Chapter 17. Accessing Server-side Objects

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In this lesson, you will:

  • Use the <mx:WebService> tag to retrieve data from the server

  • Sort the collection returned from the server as result of the Web Service call

  • Declare the specific operations on the <mx:WebService> tag

  • Bind specific parameters to a Web Service operation

  • Upload a file to the server

  • Use the WebService ActionScript object to update data on the server

  • Implement a DataManager ActionScript class to centralize all your Web Service calls

  • Use the <mx:RemoteObject> tag to place an order on the server

  • Map a server object to an ActionScript class for data transfer between client and server

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This lesson takes ...

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