MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - PART IV Working with External Data and Media

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PART IV

Working with External Data and Media

This part discusses how to incorporate external data and media into your Macromedia

Flash applications.

Chapter 10: Working with External Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Chapter 11: Working with External Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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INTRODUCTION: Getting Started with Actionscript9
- Intended Audience9
- System Requirements9
- Using the Documentation9
- Typographical Conventions10
- Terms Used in this Document10
- Additional Resources10
PART I: Welcome to Actionscript11
CHAPTER 1: What's New in Flash MX 2004 Actionscript13
- New and Changed Language Elements13
- New Security Model and Legacy SWF Files14
- Porting Existing Scripts to Flash Player 715
- Actionscript Editor Changes21
- Debugging Changes22
- New Object-Oriented Programming Model22
CHAPTER 2: Actionscript Basics25
- Differences between Actionscript and Javascript25
- Unicode Support for Actionscript26
- Terminology26
- Syntax29
- About Data Types34
- Assigning Data Types to Elements37
- About Variables40
- Using Operators to Manipulate Values in Expressions45
- Specifying an Object's Path50
- Using Built-In Functions51
- Creating Functions51
CHAPTER 3: Writing and Debugging Scripts55
- Controlling When Actionscript Runs56
- Using the Actions Panel and Script Window58
- Using the Actionscript Editor61
- Debugging Your Scripts68
- Using the Output Panel77
- Updating Flash Player for Testing79
PART II: Handling Events and Creating Interaction81
CHAPTER 4 Handling Events83
- Using Event Handler Methods83
- Using Event Listeners85
- Using Button and Movie Clip Event Handlers87
- Creating Movie Clips with Button States88
- Event Handler Scope88
- Scope of the "This" Keyword90
CHAPTER 5: Creating Interaction with Actionscript91
- About Events and Interaction91
- Controlling SWF File Playback92
- Creating Interactivity and Visual Effects94
- Deconstructing a Sample Script108
CHAPTER 6: Using the Built-In Classes113
- About Classes and Instances114
- Overview of Built-In Classes115
CHAPTER 7: Working with Movie Clips121
- About Controlling Movie Clips with Actionscript121
- Calling Multiple Methods on a Single Movie Clip122
- Loading and Unloading Additional SWF Files123
- Specifying a Root Timeline for Loaded SWF Files123
- Loading JPEG Files into Movie Clips124
- Changing Movie Clip Position and Appearance125
- Dragging Movie Clips125
- Creating Movie Clips at Runtime126
- Adding Parameters to Dynamically Created Movie Clips128
- Managing Movie Clip Depths129
- Drawing Shapes with Actionscript131
- Using Movie Clips as Masks132
- Handling Movie Clip Events132
- Assigning a Class to a Movie Clip Symbol133
- Initializing Class Properties134
CHAPTER 8: Working with Text135
- Using the Textfield Class135
- Creating Text Fields at Runtime137
- Using the Textformat Class137
- Formatting Text with Cascading Style Sheets139
- Using HTML-Formatted Text147
- Creating Scrolling Text153
CHAPTER 9: Creating Classes with Actionscript 2.0155
- Principles of Object-Oriented Programming156
- Using Classes: a Simple Example157
- Creating and Using Classes161
- Instance and Class Members165
- Creating and Using Interfaces167
- Understanding the Classpath169
- Using Packages171
- Importing Classes171
- Implicit Get/Set Methods172
- Creating Dynamic Classes173
- How Classes Are Compiled and Exported174
PART IV: Working with External Data and Media175
CHAPTER 10: Working with External Data177
- Sending and Loading Variables to and from a Remote Source177
- Sending Messages to and from Flash Player185
- Flash Player Security Features188
CHAPTER 11: Working with External Media193
- Overview of Loading External Media193
- Loading External SWF and JPEG Files194
- Loading External MP3 Files195
- Reading ID3 Tags in MP3 Files196
- Playing Back External FLV Files Dynamically197
- Preloading External Media198
CHAPTER 12: Actionscript Dictionary205
- Sample Entry for most Actionscript Elements206
- Sample Entry for Classes207
- Contents of the Dictionary207
- Accessibility Class266
- Arguments Class272
- Array Class273
- Boolean Class289
- Button Class293
- Camera Class312
- Color Class331
- Contextmenu Class335
- Contextmenuitem Class341
- Customactions Class347
- Date Class349
- Error Class377
- Function Class389
- Key Class408
- Loadvars Class425
- Localconnection Class434
- Math Class445
- Microphone Class461
- Mouse Class476
- Movieclip Class482
- Moviecliploader Class544
- Netconnection Class555
- Netstream Class556
- Number Class569
- Object Class574
- Printjob Class595
- Selection Class607
- Sharedobject Class617
- Sound Class624
- Stage Class640
- String Class649
- System Class661
- System.capabilities Object666
- System.security Object675
- Textfield Class680
- Textfield.stylesheet Class703
- Textformat Class715
- Textsnapshot Object725
- Video Class744
- XML Class751
- Xmlnode Class773
- Xmlsocket Class774
APPENDIX A Error Messages783
APPENDIX B: Operator Precedence and Associativity787
APPENDIX C: Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values789
- Letters a to Z and Standard Numbers 0 to 9789
- Keys on the Numeric Keypad790
- Function Keys791
- Other Keys792
APPENDIX D: Writing Scripts for Earlier Versions of Flash Player795
- About Targeting Older Versions of Flash Player795
- Using Flash MX 2004 to Create Content for Flash Player 4796
APPENDIX E: Object-Oriented Programming with Actionscript 1799
- About Actionscript 1799
Index807

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