Flash ActionScript 3.0 Taining Course Midlands | Birmingham | Telford | Stafford | Wolverhampton

This two day Flash CS3 ActionScript 3.0 course will explore best practices when developing rich Flash applications, review important concepts such as syntax, object oriented programming, animating with ActionScript, and keyboard and mouse event handlers.

Topics include-

ActionScript Fundamentals
Getting Started with Coding
ActionScript Basics
Declaring and Using Variables
Operators and Expressions
Converting Data Types and Operators
Using Functions
Using Functions and Methods

Manipulating Symbols with ActionScript
Introducing Symbols
Using a MovieClip and Button's Properties
Working with MovieClip Methods
Using Methods within a MovieClip
Working with TextFields
Using TextField Properties
Dynamically Adding Symbols to the Stage
Adding Symbols to the Stage at Run-Time
Loading Content Dynamically Into a MovieClip
Loading External Images

Object Oriented Programming
Introducing Object Oriented Programming
Creating a Custom Class
Declaring Class Properties
Adding Properties to a Class
Declaring Methods
Adding Methods to a Class
Creating Visual Classes Through Inheritance
Creating a Visual Class
Making the Stage a Class

ActionScript Events
ActionScript Events
Handling Events
ActionScript Event Types
Using the MouseEvent
Using the Keyboard and Enter Frame Events
Dispatching A Custom Event
Dispatching A Custom Crash Event
Working with Timers

Loops and Conditional Logic
Types of Conditional Statements
Controlling the SpaceShip
Determine When Objects Overlap or Hit
Determine when the SpaceShip Crashes
Types of Loops
Adding Asteroids to the Screen

Exploring the ActionScript Class Library
The ActionScript Class Library
Using the Sound Class
Adding Sound Effects to the SpaceShip
Programmatically Formatting Text
Formatting the Player Score TextField
Getting a Date with ActionScript
Determine your Current Age
Arrays
Static Methods and Properties
Use Cos and Sin to maneuver the Space Ship and Create Random Asteroids

XML with EX
What is XML
Creating a High Score List
Using the EX Operators
Demonstration -: Using EX Operators
Accessing External XML Documents
Loading External XML Files and Filtering Books

Animating with ActionScript
Using the Enter Frame Event
Copy and Paste Tweens
Using the Tween Class
Tweening the Warp Animation