Macromedia ActionScript MX2004 Beginners Tutorial Video

Getting Started

• ActionScript/JavaScript/ECMA 262
• New to Flash MX 2004 ActionScript
• Overview
• How to Do These Tutorials

Tools & Terminology

• Overview
• Flash GUI
• ActionScript Editor
• Movie Explorer
• Property Inspector I
• Property Inspector II
• Library

Testing & Debugging

• The Debug Menu
• The Debugger

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Building Blocks

• Introduction to Datatypes
• The number Datatype
• The null Datatype
• The Boolean Datatype
• The string & undefined Datatypes
• The function Datatype I
• The function Datatype II
• The xscale Demo Program
• The object Datatype I
• The object Datatype II
• The object Datatype III
• The array Datatype I
• The array Datatype II
• The "new" Keyword
• Classes
• Review

Operators

• Operators Overview
• Numeric & Assignment Operators I
• Numeric and Assignment Operators II
• Comparison Operators
• String Operators I
• String Operators II
• Logical Operators
• Equality Operators
• Assignment Operators
• Dot & Array Access Operators

Statements

• Statements Overview
• while
• do while I
• do while II
• for I
• for II
• for III
• for IV
• for-in I
• for-in II
• break & continue
• switch, if-else
• switch II
• try/catch/finally I
• try/catch/finally II
• ifFrameLoaded
• set/with/Wrapup

Functions & Scope

• Functions I
• Functions II
• Functions III
• Functions IV
• Functions & Scope I
• Functions & Scope II
• Load Order & Scope
• The "_parent" Keyword
• The "this" Keyword
• Lexical vs. Logical Scoping
• The "arguments" Array

Objects

• Objects Overview
• Objects Application I
• Objects Application II
• Objects Application III
• Objects Application IV
• Objects Application V
• Objects Application VI
• Objects Application VII
• Objects Application VIII
• XML I
• XML II
• XML III
• DataGrid Component

Events

• Events Overview
• onMouseUp/onMouseDown/onRelease
• Event Handler Formats
• onPress
• onKeyUp Listener
• Stage.onResize()
• TextField Events
• loadVars.onLoad()
• MovieClip Events I
• MovieClip Events II

Classes & Inheritance

• Classes I
• Classes II
• Classes III
• get and set Function I
• get and set Function II
• Inheritance
• The "super" Operator I
• The "super" Operator II
• Class Design Principles I
• Class Design Principles II
• Dropdown Menu I
• Dropdown Menu II
• Dropdown Menu III
• SimpleMenu Class
• Scope in Class Event Handlers I
• Scope in Class Event Handlers II
• Using "super" with "arguments"

Core & Movie Clip Classes

• Core Classes Intro/Overview I
• Core Classes Intro/Overview II
• Core Classes Intro/Overview III
• Array
• Array
• Array.push()
• Array
• Array.pop()
• Array.sort()
• Array.splice() I
• Array.splice() II
• Array.splice() III
• Array.reverse()
• String Class Overview I
• String Class Overview II
• String Class Application I
• String Class Application II
• String Class Application III
• String Class Application IV
• Math Class Overview I
• Math Class Overview II
• Math.sin (sine)
• Math.sin Application I
• Math.sin Application II
• Math, TextFormat
• Math I
• Math II
• Color
• Sound I
• Sound II
• MovieClipLoader

Wrapping Up

• Best Practices
• Where to Go from Here

Credits

• About the Author