Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns

Chapter 3. Model View Controller Pattern

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• Understanding MVC Elements 46

• Building a Simple Example 48

• Enabling Multiple Views for one Model 56

• Modifying Model Implementation 57

• Adding A Controller 59

• Summary 63

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There was a time when computer programs had very limited user and client interfaces. In 1975, a computer program might interact with a user through a command line. Programs built today often have rich graphical user interfaces that make use of windows, mouse, and keyboard interaction, and that permit the moving and changing of elements. The increased richness of the user interface presents new challenges, and the Model View Controller (or MVC) pattern addresses those challenges to help create more ...