This is the fifth in a series of posts making up a general tutorial on Adobe Flex. In this post I continue describing ActionScript, the programming language used to code the business logic in Flex applications. In this post I discuss the Array and ArrayCollection Flex classes. Read the rest of this entry »
General Flex Tutorial – Part 5 – What is ActionScript (Array, ArrayCollection)?
September 8th, 2009General Flex Tutorial – Part 4 – What is ActionScript (classes)?
September 8th, 2009This is the fourth in a series of posts making up a general tutorial on Adobe Flex. In this post I continue describing ActionScript, the programming language used to code the business logic in Flex applications. In this post I describe ActionScript classes. Read the rest of this entry »
General Flex Tutorial – Part 3 – What is ActionScript (variables & functions)?
September 7th, 2009This is the third in a series of posts making up a general tutorial on Adobe Flex. In this post I begin describing ActionScript, the programming language used to code the business logic in Flex applications. In this post I cover variables and functions. Read the rest of this entry »
General Flex Tutorial – Part 2 – What is MXML?
September 7th, 2009This is the second in a series of posts making up a general tutorial on Adobe Flex. In this post I describe MXML, the scripting language used to create the UI in Flex. Read the rest of this entry »
General Flex Tutorial – Part 1 – What is Flex?
September 6th, 2009This is the first in a series of posts making up a general tutorial on Adobe Flex. In this post I describe what Flex is, what RIA are, and how the MVC design pattern fits into Adobe Flex. Read the rest of this entry »
Using HTTPService to Populate an AdvancedDataGrid
November 18th, 2008The Flex 3 help system has example applications showing how to load XML data into an AdvancedDataGrid when the XML is declared inline in the application MXML file, but none showing how to load XML data using HTTPService. Read the rest of this entry »
Building Localized Framework Resource Bundle Files
October 31st, 2008While in the Adobe Flex Forums, one of my favorite places to visit each day, someone asked how to localize the names of the days in the DateChooser control. The key lies in building the framework resource bundle files for your target language. Read the rest of this entry »
Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Certification Exam Now Out !!!
October 31st, 2008The Adobe Flex 3 with AIR certification exam is now out, and Adobe just released the study guide as well.
The Adobe Flex certification site is not updated as of this date, but the study guide is here: Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Study Guide. Read the rest of this entry »
Using a Mask for Simulated Movement in Form Navigation
October 31st, 2008I just completed some initial investigation for someone wanting to achieve the effect of a “moving” bar for form navigation, as seen in this Flex DevNet article (see Figure 7a): Designing for Flex – Part 6: Guiding with motion. Read the rest of this entry »
Flex vs Silverlight – A Vote for Flex
October 31st, 2008I saw this posting in the Adobe Flex Forums today from someone who checked out Silverlight for six months and then checked out Flex and comments on how much easier it is to learn Flex: Flex is the way to go – Comparison to Silverlight. Read the rest of this entry »