Real-World Flash Game Development, 2nd Edition

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CHAPTER OUTLINE

Fair Warning

Part 1: Classes

Packages

Classes as Files

Constructors

Constants, Variables, and Methods

Getter and Setter Methods

Class Identifiers

Inheritance and Polymorphism

Interfaces

Linking Classes to Assets in Flash

Class versus Base Class

Using Exported Symbols with No Class File

getDefinitionByName and Casting

Part 2: Events

dispatchEvent

addEventListener, removeEventListener, and Event Phases

Event Propagation and Cancellation

Custom Events

Part 3: Errors

try, catch, finally

Throwing Your Own Errors

Part 4: Data Structures and Lists

Objects

Arrays

Vectors

Dictionaries

ByteArrays

So What Should I Use For My Lists?

Custom Data Structures

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The Bottom Line

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