December 2002
Intermediate to advanced
1088 pages
192h 4m
English
Content preview from ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
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Object-Oriented Programming
Netscape’s Details of the Object Model
http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/js/core/jsguide/obj2.htm
An article explaining the prototype-based implementation of OOP, inheritance,
and classes in JavaScript. Concepts are illustrated with numerous code samples.
Netscape makes a special effort to explain JavaScript’s OOP in terms that C and
Java coders will understand.
Sun’s Object-Oriented Programming Concepts (from The Java
TM
Tutorial)
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/concepts
Although intended as a primer for aspiring Java programmers, this site covers
the basics of OOP in generalized terms and makes good background reading for
OOP in any language.
SWF File Format
Whereas the Flash Player is not open sourced, the .swf file format itself is publicly
available (which is one reason it has garnered a lot of third-party support). For fur-
ther information, here are some resources:
Macromedia Flash file format (SWF)
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/open/licensing/fileformat
Here you can obtain the SWF specification, which “documents the Macromedia
Flash file format (SWF), and how to write Macromedia Flash 6 (SWF) files.”
OpenSWF
http://www.openswf.org
A general information center for developers of SWF implementations. Includes ...
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