Introduction ..........................................................................................................................xxxvii
Part I: Getting Started with ActionScript 3.0
Chapter 1: Introducing ActionScript 3.0 ........................................................................................3
Chapter 2: Understanding ActionScript 3.0 Language Basics ..........................................................7
Chapter 3: Programming with Classes ..........................................................................................35
Chapter 4: Working with Methods and Functions ........................................................................95
Chapter 5: Validating Your Program ............................................................................................113
Part II: Working with ActionScript 3.0 Objects
Chapter 6: Using Strings ............................................................................................................123
Chapter 7: Working with Numbers and Math ............................................................................133
Chapter 8: Using Arrays ..............................................................................................................153
Chapter 9: Using Objects ............................................................................................................173
Chapter 10: Working with XML..................................................................................................183
Chapter 11: Working with Regular Expressions ..........................................................................211
Part III: Working with the Display List
Chapter 12: Understanding the Flash Player 9 Display List ........................................................243
Chapter 13: Working with DisplayObjects in Flash CS3 ............................................................277
Chapter 14: Printing ..................................................................................................................285
Chapter 15: Working with Text and Fonts ..................................................................................299
Part IV: Understanding the Event Framework
Chapter 16: Understanding Events..............................................................................................331
Chapter 17: Working with Mouse and Keyboard Events ............................................................351
Chapter 18: Using Timers ..........................................................................................................367
Part V: Working with Error Handling
Chapter 19: Understanding Errors ..............................................................................................379
Chapter 20: Using the AVM2 Debugger ......................................................................................379
Chapter 21: Making Your Application Fault-Tolerant ..................................................................413
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Part VI: Working with External Data
Chapter 22: Understanding Networking Basics ..........................................................................425
Chapter 23: Communicating with Server-Side Technologies ......................................................443
Chapter 24: Saving Data to a Local Machine Using SharedObject................................................455
Chapter 25: Managing File Uploads and Downloads ..................................................................473
Part VII: Enriching Your Program with Sound and Video
Chapter 26: Working with Sound ..............................................................................................485
Chapter 27: Adding Video ..........................................................................................................501
Chapter 28: Accessing Microphones and Cameras ......................................................................515
Part VIII: Programming Graphics and Motion
Chapter 29: Applying Filters to Your Graphics............................................................................525
Chapter 30: Drawing Vector Graphics Programmatically ............................................................549
Chapter 31: Scripting Animation ................................................................................................581
Chapter 32: Applying Transformations to Graphics ....................................................................603
Chapter 33: Drawing Bitmap Graphics Programmatically............................................................615
Part IX: Working with Binary Data
Chapter 34: Working with Binary Data ......................................................................................657
Part X: Deploying Your Program
Chapter 35: Deploying Flash on the Web....................................................................................671
Chapter 36: Interfacing with JavaScript ......................................................................................681
Chapter 37: Using Local Connections to Communicate Between Flash Applications ..................687
Index ..........................................................................................................................................693