Part 2. Application flow and structure
Part 1 focused on putting together the core blocks of an application. Part 2 moves forward with the application’s wiring and structure.
Flex is an event-based environment. Although part 1 discussed the basic mechanics of using events, the next nine chapters go into much more depth about how the event model works and how you can make your own events. You’ll use the power of events to add navigation and interactivity to your Flex applications.
A Flex application isn’t much use without a backend system to exchange data with. You’ll learn about the mechanisms available to transfer data back and forth as part of application flow.
That data may come in the form of XML, which the Flash Player is adept at handling. ...
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