Advanced Flex 2 Training (3 days)

Advanced Flex 2 Training Course Overview

In this Adobe Flex training class, students will learn the advanced features of Adobe Flex to create sophisticated rich internet applications.

Advanced Flex 2 Training Course Goals

• Learn to use Formatters and Validators
• Learn to use the History Manager
• Learn to customize the look and feel of a Flex application
• Learn to work with server-side objects
• Learn to chart data
• Learn to create transitions and behaviors
• Learn to print from Flex applications
• Learn to use Shared Objects
• Learn to debug Flex applications

Advanced Flex 2 Training Course Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Experience with Flex as taught in Webucator's introductory course
• Basic XML knowledge

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

• Object-oriented programming

Advanced Flex 2 Training Course Outline

1. Using Formatters and Validators
   1. Introducing Formatters and Validators
   2. Using a Formatter Class to Display Currency Information in the
   3. E-commerce Application
   4. Using Validator Classes
   5. Using Regular Expressions to Validate Data
   6. Building a Custom Validator Class
2. Using the History Manager
   1. Introducing History Management
   2. Implementing History Management within a Navigator Container
   3. Building a Custom History Manager
3. Customizing the Look and Feel of a Flex Application
   1. Applying a Design with Styles and Skins
   2. Applying Styles
   3. Setting Styles Inline with Tag Attributes
   4. Understanding Style Inheritance
   5. Setting Styles with the <mx:Style> Tag
   6. Setting Styles with CSS files
   7. Skinning Components
   8. Graphical Skins
   9. Programmatic Skins
4. Accessing Server-side Objects
   1. Introducing Server-side Objects
   2. Using the Event Model Remote Server Calls
   3. Configuring an Application to Work Locally
   4. Using a Web Service in the Dashboard
   5. Handling Web Service Results
   6. Calling Web Service Methods
   7. Using a Web Service in the DataEntry
   8. Uploading Files to the Server
   9. Centralizing Web Service Access
   10. Using Remote Object to Save an Order
   11. Update Flex Compiler Command
   12. Raise Order Confirmed Event in the Checkout Process
   13. Create and Call Remote Object
   14. Pass in ShoppingCart into Checkout Component
   15. Change State of the Application Back to Welcome
   16. Mapping ActionScript Objects to Server Objects
5. Charting Data
   1. Exploring Flex Charting Components
   2. Available Charts
   3. Chart Packaging
   4. Parts of a Chart
   5. Laying Out the Initial Charts
   6. Populating Charts
   7. Specifying the Charts Series
   8. Adding Horizontal and Vertical Axes to Line and Column Charts
   9. Adding Legends to the Charts
   10. Limiting the Labels Shown on an Axis
   11. Interacting with Charts
   12. Mouse Over Events
   13. Click Events
   14. Adding Chart Events
   15. Adding Animations to the Charts
   16. Customizing the Look of Charts with Styles
6. Introducing Adobe Flex Data Services
   1. Introducing Flex Data Services (FDS)
   2. Installing the Adobe FDS
   3. Creating a Flex Builder Project with FDS
   4. Using the Flex Proxy Service
   5. Creating a Named Proxy Service Destination
7. Pushing Data with Adobe Flex Data Services
   1. Understanding Flex Message Services
   2. Creating a New Project in Flex Builder
   3. Understanding How the Flex Message Service Works
   4. Enabling RemoteObject Calls to a ColdFusion Server
   5. Configuring a Message Destination
   6. Using the <mx:Consumer> Tag
8. Synchronizing Data with Adobe Flex Data Services
   1. Introducing the Data Management Service
   2. Configuring Data Management Services
   3. Creating the Data Management CFCs
   4. Using Data Management Service Data in an MXML Application
   5. Creating and Deleting with the Data Management Service
9. Creating Transitions and Behaviors
   1. Introducing Behaviors and Transitions
   2. Using Behaviors on Components
   3. Using Transitions on View States
   4. Implementing Effects on a Component
   5. Adding Effects to View States
10. Printing From Flex
    1. Introducing Flex Printing
    2. Printing for the First Time from Flex
    3. Using the PrintDataGrid in a Nonvisible Container
    4. Building the Printable View in a Separate Component
    5. Scaling the Printed Output
    6. Printing a Receipt from the Checkout Process
11. Using Shared Objects
    1. Introducing Shared Objects
    2. Creating Shared Objects
    3. Reading Shared Objects
    4. Building a SharedObject to Store Shopping Cart Data
    5. Reading Data from an Existing Shared Object
12. Debugging Flex Applications
    1. Introducing Debugging Techniques
    2. Watching Server-Client Data Exchange
    3. Learning More About the Debugger
    4. Learning More Details About Setting Breakpoints
    5. Inspecting Variables and Their Associated Values in the Debugger
    6. Handling Errors with try-catch
    7. Using the try-catch Syntax
    8. Understanding the Error Types
    9. Using Multiple catch Blocks
    10. Example Using Only One catch Block
    11. Example Showing Bad Practice of Using the Error Base Class in the First catch Block
    12. Using the finally Statement
    13. Using the throw Statement
    14. Creating Your Own Error Classes

Advanced Flex 2 Training Course Materials

Each student will receive a copy of Adobe Flex 2: Training from the Source by Jeff Tapper, Matt Boles, James Talbot, Ben Elmore and Mike Labriola, which will serve as a guide for the class.

Advanced Flex 2 Training Course Technical Requirements and Setup Instructions

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