Course overview

This five day course brings developers up ato speed with the primary features of Flex that are required in order to build a fully functional and well-architected Rich Internet Application (RIA). The server-side functionality is written in ColdFusion.

Duration

5 days

Flex Training Course Syllabus

Introduction

About the course

Course objectives

Understanding Flex

Understanding Rich Internet Applications

Introducing Macromedia Flex

Understanding the elements of Flex

Getting help and accessing other resources

Flex Fundamentals

Creating a Flex application

Laying out a Flex application with containers

Adding user interface controls

Creating bindings between components

Architecting an application with MXML components

Creating properties and methods of MXML components

Handling Events in Flex

Understanding events

Creating event handlers using inline ActionScript

Handling events with ActionScript functions

Placing ActionScript functions in external files

Understanding the event object

Flex Controls

Getting familiar with Flex controls

Using text controls

Displaying images

Using controls that require data providers

Managing your Application's Layout

Getting familiar with the Flex layout containers

Using the DividedBox container

Using the Form container

Managing Application Navigation

Getting familiar with the Flex navigator containers

Using the ViewStack navigator container

Using the LinkBar with the ViewStack

Using the TabBar with the ViewStack

Using the TabNavigator container

Manipulating the Size and Look of Components

Setting the size of components within containers

Setting components styles

Understanding style inheritance

Using MXML Data Models

Using MVC

Creating an MXML data model

Populating and MXML data model with data from and XML file

Validating data in a model

Using ActionScript Data Models

Defining ActionScript classes

Creating class constructors

Defining class properties

Defining class methods

Instantiating Flex classes in ActionScript

Retrieving XML Data

Understanding data retrieval options

Embedding XML data at compile time

Retrieving XML data at runtime

Handling results using data bindings

Handling results using an event handler

Handling faults

Making HTTP requests to other servers

Creating named HTTPServices

Data Sets

Using the DataGrid control

Specifying DataGrid columns

Using the Tile container

Duplicating controls using a Repeater

Using the TileList

Exchanging Data Between Components

Then: Exchanging data between components

Now: A better way to exchange data between components

Defining custom events

Dispatching custom events

Handling custom events

Using data contained in the custom event object

Accessing Web Services and Remote Objects

Using web services

Configuring the Flex proxy for web services

Invoking web service methods and using the results

Using web service result and fault handlers

Calling multiple methods from the same web service

Passing arguments to web services

Retrieving data directly from ColdFusion components

Invoking methods of a remote object

Using results of a remote object

Calling multiple methods from the same remote object

Passing arguments to remote objects
Exchanging Data Between ActionScript and ColdFusion

Exchanging built-in data types

Exchanging custom ActionScript types

Creating an ActionScript constructor with parameters

Handling properties assigned values at the server

Creating a CRUD component (Create, Read, Update, Delete) with ActionScript objects and CFCs

Implementing Drag and Drop

Understanding drag and drop terminology

Dragging dragEnabled() components

Using drag and drop with non-dragEnabled() components

Understanding drag events

Using the doDrag() method

Controlling dropping with formats

Using data in drag and drop operations

Understanding mouse manipulation

JB International, London, UK

0800 028 6400

Macromedia Flex -
Rich Internet Application Development Training Course UK