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ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook

by Joey Lott, Darron Schall, Keith Peters

October 2006

Intermediate to advanced

586 pages

15h 7m

English

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A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
Preface
What’s Not in This BookCompatibilityFlash Platform Naming ConventionsThe CodeAudience for This BookHow This Book Is OrganizedHow to Use This BookConventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesO’Reilly CookbooksSafari® EnabledHow to Contact UsAbout the Tech ReviewersAcknowledgments
1. ActionScript Basics
IntroductionCreating an ActionScript ProjectCustomizing the Properties of an ApplicationWhere to Place ActionScript CodeHow to Trace a MessageHandling EventsResponding to Mouse and Key EventsUsing Mathematical OperatorsChecking Equality or Comparing ValuesPerforming Actions ConditionallyPerforming Complex Conditional TestingRepeating an Operation Many TimesRepeating a Task over TimeCreating Reusable CodeGeneralizing a Method to Enhance ReusabilityExiting a MethodObtaining the Result of a MethodHandling Errors
2. Custom Classes
IntroductionCreating a Custom ClassDetermining Where to Save a ClassCreating Properties That Behave As MethodsCreating Static Methods and PropertiesCreating SubclassesImplementing Subclass Versions of Superclass MethodsCreating ConstantsDispatching Events
3. Runtime Environment
IntroductionDetecting the Player VersionDetecting the Operating SystemChecking the Player TypeChecking the System LanguageDetecting Display SettingsScaling the MovieChanging the AlignmentHiding the Flash Player’s Menu ItemsDetecting the Device’s Audio CapabilitiesDetecting the Device’s Video CapabilitiesPrompting the User to Change Player SettingsDealing with System Security
4. Numbers and Math
IntroductionRepresenting Numbers in Different BasesConverting Between Different Number SystemsRounding NumbersInserting Leading or Trailing Zeros or SpacesFormatting Numbers for Display Without a MaskFormatting Currency AmountsGenerating a Random NumberSimulating a Coin TossSimulating DiceSimulating Playing CardsGenerating a Unique NumberConverting Angle MeasurementsCalculating the Distance Between Two PointsDetermining Points Along a CircleConverting Between Units of Measurement
5. Arrays
IntroductionAdding Elements to the Start or End of an ArrayLooping Through an ArraySearching for Matching Elements in an ArrayRemoving ElementsInserting Elements in the Middle of an ArrayConverting a String to an ArrayConverting an Array to a StringCreating a Separate Copy of an ArrayStoring Complex or Multidimensional DataSorting or Reversing an ArrayImplementing a Custom SortRandomizing the Elements of an ArrayGetting the Minimum or Maximum ElementComparing ArraysCreating an Associative ArrayReading Elements of an Associative Array
6. Display List
IntroductionAdding an Item to the Display ListRemoving an Item from the Display ListMoving Objects Forward and BackwardCreating Custom Visual ClassesCreating Simple ButtonsLoading External Images at RuntimeLoading and Interacting with External MoviesCreating Mouse InteractionsDragging and Dropping Objects with the Mouse
7. Drawing and Masking
IntroductionSetting a Line StyleSetting Gradient Line StylesDrawing a LineDrawing a CurveDrawing an ArcDrawing a RectangleDrawing a CircleDrawing an EllipseDrawing a TriangleDrawing Regular PolygonsDrawing a StarFilling a Shape with a Solid or Translucent ColorFilling a Shape with a GradientFilling a Shape with a BitmapScripting Masks
8. Bitmaps
IntroductionCreating a BitmapData ObjectAdding a Bitmap to the Display ListDrawing a Display Object to a BitmapLoading an External Image into a BitmapManipulating PixelsCreating Rectangular FillsCreating a Flood FillCopying PixelsCopying ChannelsCreating NoiseCreating Perlin NoiseUsing ThresholdApplying a Filter to a BitmapDissolving Between Two BitmapsScrolling a Bitmap

9. Text
IntroductionCreating an Outline Around a Text FieldCreating a Background for a Text FieldMaking a User Input FieldMaking a Password Input FieldFiltering Text InputSetting a Field’s Maximum LengthDisplaying TextDisplaying HTML-Formatted TextCondensing WhitespaceSizing Text Fields to Fit ContentsScrolling Text ProgrammaticallyResponding to Scroll EventsFormatting TextFormatting User-Input TextFormatting a Portion of Existing TextSetting a Text Field’s FontEmbedding FontsCreating Text that Can Be RotatedDisplaying Unicode TextAssigning Focus to a Text FieldSelecting Text with ActionScriptSetting the Insertion Point in a Text FieldResponding When Text Is Selected or DeselectedResponding to User Text EntryAdding a Hyperlink to TextCalling ActionScript from HyperlinksWorking with Advanced Text LayoutApplying Advanced Anti-AliasingReplacing TextRetrieving a List of System Fonts
10. Filters and Transforms
IntroductionApplying Color ChangesApplying Color TintsResetting ColorShearingApplying Basic FiltersApplying Advanced Filter Effects (Emboss, etc.)EmbossingDetecting EdgesSharpeningMaking a Digital NegativeApplying GrayscaleChanging SaturationChanging BrightnessChanging Contrast
11. Programmatic Animation
IntroductionMoving an ObjectMoving an Object in a Specific DirectionEasingAccelerationSpringsUsing TrigonometryApplying Animation Techniques to Other Properties
12. Strings
IntroductionJoining StringsUsing Quotes and Apostrophes in StringsInserting Special Whitespace CharactersSearching for a SubstringExtracting a SubstringParsing a String into WordsRemoving and Replacing Characters and WordsRetrieving One Character at a TimeConverting CaseTrimming WhitespaceReversing a String by Word or by CharacterConverting Between Strings and Unicode or ASCII
13. Regular Expressions
IntroductionUnderstanding Regular Expression PatternsTesting Regular ExpressionsLooking for Pattern MatchesRemoving and Replacing Characters and Words Using PatternsCreating a Nongreedy PatternValidating User Input with Common Patterns
14. Dates and Times
IntroductionFinding the Current Date and TimeRetrieving the Date ValuesRetrieving the Day or Month NameFormatting the Date and TimeFormatting Seconds or Milliseconds as Minutes and SecondsConverting Between DMYHMSM and Epoch MillisecondsUsing TimersCalculating Elapsed Time or Intervals Between DatesParsing a Date from a String
15. Programming Sound
IntroductionCreating a Sound Object and Loading a SoundStarting and Stopping a SoundSetting the Buffer for a SoundOffsetting the Start of a SoundPlaying a Sound Multiple Times (Looping)Getting the Size of a Sound FileReading the ID3 Tag of a Sound FileFind Out When a Sound Finishes PlayingTracking the Progress of a Playing SoundPausing and Restarting a SoundReading the Level of a SoundStopping All SoundsReading the Sound SpectrumChanging the Volume or Pan of a SoundCreating a Sound Application
16. Video
IntroductionLoading and Playing Back VideoControlling Video SoundReading Playback TimeReading Video DurationControlling Playback TimeScaling VideoManaging and Monitoring Buffering and LoadingListening for Cue PointsApplying Filters to VideoPausing and Resuming VideoStopping VideoScrubbing VideoClearing the Video DisplayDetermining User Bandwidth
17. Storing Persistent Data
IntroductionCreating and Opening a Local Shared ObjectWriting Data to a Shared ObjectSaving a Local Shared ObjectReading Data from a Shared ObjectRemoving Data from a Shared ObjectSerializing Custom ClassesSharing Data Between Flash ApplicationsControlling the Size of Local Shared Objects
18. Communicating with Other Movies
IntroductionCreating Local ConnectionsSending DataValidating Receipt of Communication over Local ConnectionsAccepting Local Communications from Other Domains
19. Sending and Loading Data
IntroductionLoading Variables from a Text FileLoading Variables from a Server-Side ScriptLoading a Block of Text (Including HTML and XML)Checking Load ProgressAccessing Data Being DownloadedSending Data to a Server-Side ScriptSending Variables and Handling a Returned Result
20. XML
IntroductionUnderstanding XML Structure (Reading and Writing XML)Creating an XML ObjectAdding Elements to an XML ObjectAdding Text Nodes to an XML ObjectAdding Attributes to an XML ElementReading Elements in an XML TreeFinding Elements by NameReading Text Nodes and Their ValuesReading an Element’s AttributesRemoving Elements, Text Nodes, and AttributesLoading XMLLoading XML from Different DomainsSending XMLSearching XMLUsing HTML and Special Characters in XML
21. Web Services and Flash Remoting
IntroductionCalling Web Services MethodsHandling Web Services ResponsesHandling Web Services ErrorsCalling Flash Remoting MethodsHandling Flash Remoting Responses
22. Building Integrated Applications
IntroductionCalling JavaScript FunctionsCalling ActionScript FunctionsPassing Parameters from HTML
23. File Management
IntroductionDownloading FilesDetecting When a User Selects a File to UploadMonitoring Download ProgressBrowsing for FilesFiltering Files That Display in the Browser WindowDetecting When the User Has Selected a File to UploadUploading FilesMonitoring File Upload Progress
24. Socket Programming
IntroductionConnecting to a Socket ServerSending DataReceiving DataHandshaking with a Socket ServerDisconnecting from a Socket ServerHandling Socket Errors
1. Unicode Escape Sequences for Latin 1 Characters
Index
About the Authors
Copyright

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