Flash CS3 ActionScript 3

Introducing the Course

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• About the Course
• About the Author
• Installation Instructions
• Course Overview and Objectives
• Prerequisites
• Course Format
• Why Flash
• Walkthrough 1-1: Reviewing the Finished Application

ActionScript 3 Fundamentals

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• Getting Started with Coding
• ActionScript Basics
• Walkthrough 2-1: Declaring and Using Variables
• Operators and Expressions
• Walkthrough 2-2: Converting Data Types and Operators
• Using Functions
• Walkthrough 2-3: Using Functions and Methods
• Unit Summary
• Unit Review
• Lab 2: Instantiating Variables

Manipulating Symbols with ActionScript

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• Introducing Symbols
• Walkthrough 3-1: Using a MovieClip and Button's Properties
• Working with MovieClip Methods
• Walkthrough 3-2: Using Methods within a MovieClip
• Working with TextFields
• Walkthrough 3-3: Using TextField Properties
• Dynamically Adding Symbols to the Stage
• Walkthrough 3-4: Adding Symbols to the Stage at Run-Time
• Loading Content Dynamically Into a MovieClip
• Walkthrough 3-5: Loading External Images
• Lab 3: Making a Space Rock
• Unit Summary
• Unit Review

Object Oriented Programming

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• Introducing Object Oriented Programming
• Walkthrough 4-1: Creating a Custom Class
• Declaring Class Properties
• Walkthrough 4-2: Adding Properties to a Class
• Declaring Methods
• Walkthrough 4-3: Adding Methods to a Class
• Creating Visual Classes Through Inheritance
• Walkthrough 4-4: Creating a Visual Class
• Making the Stage a Class
• Walkthrough 4-5: Making the Stage a Class and Dynamically Adding Instances
• Lab 4: Create an Asteroid and Collectable Class
• Unit Summary
• Unit Review

ActionScript 3 Events

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• ActionScript Events
• Walkthrough 5-1: Handling Events
• ActionScript Event Types
• Walkthrough 5-2: Using the MouseEvent
• Walkthrough 5-3: Using the Keyboard and Enter Frame Events
• Dispatching A Custom Event
• Walkthrough 5-4: Dispatching A Custom Crash Event
• Working with Timers
• Lab 5: Display the TimerEvent and the EnterFrame Event
• Unit Summary
• Unit Review

Loops and Conditional Logic

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• Types of Conditional Statements
• Walkthrough 6-1: Controlling the SpaceShip
• Determine When Objects Overlap or Hit
• Walkthrough 6-2: Determine when the SpaceShip Crashes
• Types of Loops
• Walkthrough 6-3: Adding Asteroids to the Screen
• Unit Summary
• Unit Review
• Lab 6: Keeping Your Asteroids and Collectables on the Stage and collecting items

Exploring the ActionScript Class Library

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• The ActionScript Class Library
• The ActionScript Class Library
• Using the Sound Class
• Walkthrough 7-1: Adding Sound Effects to the SpaceShip
• Programmatically Formatting Text
• Walkthrough 7-2: Formatting the Player Score TextField
• Getting a Date with ActionScript
• Walkthrough 7-3: Determine your Current Age
• Arrays
• Static Methods and Properties
• Walkthrough 7-4: Use Cos and Sin to maneuver the Space Ship and Create Random Asteroids
• Unit Summary
• Unit Review
• Lab 7: Adding Sound and Random Speed and Locations to the Collectable Class

XML with E4X

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• What is XML
• Walkthrough 8-1: Creating a High Score List
• Using the E4X Operators
• Demonstration 8-1: Using E4X Operators
• Accessing External XML Documents
• Walkthrough 8-2: Loading External XML Files and Filtering Books
• Unit Summary
• Unit Review
• Lab 8-1: Displaying High Scores with e4x

Animating with ActionScript

• Unit Objectives and Topics
• Using the Enter Frame Event
• Walkthrough 9-1: Copy and Paste Tweens
• Using the Tween Class
• Walkthrough 9-2: Tweening the Warp Animation
• Unit Summary