
    - multidimensional 155
    - nested arrays and join() method 151
    - object keys 153
    - querying 151
    - removing elements 147
    - shallow copy 156
    - sorting 148
    - superconstructor 158
    - terms 145
    - typed arrays not supported 146
    - using associative and indexed arrays 156
  - as operator 51, 99
  - -as3 compiler option 157
  - AS3 namespace 114, 157
  - ASCII characters 130
  - assignment operators 69
  - associativity, rules of 64
  - asterisk (*) metacharacter 191
  - asterisk (*) type annotation 47, 49, 54, 55
  - asterisk (wildcard) operator, XML 219
  - asynchronous errors 168
  - asynchronous operation 241
  - attribute identifier (@) operator, XML 211, 219
  - audio playback, monitoring 447
  - audio security 554
  - avHardwareDisable property 538
  - AVM1 (ActionScript Virtual Machine) 108
  - AVM1Movie class 252
  - AVM2 (ActionScript Virtual Machine 2) 108, 112
- B
  - background color, making opaque 276
  - backslash (\) character
    - in regular expressions 191
    - in strings 132
  - bar (|) character 196
  - base classes 101
  - basic concepts
    - comments 19
    - creating object instances 18
    - events 13
    - flow control 20
    - methods 12
    - objects 11
    - operators 19
    - properties 12
    - variables 10
  - beginGradientFill() method 299
  - big-endian byte order 472
  - binary operators 64
  - bitmap caching
    - advantages and disadvantages 273
    - filters and 321
    - when to avoid 274
    - when to use 274
  - Bitmap class 251, 379
  - bitmap data, copying 383
  - bitmap printing 511
  - BitmapData class 379
  - BitmapData objects, applying filters 320
  - bitmaps
    - about 377
    - defining in Bitmap class 251
    - file formats 378
    - optimizing 387
    - security 553
    - smoothing 380
    - transparent versus opaque 378
  - bitwise logical operators 68
  - bitwise shift operators 67
  - block-level scope 46
  - Boolean class
    - casting 57
    - implicit coercion in strict mode 56
  - Boolean data type 53
  - bound methods 83, 95
  - brace operators ({ and }) in XML 216
  - bracket ([ and ]) characters 191
  - bracket ([ and ]) operators 76
  - browse() method 556
  - bubbles property 234
  - bubbling phase 231
  - build path 37
  - built-in classes 34
  - byte order 472
  - ByteArray class 156
  - bytes loaded 286
- C
  - caching filters and bitmaps 321
  - call() method (ExternalInterface class) 546, 558
  - callback methods
    - handling 405
  - callee property 79
  - caller property 81
  - Camera class 411
  - cameras
    - capturing input 411
    - displaying content on-screen 412
    - permissions 413
    - playback conditions 416
    - security 557, 560
    - verifying installation 413
  - cancelable property 233
  - Capabilities class 497
  - Capabilities.avHardwareDisable property 538
  - Capabilities.localFileReadDisable property 538
  - capture phase 231
  - capturing camera input 411
  - capturing user-selected text 360
  - caret (^) character 191
  - cascading style sheets. See CSS
  - case replacement in strings 138
  - case sensitivity 59
  - casting 55, 56, 57
  - catch blocks 171
  - character classes (in regular expressions) 193
  - character codes 452
  - character ranges, specifying 194
  - character-delimited string, combining arrays into 163
  - characters
    - in regular expressions 191
    - in strings 133, 135
  - charAt() method 133
  - charCodeAt() method 133
  - checkPolicyFile property 542
  - childAllowsParent property 552, 553
  - class definitions, multiple 498
  - class inheritance 112
  - class keyword 86
  - class object 34, 111
  - classes
    - about 85
    - about writing code for 25
    - abstract not supported 87
    - attributes 86
    - base 101
    - body 87
    - built-in 34
    - characteristics 12
    - creating custom 24
    - declaring static and instance properties 87
    - default access control 89
    - defining namespaces inside 87
    - definitions of 86
    - dynamic 52, 76, 89
    - dynamic attribute 86
    - inheriting instance properties 102
    - internal attribute 89
    - organizing 26
    - private attribute 88
    - private classes 35
    - property attributes 88
    - protected attribute 89
    - public attribute 88
    - public classes 38
    - sealed 52
    - static properties 106
    - subclasses 101
    - top-level statements 87
  - classpath 37
  - clearInterval() function 127
  - clearTimeout() function 127
  - client system environment
    - about 495
    - common tasks 495
  - Clipboard
    - saving text 497
    - security 560
  - clock example 127
  - clone() method (BitmapData class) 383
  - clone() method (Event class) 235
  - close bracket 191
  - close parenthesis 191
  - code, ways to include in applications 21
  - ColdFusion 467
  - collision detection at pixel level 382
  - colon (:) operator 49
  - colors
    - adjusting in display objects 278
    - altering specific 279
    - background 276
    - combining from different images 276
    - setting for display objects 279
  - ColorTransform class 314
  - colorTransform property 314
  - comma operator 45
  - comments
    - about 19, 61
    - in XML 211, 212
  - communication
    - between Flash Player instances 467
    - between SWF files 469
    - between SWF files in different domains 471
  - compatibility, Flash Player and FLV files 417
  - compiler options 157
  - compile-time type checking 49
  - complex values 48
  - compound literals 60
  - computeSpectrum() method (SoundMixer class) 550, 553, 554
  - concat() method
    - Array class 151
    - String class 134
  - concatenation
    - of strings 134
    - of XML objects 217
  - concatenation (+) operator, XMLList 217
  - conditional (?:) operator 69
  - conditionals 69
  - connect() method
    - LocalConnection class 546
    - NetConnection class 546, 549
    - Socket class 546
    - XMLSocket class 473, 546
  - constants 62, 90, 233
  - constructors
    - about 91
    - in ActionScript 1.0 109
  - content property (Loader class) 550
  - content, loading dynamically 285
  - contentLoaderInfo property 286, 557
  - contentType property 463
  - context menu, customizing 455
  - cookies 475
  - coordinate spaces
    - defined 307
    - translating 309
  - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) 123
  - core Error classes in ActionScript 180
  - core Error classes in ECMAScript 178
  - createBox() method 313
  - createGradientBox() method 299
  - cross-domain policy files 555
    - checkPolicyFile property and 287, 554
    - extracting data 553
    - img tag and 549
    - securityDomain property and 549
    - URLLoader and URLStream classes 555
  - cross-scripting 550
  - CSS
    - defined 356
    - loading 364
    - styles 363
  - cue points
    - triggering actions 403
    - in video 402
  - currentDomain property 557
  - currentTarget property 235
  - cursors, customizing 454
  - custom classes 24
  - custom data types, enumerations 96
  - custom error classes 175
  - custom LocalConnection client 468
- D
  - data
    - loading external 462
    - security of 553, 556
    - sending to servers 466
  - data property (URLRequest class) 463
  - data structures 144
  - data types
    - about 10
    - Boolean 53
    - custom 96
    - default (untyped) 34
    - defined 48
    - int 53
    - Number 53
    - simple and complex 10
    - String 54
    - uint 54
    - void 54
  - dataFormat property 466
  - date arithmetic 124
  - Date class
    - about 122
    - constructor 123
    - date property 123
    - day property 124
    - fullYear property 123
    - getMonth() method 93, 124
    - getMonthUTC() method 124
    - getTime() method 124
    - getTimezoneOffset() method 125
    - hours property 124
    - milliseconds property 124
    - minutes property 124
    - month property 123
    - monthUTC property 124
    - parse() method 93
    - seconds property 124
    - setTime() method 124
  - Date objects
    - example of creating 123
    - getting time values from 123
  - date property 123
  - Date() constructor 123
  - dates and times
    - about 122
  - day property 124
  - debugger version, Flash Player 242
  - debugging 170
  - decode() method 463
  - decrementing values 66
  - default behavior
    - canceling 233
    - defined 230
  - default data type 34
  - default parameter values 79
  - default xml namespace directive 222
  - Delegate class 238
  - delete operator 77, 148
  - delimiter character, splitting strings into array 136
  - depth management, improved 253
  - descendent accessor (..) operator, XML 217
  - development
    - planning 21
    - process 23
  - device fonts 356
  - Dictionary class
    - about 153
    - useWeakReference parameter 154
  - dispatchEvent() method 241
  - dispatching events 227
  - display architecture 247, 294
  - display content, loading dynamically 285
  - display list
    - about 247
    - advantages 252
    - event flow 231
    - security 552
    - traversing 259
  - display list object 230
  - display object containers 248, 249, 255
  - display objects
    - about 248
    - adding to display list 255
    - adjusting colors 278
    - animating 283
    - assembling complicated objects 254
    - bitmaps 377
    - caching 273
    - choosing a subclass 264
    - clicking and dragging example 291
    - common tasks 249
    - creating 255
    - depth management 253
    - drawing API and 294
    - events 263
    - example 287, 304
    - example of rearranging 292
    - fading 280
    - filtering 318, 319, 325
    - grouping 255
    - inheritance of core classes 251
    - masking 281
    - matrix transformation 314
    - movie clips 346
    - off-list 254
    - positioning 265
    - removing filters 320
    - rotating 280, 313
    - scaling 270, 271, 313
    - security 552
    - setting colors of 279
    - size 270
    - skewing 313
    - subclassing 254
    - terms 250
    - translation 313
    - types of 251
    - user input and 450
  - display programming, about 247
  - displaying camera content on- screen 412
  - DisplayObject class
    - about 248, 255
    - stage property 231
    - subclasses 251
  - DisplayObjectContainer class 248, 252, 255
  - displayState property 261, 547
  - distance() method 309
  - division by zero 54
  - do..while loop 73
  - Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events specification 227, 230
  - documentation
    - ActionScript 2
    - Adobe Developer Center and Adobe Design Center 3
    - Programming ActionScript 3.0 contents 1
    - related to Flex 2
  - dollar sign ($) metacharacter 191
  - dollar sign ($) replacement codes 137
  - DOM Events specification 227, 230
  - domain property (LocalConnection class) 558
  - domains, communicating between 471
  - dot (.) metacharacter 191
  - dot (.) operator 59, 76
  - dot (.) operator, XML 211, 217
  - dot syntax 59
  - dotall flag in regular expressions 200
  - dotall property of regular expressions 199
  - double quotation mark in strings 132
  - download() method 546, 556
  - downloading files 483, 556
  - drag-and-drop
    - capturing interactions 453
    - creating interaction 266
  - draw() method 287, 548, 550, 553, 555
  - dynamic attribute 86
  - dynamic classes 52, 76, 89
  - dynamic text fields 356
- E
  - E4X. See XML
  - ECMAScript edition 4 draft 33
  - ECMAScript for XML. See XML
  - effects using blending modes 277
  - embedded asset classes 98
  - embedded fonts 366
    - defined 356
    - using 366
  - embedFonts property 366
  - encoding ampersand (&) 463
  - Endian.BIG_ENDIAN 472
  - Endian.LITTLE_ENDIAN 472
  - enterFrame event 232
  - enumerations 96
  - equality operators 68, 133
  - Error classes
    - about 178
    - ActionScript 180
    - ECMAScript 178
  - error events 175, 241
  - error handling
    - common tasks 166
    - default behaviors 230
    - examples 242
    - strategies 170
    - terms 166
    - tools 169
  - ErrorEvent class 176, 242
  - errors
    - about handling 165
    - asynchronous 168
    - custom classes 175
    - debugging tools 170
    - displaying 173
    - ErrorEvent class 176, 242
    - print 510
    - rethrowing 174
    - status-based events 176
    - throw statement 172
    - types of 165, 167
  - -es compiler option 157
  - escape sequences in character classes 193
  - Event class
    - about 232
    - bubbles property 234
    - cancelable property 233
    - clone() method 235
    - constants 233
    - currentTarget property 235
    - eventPhase property 234
    - isDefaultPrevented() method 235
    - method categories 235
    - preventDefault() method 230, 235
    - stopImmediatePropogation() method 235
    - stopPropogation() method 235
    - subclasses 236
    - target property 234
    - toString() method 235
    - type property 233
  - event flow 227, 231, 234
  - event handlers 229, 403
  - event listeners
    - about 228
    - changes in ActionScript 3.0 231
    - as class methods 237
    - creating 236
    - managing 239
    - outside a class 236
    - removing 241
    - technique to avoid 238
  - event objects 227
  - event target 227, 231
  - Event.COMPLETE 463
  - EventDispatcher class
    - addEventListener() method 96, 231
    - dispatchEvent() method 241
    - IEventDispatch interface and 99
    - references to 60
    - willTrigger() method 241
  - eventPhase property 234
  - events
    - basic concepts 13
    - default behaviors 230
    - dispatching 227, 241
    - for display objects 263
    - enterFrame event 232
    - error 175, 241
    - event flow 227, 231, 234
    - event objects 232
    - init event 232
    - parent node 232
    - security 553
    - status change 177
    - target node 231
    - this keyword 238
    - See also event listeners
  - exactSettings property (Security class) 557
  - examples
    - arrays 161
    - building a Telnet client 486
    - detecting system capabilities 504
    - error handling 242
    - filtering images 338
    - GeometricShapes 115
    - loading RSS data 224
    - Matrix class 314
    - multi-page printing 514
    - rearranging display object layers 292
    - regular expressions 203
    - RunTimeAssetsExplorer 351
    - SimpleClock 127
    - sound application 443
    - SpriteArranger class 289
    - strings 138
    - text formatting 369
    - using external API with a web page container 524
    - video jukebox 418
    - Wiki parser 203
    - WordSearch 456
  - exceptions 167
  - exec() method 202
  - explicit type conversion 55
  - extended flag in regular expressions 201
  - extended property of regular expressions 199
  - extends keyword 101
  - external API
    - about 518
    - advantages 519
    - common tasks 518
    - concepts and terms 519
    - example 524
    - XML format 522
  - external code, calling from ActionScript 521
  - external containers, getting information about 520
  - external data, loading 462
  - external documents, loading data 464
  - external SWF files, loading 350
  - ExternalInterface class 519, 546, 558
  - ExternalInterface.addCallback() method 551
- F
  - facade class 444
  - fading display objects 280
  - fast-forwarding movie clips 348
  - file size, smaller for shapes 253
  - FileReference class 478, 546, 556
  - FileReferenceList class 484, 556
  - files
    - downloading 556
    - uploading 484, 556
  - filtering XML data 219
  - filters
    - applying for display objects 319
    - applying to BitmapData objects 320
    - bitmap caching and 321
    - changing at run time 321
    - common tasks 318
    - creating 319
    - for display and bitmap objects 325
    - explanation of 321
    - for images, example 338
    - removing for display objects 320
  - final attribute 50, 94, 96, 105
  - first sprite loaded 248, 286
  - fixed property inheritance 112
  - flags in regular expressions 199
  - Flash authoring, when to use for ActionScript 22
  - Flash cookie 475
  - Flash Media Server 550
  - flash package 36
  - Flash Player
    - communicating between instances 467
    - compatibility with encoded FLV 417
    - debugger version 242
    - IME and 500
    - version 6 109
  - Flash Video. See FLV
  - flash.display package
    - about display programming 247
    - bitmaps and 377
    - drawing API and 294
    - filtering and 318
    - movie clips and 346
    - sound and 424
    - text and 355
    - user input and 450
  - flash.geom package 307
  - flash_proxy namespace 41
  - Flex
    - embedding ActionScript 21
  - Flex, when to use for ActionScript 23
  - flow control, basic concepts 20
  - FLV
    - configuring for hosting on server 417
    - file format 398
    - Flash Player and 417
    - on Macintosh 418
  - focus, managing in interactions 455
  - fonts
    - device 356
    - embedded 356, 366
  - for each..in statement 72, 153, 221
  - for loops 71
  - for loops, XML 211, 221
  - for..in statement 72, 153, 221
  - form feed character 132
  - formatting text 362, 365
  - forward slash 190, 191
  - frameRate property 260
  - frames, jumping to 349
  - fromCharCode() method 133
  - fscommand() function 467, 546, 558
  - fullScreen event 261
  - full-screen mode 261, 262, 547
  - fullScreenSourceRect property 262
  - fullYear property 123
  - function closures 74, 78, 83
  - function expressions 75
  - function keyword 74, 91
  - function objects 85
  - function parameters 78
  - function statements 74
  - Function.apply() method 158
  - functions
    - about 74
    - accessor 94
    - adding properties to 82
    - anonymous 75, 80
    - arguments object 78
    - calling 74
    - nested 78, 83
    - objects 82
    - parameters 78
    - parentheses 74
    - recursive 80
    - returning values 77
    - scope 77, 83
    - timing 126
- G
  - g flag (in regular expressions) 199
  - garbage collection 76, 154
  - generic objects 60, 152
  - GeometricShapes example 115
  - geometry
    - about 307
    - common tasks using 308
    - concepts and terms 295, 308
  - getDefinition() method 557
  - getImageReference() method 550
  - getLocal() method 475, 546, 558, 559
  - getMonth() method 93, 124
  - getMonthUTC() method 124
  - getRect() method 312
  - getRemote() method 475, 546, 559
  - getters and setters
    - about 94
    - overriding 106
  - getTime() method 124
  - getTimer() function 127
  - getTimezoneOffset() method 125
  - GIF graphics 285
  - global flag in regular expressions 199
  - global object 83
  - global property of regular expressions 199
  - global scope 83
  - global variables 45
  - gradients 299
  - graphics, loading 285
  - greater-than operator 64, 133
  - greater-than-or-equal-to operator 133
  - grouping display objects 255
  - groups, in regular expressions 196
- H
  - Hardware scaling 262
  - hashes 152, 153
  - hoisting 46
  - hours property 124
  - HTML text
    - and CSS 363
    - displaying 358
  - htmlText property 358
  - HTTP tunneling 473
- I
  - i flag (in regular expressions) 199
  - id3 property 554
  - IDataInput and IDataOutput interfaces 472
  - identifiers 38
  - IEventDispatcher interface 98, 239, 240
  - if statement 69
  - if..else statement 69
  - ignore flag in regular expressions 200
  - ignoreCase property of regular expressions 199
  - images
    - applying blending modes 277
    - defining in Bitmap class 251
    - filtering example 338
    - loading 285
    - security 553
    - in text fields 358
  - IME
    - checking availability 501
    - composition events 504
    - manipulating in Flash Player 500
  - IME conversion mode
    - determining 501
    - setting 502
  - img tag in text fields, security 549
  - implicit type conversion 55
  - import statement 37
  - importing SWF files 557
  - incrementing values 66
  - index positions in strings 133
  - indexed arrays 145
  - indexOf() method 135
  - inequality (!=) operator 133
  - infinity 54
  - inheritance
    - defined 101
    - fixed property 112
    - instance properties 102
    - static properties 106
  - init event 232
  - input text fields 356
  - instance methods 93
  - instance properties
    - declaring 87
    - inheriting 102
  - instance variables 91
  - instanceof operator 51
  - instances, creating 18
  - int class, casting 56
  - int data type 53
  - InteractiveObject class 252
  - interfaces
    - about 98
    - defining 99
    - extending 100
    - implementing in a class 100
  - internal attribute 37, 39, 89
  - intersection() method 312
  - intersects() method 312
  - IPv6 462
  - is operator 51, 99
  - isDefaultPrevented() method 235
  - isNaN() global function 47
  - iterating though arrays 153
- J
  - Java socket server 473
  - join() method 151
  - JPG graphics 285
- K
  - key codes 452
  - keyboard input, capturing 451
  - keyboard security 560
  - keys, string 152
  - keywords 62
- L
  - landscape printing 513
  - lastIndexOf() method 135
  - layering, rearranging 292
  - left bracket 191
  - left parenthesis 191
  - left-associative operators 64
  - length property
    - arguments object 79
    - Array class 148
    - strings 132
  - less-than operator 64, 133
  - less-than-or-equal operator 133
  - level property 242
  - lexical environment 83
  - lineGradientStyle() method 299
  - listeners. See event listeners
  - literal values
    - about 60
    - array literals 60, 146
    - object 152
  - little-endian byte order 472
  - load progress 286
  - load() method (Loader class) 286, 542, 546
  - load() method (Sound class) 542, 546, 549, 556
  - load() method (URLLoader class) 463, 546
  - load() method (URLStream class) 546, 556
  - loadBytes() method 286, 542
  - loaded media, accessing as data 553
  - Loader class 285, 546, 554, 557
  - LoaderContext class 286, 548, 554
  - LoaderContext object 542
  - LoaderInfo class
    - display object access 552
    - monitoring loading progress 285
  - loaderInfo property 286
  - loading context 286
  - loading graphics 285
  - loadPolicyFile() method 546
  - local storage 475
  - local variables 45
  - LocalConnection class
    - about 467
    - connectionName parameter 471
    - permissions 558
    - restricted 546
  - LocalConnection.allowDomain() method 471, 558
  - LocalConnection.allowInsecureDom ain() method 471
  - LocalConnection.client property 468
  - LocalConnection.connect() method 546
  - localFileReadDisable property 538
  - localToGlobal() method 309
  - logical operators 68
  - looping
    - do..while 73
    - for 71
    - for (XML) 211, 221
    - for each..in 72, 153, 221
    - for..in 72, 153, 221
    - while 73
- M
  - m flag (in regular expressions) 199
  - Macintosh, FLV files 418
  - mantissa 53
  - maps 152, 153
  - masking display objects 281
  - masking for alpha channel 282
  - match() method 136
  - Matrix class
    - defined 313
    - defining gradients with 299
    - example 314
    - objects, defining 313
    - rotating 313
    - scaling 313
    - skewing 314
    - translating 313
  - MAX_VALUE (Number class) 53
  - memory management 154
  - metacharacters, in regular expressions 191
  - metadata, video 408, 410
  - metasequences, in regular expressions 191, 192
  - method property (URLRequest class) 463
  - methods
    - basic concepts 12
    - bound 83, 95
    - constructors 91
    - defined 91
    - getters and setters 94, 106
    - instance 93
    - overriding 104
    - static 92
  - microphone
    - accessing 440
    - detecting activity 442
    - routing to local speakers 441
    - security 557, 560
  - Microphone class 234
  - milliseconds property 124
  - MIN_VALUE (Number class) 53
  - minutes property 124
  - MIP maps 387
  - monitor, full-screen mode 261
  - month property 123
  - monthUTC property 124
  - MorphShape class 252
  - mouse cursors, customizing 454
  - mouse security 560
  - MouseEvent class 230, 236
  - movie clips
    - about 346
    - common tasks 346
    - concepts and terms 347
    - fast-forwarding 348
    - frame rate 260
    - playing and stopping 348
    - rewinding 348
  - MovieClip class 252
    - frame rates 260
  - MovieClip objects, creating 350
  - multiline flag in regular expressions 200
  - multiline property of regular expressions 199
  - multiple class definitions 498
  - multiplicative operators 67
  - mx.util.Delegate class 238
- N
  - name conflicts, avoiding 36, 38
  - named groups (in regular expressions) 198
  - namespaces
    - about 38
    - access control specifiers 40
    - applying 40
    - AS3 114, 157
    - default namespace 39
    - defining 39, 87
    - flash_proxy 41
    - importing 43
    - namespace keyword 39
    - opening 41
    - referencing 41
    - use namespace directive 41, 43, 114
    - user-defined attributes 90
    - XML 221
  - NaN value 54
  - navigateToURL() function 546, 558
  - negated character classes (in regular expressions) 194
  - negative infinity 54
  - nested functions 78, 83
  - nested packages 36
  - NetConnection class 546
  - NetConnection.connect() method 546, 549
  - NetStream class 542, 546, 549
  - network byte order 472
  - networking
    - about 460
    - concepts and terms 461
    - restricting 545
  - new operator 35
  - newline character 132
  - nodes in XML, accessing 218
  - noncapturing groups in regular expressions 198
  - null value 47, 53, 54, 154
  - Number class
    - casting 56
    - default value 47
    - integer range 54
    - isNaN() global function 47
    - precision 54
  - Number data type 53
- O
  - Object class
  - object keys in arrays 153
  - object literals 152
  - object-oriented programming
    - common tasks for 84
    - concepts 85
  - objects
    - basic concepts 11
    - instantiating 18
  - octal numbers 57
  - off-list display objects 254
  - on() event handlers 229
  - onClipEvent() function 229
  - onCuePoint event handlers 403
  - opaque background 276
  - open bracket ([) 191
  - open parenthesis 191
  - operators
  - optional parameters 79
  - overloaded operators 64
  - override keyword 94, 95
  - overriding getters and setters 106
- P
  - package statement 86
  - packages
    - about 35
    - creating 36
    - dot operator 35, 59
    - dot syntax 60
    - importing 37
    - nested packages 36
    - top level 35, 36
  - page properties 511
  - parameters
    - optional or required 79
    - passing by value or by reference 78
  - parentAllowsChild property 552, 553
  - parentheses
    - empty 74
    - metacharacters 191
    - operators 61
    - XML filtering operators 219
  - parse() method 93
  - performance, improving for display objects 273
  - period (.). See dot
  - permissions
    - camera 413
    - LocalConnection class 558
  - pipe (|) character 196
  - pixel snapping 380
  - pixels, manipulating individual 381
  - play() method (NetStream class) 546
  - playback
    - camera and 416
    - controlling frame rate 260
    - monitoring audio 447
    - of movie clips 348
    - pausing and resuming audio 448
    - video 400
  - player. See Flash Player
  - plus sign (+) 191
  - PNG graphics 285
  - podcast applications
    - creating 443
    - extending 448
  - Point objects
    - about 308
    - additional uses for 310
    - distance between points 309
    - translating coordinate spaces 309
  - pointers (cursors), customizing 454
  - points versus pixels 513
  - polar() method 309
  - polymorphism 101
  - pop() method 147
  - portrait printing 513
  - ports, security 555
  - positions
    - of characters in strings 135
    - of display objects 265
  - positive infinity 54
  - postfix operators 66
  - prefix operators 66
  - preventDefault() method 230, 235
  - primary operators 65
  - primitive types, implicit conversions 55
  - primitive values 34, 48
  - printArea parameter 511
  - printing
    - about 508
    - common tasks 508
    - concepts and terms 509
    - exceptions and returns 510
    - multiple pages, example 514
    - orientation 513
    - page height and width 513
    - page properties 511
    - pages 509
    - points 513
    - Rectangle objects 512
    - scaling 513
    - specifying area 512
    - timeout 512
    - vector or bitmap 511
  - PrintJob statements, timing 512
  - PrintJob() constructor 509
  - priority parameter, addEventListener() method 240
  - private attribute 88
  - private classes 35
  - private constructors not supported 92
  - program flow 69
  - programs, basic definition 9
  - progress of audio playback 447
  - ProgressEvent.PROGRESS 463
  - properties
    - ActionScript versus other languages 33
    - adding to functions 82
    - basic concepts 12
    - defined, for ActionScript 3.0 88
    - of regular expressions 199
    - static and instance 87, 106
    - XML 212
  - property access operator 153
  - protected attribute 89
  - __proto__ 34
  - prototype chain 34, 110
  - prototype object 76, 110, 112
  - prototype property 110, 112
  - Proxy class 41
  - public attribute 88
  - public classes 38
  - push() method 147, 158
- Q
  - quantifiers (in regular expressions) 195
  - question mark (?) metacharacter 191
  - quotation marks 132
- R
  - Real-Tiime Messaging Protocol content security 550
  - Rectangle objects
    - additional uses for 313
    - defined 310
    - intersections 312
    - printing 512
    - repositioning 310
    - resizing 310
    - unions 312
  - recursive functions 80
  - reference, passing by 78
  - RegExp class
    - about 188
    - methods 202
    - properties 199
  - regular expressions
    - about 188
    - alternation using pipe (|) metacharacter 196
    - alternators and character groups 197
    - capturing substring matches 197
    - character classes 193
    - characters in 191
    - creating 190
    - example 203
    - flags 199
    - forward slash delimiter 190
    - groups 196
    - metacharacters 191
    - metasequences 191, 192
    - methods for working with 202
    - named groups 198
    - parameters in String methods 202
    - properties 199
    - quantifiers 195
    - searching 201
  - relational operators 68
  - replace() method 127, 137
  - replacement codes 137
  - replacing text in strings 136
  - required parameters 79
  - reserved words 62
  - __resolve 34
  - rest parameter 81
  - return statement 77, 92
  - reverse() method 148
  - rewinding movie clips 348
  - right bracket (]) 191
  - right parenthesis 191
  - right-associative operators 64
  - right-click menu (context menu) 455
  - rotate() method 313
  - rotating display objects 280, 313
  - rotating matrixes 313
  - RSS data
    - loading, example 224
    - reading for a podcast channel 444
  - RTMP content security 550
  - run time, determining user’s system 496
- S
  - s flag (in regular expressions) 199
  - sameDomain property 552
  - scale() method 313
  - scaling
    - controlling distortion 271
    - display objects 313
    - matrixes 313
    - printing 513
  - scenes, to demarcate timelines 349
  - scope
    - block-level 46
    - functions and 77, 83
    - global 83
    - variables 45
  - scope chain 83, 107
  - script timeout limit 512
  - scrolling text 358, 359
  - sealed classes 52
  - search() method 136
  - search, in regular expressions 201
  - searching strings 136
  - seconds property 124
  - security
    - accessing loaded media as data 553
    - allowNetworking tag 545
    - bitmaps 553
    - camera 557, 560
    - Clipboard 560
    - display list 552
    - event-related 553
    - files, uploading and downloading 556
    - full-screen mode 547
    - images 553
    - img tag 549
    - imported SWF files 557
    - keyboard 560
    - LocalConnection class 558
    - microphone 557, 560
    - mouse 560
    - ports 555
    - RTMP 550
    - sending data 556
    - shared objects 557, 559
    - sockets 555
    - sound 549, 554
    - Stage 551
    - URLLoader 555
    - URLStream 555
    - video 549, 555
    - See also cross-domain policy files
  - Security class 546
  - Security.allowDomain() method
    - about cross-scripting 550
    - constructor and 557
    - img tag and 550
    - loading context 287
    - sound and 554
  - Security.currentDomain property 557
  - Security.exactSettings property 557
  - SecurityDomain class 287, 549
  - semicolons 61
  - send() method (LocalConnection class) 468, 546
  - sendToURL() function 546, 556
  - Server, Flash Media 550
  - server-side scripts 466
  - setClipboard() method 560
  - setInterval() function 127
  - setters. See getters and setters
  - setTime() method 124
  - setTimeout() method 127
  - shadow 108
  - Shape class 252
  - shared objects
    - about 475
    - displaying contents of 477
    - Flash Player settings and 557
    - security and 477, 559
  - SharedObject class 475, 546
  - SharedObject.getLocal() method 558, 559
  - SharedObject.getRemote() method 559
  - shift() method 147
  - shortcut menu (context menu) 455
  - significand 53
  - SimpleButton class 252
  - SimpleClock example 127
  - single quotation mark in strings 132
  - skewing display objects 313
  - skewing matrixes 313, 314
  - slash syntax 60
  - slashes
    - backslash (\) 132, 191
    - forward slash (/) 190, 191
  - slice() method
    - Array class 151
    - String class 135
  - smoothing bitmaps 380
  - Socket class 472, 546, 555
  - socket connections 472
  - socket server 473
  - sorting arrays 148, 149
  - sound
    - sample application 443
    - security of 549, 554
    - sending to and from a server 443
  - Sound class 542, 546, 549
  - SoundFacade class 444
  - SoundLoaderContext class 542
  - SoundMixer.computeSpectrum() method 550, 553, 554
  - SoundMixer.stopAll() method 554
  - source path 37
  - speakers and microphones 441
  - speed, improving for rendering 273
  - splice() method 147
  - split() method 136
  - Sprite class 252
  - sprite, first loaded 248, 286
  - SpriteArranger class example 289
  - Stage
    - about 231, 247
    - as display object container 249
    - properties, setting 260
    - security 551
  - Stage class 231
  - Stage owner 551
  - StageDisplayState class 547
  - standard mode 50, 76
  - star (*). See asterisk
  - static attribute 90
  - static methods 92
  - static properties
    - declaring 87
    - inheritance 106
    - within scope chain 107
    - XML 212
  - static text
    - accessing 368
    - creating 252
  - static text fields 356
  - static variables 90
  - StaticText class 252
  - status change events 177
  - status-based error events 176
  - stopAll() method (SoundMixer class) 554
  - stopImmediatePropogation() method 235
  - stopping movie clips 348
  - stopPropogation() method 235
  - storing data 475
  - streaming video 402
  - strict inequality (!==) operator 133
  - strict mode
    - about 48
    - casting 56
    - dot syntax and 76
    - explicit conversion 56
    - returning values 77
    - run-time errors 50
  - String class
    - charAt() method 133
    - charCodeAt() method 133
    - concat() method 134
    - fromCharCode() method 133
    - indexOf() method 135
    - lastIndexOf() method 135
    - match() method 136
    - replace() method 137
    - search() method 136
    - slice() method 135
    - split() method 136
    - substr() and substring() methods 135
    - toLowerCase() and toUpperCase() methods 138
  - String data type 54
  - string keys 152
  - string representations of objects 134
  - strings
    - character position 135
    - checking matches in regular expressions 202
    - combining arrays into character- delimited string 163
    - common tasks 130
    - comparing 133
    - concatenating 134
    - converting case 138
    - converting data type for XML attributes 223
    - converting XML objects to 222
    - declaring 131
    - example 138, 139
    - finding substrings 135
    - index positions 133
    - length 132
    - matching substrings 197
    - patterns, finding 135, 136
    - replacing text 136
    - substrings 135, 136
    - terms 131
  - style sheets. See CSS
  - StyleSheet class 363
  - subclasses 101
  - substr() and substring() methods 135
  - substrings
    - about 135
    - creating based on a delimiter 136
    - finding and replacing 135, 136
    - matching in regular expressions 197
  - super statement 92, 93, 105
  - superclasses 101
  - superconstructor for arrays 158
  - SWF files
    - communication between domains 471
    - communication between instances 469
    - determining run-time environment 497
    - importing loaded 557
    - loading 285
    - loading external 350
    - loading older versions 351
  - switch statement 70
  - symbols in regular expressions 191
  - synchronous errors 167
  - syntactic keywords 62
  - syntax 59
  - system, determining user’s 496
  - System.setClipboard() method 560
- T
  - tab character 132
  - target node or phase 231
  - target property 234
  - Telnet client example 486
  - terminating statements 61
  - ternary operators 64
  - test() method 202
  - text
    - about 355
    - anti-aliasing 367
    - assigning formats 362
    - available types 357
    - capturing input 360
    - common tasks 356
    - concepts and terms 356
    - displaying 356
    - formatting 362, 369
    - formatting ranges of 365
    - manipulating 359
    - replacing 136
    - restricting input 361
    - saving to Clipboard 497
    - scrolling 358, 359
    - selecting 360
    - sharpness 367
    - static 252, 368
    - thickness 367
  - text editors 23
  - text fields
    - disabling IME for 503
    - dynamic 356
    - HTML in 363
    - images in 358
    - img tag and security 549
    - input 356
    - modifying 357
    - scrolling text 358
    - static 356
  - text line metrics 356, 374
  - TextEvent class 230
  - TextField class 230, 252
  - TextFormat class 362
  - TextLineMetrics class 374
  - TextSnapshot class 368
  - this keyword 93, 94, 95, 238
  - throw statement 172
  - time formats 123
  - time intervals 125
  - time unit values 123
  - time zones 123, 125
  - timeout limit 512
  - Timer class
    - about 125
    - monitoring playback 447
  - timer events 125
  - timers 125
  - timing functions 126
  - toLowerCase() method 138
  - toString() method
    - about 134
    - Array class 151
    - Event class 235
  - toUppercase() method 138
  - traits object 112
  - Transform class
  - transform property 314
  - transformation matrixes. See Matrix class
  - translate() method 313
  - translating matrixes 313
  - try..catch..finally statements 171
  - twips 513
  - type annotations 45, 49
  - type checking
    - compile-time 48
    - run-time 50
  - type conversion 55, 56, 222
  - type mismatches 49
  - type property (Event class) 233
  - typed arrays 146
  - types. See data types
- U
  - UIEventDispatcher class 229
  - uint class, casting 56
  - uint data type 54
  - unary operators 64, 66
  - undefined 34, 54, 55, 146
  - Unicode characters 130
  - Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) 39
  - union() method 312
  - Universal Time (UTC) 123
  - unordered arrays 152
  - unshift() method 147
  - untyped variables 34, 47
  - upcasting 50
  - upload() method 546, 556
  - uploading files 480, 484, 556
  - URIs 39
  - URL encoding 463
  - URLLoader class
    - about 462
    - loading XML data 215, 224
    - security and 555
    - when restricted 546
  - URLLoader constructor 463
  - URLLoader.dataFormat property 466
  - URLLoader.load() method 463
  - URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLE S 466
  - URLRequest instance 463
  - URLRequest.contentType property 463
  - URLRequest.data property 463
  - URLRequest.method property 463
  - URLRequestMethod.GET 464
  - URLRequestMethod.POST 464
  - URLs of loaded objects 286
  - URLStream class 546, 555
  - URLVariables class 462
  - URLVariables.decode() method 463
  - use namespace directive 41, 43, 114
  - useCapture parameter, addEventListener() method 240
  - user input
    - about 450
    - common tasks 450
    - concepts and terms 450
  - user interactions, managing focus 455
  - user’s system, determining at run time 496
  - user-selected text, capturing 360
  - useWeakReference parameter 154
  - UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) 123
- V
  - valueOf() method (Object class) 113
  - values
    - assigning to variables 44
    - passing arguments by 78
  - var keyword 44, 90
  - variables
  - vector printing 511
  - video
  - Video class 399
  - video jukebox example 418
  - visual objects. See display objects
  - void 54
- W
  - weak references 154
  - while loop 73
  - white space 212
  - Wiki parser example 203
  - wildcard (*) operator, XML 219
  - willTrigger() method 241
  - words, reserved 62
  - WordSearch example 456
  - wrapper objects 48
- X
  - x flag (in regular expressions) 199
  - XML
  - XML class 36
  - XMLDocument class 36, 210
  - XMLList objects
    - about 214
    - concatenating 217
  - XMLNode class 210
  - XMLParser class 210
  - XMLSocket class 216, 224, 472, 546, 555
  - XMLSocket.connect() method 473, 546
  - XMLTag class 210

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