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ActionScript 3.0 Training

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Class Date and Time Price Pricing Information
Sep 27 - 29, 2010 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET $1,185.00 or 3 vouchers
Oct 25 - 27, 2010 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET $1,185.00 or 3 vouchers
Dec 6 - 8, 2010 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET $1,185.00 or 3 vouchers

Class Description

Class Overview

This ActionScript Training class teaches students how to program in ActionScript to make Flash sites more interactive and dynamic.

Class Goals

  • Learn to work with event handlers
  • Understand the hierarchy of timelines
  • Learn to work with target paths
  • Learn to work with ActionScript's built-in objects
  • Learn to write functions
  • Learn to write flow control statements in ActionScript
  • Learn to create forms for passing data in and out of Flash

Class Outline

  1. Navigating the Flash Timeline
    1. Placing code on the Flash timeline
  2. Working with Events and Functions
    1. Creating event listeners and event handling functions
    2. Creating navigation with a button click
  3. Creating Animation with ActionScript
    1. Reviewing the starting file
    2. Controlling MovieClip properties with ActionScript
    3. Creating animation using ActionScript tweens
  4. Creating ActionScript in External Files
    1. Creating an ActionScript file
    2. Creating instances of a class file in Flash
  5. Using ActionScript and Components to Load Content
    1. Creating an instance of the List component and setting its parameters
    2. Adding an instance of the UILoader component
    3. Adding a CHANGE event listener to the List component
    4. Loading SWF files into a UILoader component
    5. Creating the gallery file
    6. Adding a scroll bar to the text field
  6. Creating Preloaders in ActionScript 3.0
    1. Tools in the testing environment
    2. Creating a text field and progress bar to track loading
    3. Inserting ActionScript to track progress of the UILoader component
    4. Controlling the frames of a MovieClip to reflect loading progress
  7. Using Arrays and Loops in ActionScript 3.0
    1. Examining the starting file
    2. Adding MovieClip instances to the stage from the Library
    3. Generating multiple instances with a for loop
    4. Adding event listeners to the Block instances
    5. Creating animation using ENTER_FRAME
    6. Adding the testDone() function
  8. Creating a Radio Button Quiz in an ActionScript File
    1. Examining the starting file
    2. Creating a new ActionScript file
    3. Setting up the RadioButtonQuiz class
    4. Adding variables to the RadioButtonQuiz class
    5. Creating the quiz functionality
    6. Formatting text with ActionScript
    7. Creating the quiz
    8. Creating checkAnswer() - the final function
    9. Integrating your new class into the Flash project

Class Materials

All students receive a course manual or book and all the class examples.

Students in private onsite classes will also receive:

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

  • Flash

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

  • JavaScript or some other programming/scripting language

Technical Requirements

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