When you need to get the job done fast, you'll reach for this practical, nuts-n-bolts toolkit. Rather than focusing on ActionScript in the abstract, this Cookbook puts theory into practice with ready-made answers to common ActionScript problems. Flash MX developers can solve issues quickly, while learning practical techniques for resolving similar dilemmas in the future.

ActionScript has blossomed into a large and important language whose sheer volume of capabilities can be daunting. The ActionScript Cookbook breaks it all down into tasks that are relevant, practical, and insightful. Appealing to the budding coder as well as the experienced ActionScript jockeys, this book offers new perspectives and approaches to ActionScript development that will empower all developers.

This O'Reilly Cookbook complements ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition by providing quick solutions to common ActionScript problems. This book trades on our respected "Cookbook" approach, which provides a worked-out script for every problem addressed. You can use these "recipes" to solve an immediate problem, and then explore the issue further in The Definitive Guide when time permits.

This resource for Flash MX developers presents over 300 "recipes" which solve common ActionScript problems and simplify processes. Coverage includes drawing shapes at runtime, accepting user input, controlling movie clips programmatically, connecting back end databases, and creating an MP3 jukebox. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Flash authoring tool and has used some basic ActionScript in the past.
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Breaks down ActionScript's capabilities into tasks that are relevant, practical, and insightful. On top of hundreds of atomic recipes, it offers seven full chapters of larger sample applications. Appealing to all levels of ActionScript coders, this book offers concrete solutions to the most common ActionScript needs and problems.

When you need to get the job done fast, you'll reach for this practical, nuts-n-bolts toolkit. Rather than focusing on ActionScript in the abstract, this Cookbook puts theory into practice with ready-made answers to common ActionScript problems. Flash MX developers can solve issues quickly, while learning practical techniques for resolving similar dilemmas in the future.

ActionScript has blossomed into a large and important language whose sheer volume of capabilities can be daunting. The ActionScript Cookbook breaks it all down into tasks that are relevant, practical, and insightful. Appealing to the budding coder as well as the experienced ActionScript jockeys, this book offers new perspectives and approaches to ActionScript development that will empower all developers.

This O'Reilly Cookbook complements ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition by providing quick solutions to common ActionScript problems. This book trades on our respected Cookbook approach, which provides a worked-out script for every problem addressed. You can use these recipes to solve an immediate problem, and then explore the issue further in The Definitive Guide when time permits.

The ActionScript Cookbook contains over 300 recipes on a myriad of topics. Here's a sampling of what you'll find: Drawing shapes at runtimeControlling movie clips programmaticallyAccepting user input and manipulating text stringsAccessing audio and video via Flash Communications ServerWorking with Flash Remoting to connect to back end databasesUsing record sets with data gridsAnd, much, much more in over 20 recipe-laden chapters...This Cookbook's logical progression from short recipes for small problemsto longer, more complex scripts for thornier riddles allows developers to link modular ActionScript pieces together to create rock-solid solutions for Flash applications. If you prefer to see larger applications instead of atomic recipes, this Cookbook has a kicker — seven full chapters of sample applications including: Building a Flash Paint ApplicationCreating a Video/Chat Message Server ApplicationCreating an MP3 JukeboxCreating a personalizable MyPage ApplicationThe ActionScript Cookbook is for people who say, I understand everything in theory, but I don't know where to start in practice. This book is all about practice.

ActionScript has blossomed into a large and important language whose sheer volume of capabilities can be daunting. The "ActionScript Cookbook breaks it all down into tasks that are relevant, practical, and insightful. Appealing to the budding coder as well as the experienced ActionScript jockeys, this book offers new perspectives and approaches to ActionScript development that will empower all developers. The "ActionScript Cookbook contains over 300 recipes on a myriad of topics. Here's a sampling of what you'll find: Drawing shapes at runtimeControlling movie clips programmaticallyAccepting user input and manipulating text stringsAccessing audio and video via Flash Communications ServerWorking with Flash Remoting to connect to back end databasesUsing record sets with data gridsAnd, much, much more in over 20 recipe-laden chaptersSeven full chapters of sample applications including a Video/Chat Message Server application and moreThis Cookbook's logical progression from short recipes for small problems to longer, more complex scripts for thornier riddles allows developers to link modular ActionScript pieces together to create rock-solid solutions for Flash applications. The "ActionScript Cookbook is for people who say, "I understand everything in theory, but I don't know where to start in practice." This book is all about practice.