Flex 4: Developing Rich Client Applications

This is a hands-on introduction to developing Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) for the Adobe Flash Platform using the Adobe Flex 4 framework.

Emphasized topics include:

Custom components and layout control Handling and extending events Validating and formatting data Navigation, animation, and visual state control Text and style control Spark component skinning Introduction to remote data access Working with typed data in DataGroup and DataGrid components Deploying Flex applications over the web and on AIR

Audience

Developers wishing to build rich Internet applications in Flex

Prerequisites

Programming and XML experience

Course Outline

1. Introducing the Course
2. Introducing Adobe Flex 4
3. Understanding Flex 4 Fundamentals
4. Introducing Object Oriented Programming
5. Understanding Components and Layouts
6. Handling Events
7. Validating and Formatting Data
8. Controlling Navigation
9. Controlling Application State
10. Animating Components and States
11. Applying effects to components
12. Controlling Visual Display with Styling
13. Skinning Spark Components
14. Implementing Advanced Skinning Techniques
15. Accessing Remote Data
16. Creating a Typed Data Model
17. Extending Events
18. Rendering Content with the DataGroup Container
19. Displaying string data in an item renderer
20. Displaying Data Using the DataGrid
21. Deploying Flex and AIR Applications
22. Appendix A: Student Setup Guide