Flex 3 with Java

Develop rich internet applications quickly and easily using Adobe Flex 3, ActionScript 3.0 and integrate with a Java backend using BlazeDS 3.2

Key Features

• A step-by-step tutorial for developing web applications using Flex 3, ActionScript 3.0, BlazeDS 3.2, and Java
• Build efficient and seamless data-rich interactive applications in Flex using a combination of MXML and ActionScript 3.0
• Create custom UIs, Components, Events, and Item Renders to develop user friendly applications
• Build an end-to-end Flex e-commerce application using all major features of Flex covered throughout the book

Book Description

What you will learn

• Install and configure Flex 3.0 SDK and Flex Builder 3 to build and deploy Flex Rich Internet Applications
• Discover the Flex application architecture and how to use MXML language to write Flex applications
• Learn to mix ActionScript and MXML code to write Flex applications, use Events, create custom events, and create and use custom components
• Use External API and LocalConnection to enable communication between ActionScript and JavaScript and from SWF to SWF
• Build a sample book explorer application with XML using the E4X approach in Flex
• Use Adobe LiveCycle Data Services and BlazeDS components for accessing server-side data
• Discover data access methods such as HTTPService, WebService, and RemoteObjects with code examples and learn how to use them to send and receive remote data
• Use BlazeDS or LCDS proxy services to access data by eliminating the need for a cross-domain policy file
• Interact with the server environment and access backend data sources to send and receive remote data in your Flex application.
• Develop Flex applications to communicate with JSP and process data sent by the server in your Flex application.
• Debug your application in the production environment using various debugging techniques along with Flex Builder €ßs debugger and some third-party tools
• Learn various ways of packaging your Flex application using Flex Builder 3 and Ant Script
• Customize your application s look and feel using external CSS and learn how to utilize runtime CSS for changing your application s look and feel dynamically
• Use internationalization techniques to customize your application for multiple locales
• Localize Flex applications by using ResourceManager class; learn the technique to create resource bundle modules and load them at runtime to change locale dynamically

Who this book is for

This book is a good starting point for any developer with a little experience in Java programming to get going with Adobe Flex 3 and ActionScript 3.0 development. You may be a software developer/professional who wishes to learn and understand Flex 3 technology for developing Rich Internet Applications. If you are a system analyst who wants to explore and understand Flex 3 then this is an ideal book for you.