Flash CS5: Advanced Actionscript 3

Delivery method
Classroom based, maximum 5 delegates

Course description
[b]DAY ONE[/b]

[b]Introduction[/b]
• Exploring a finished project
• Reviewing ActionScript 3 fundamentals

[b]Object Oriented Development[/b]
• Principles of OOP
• External code vs source code
• The 'empty' package and package paths
• Compare Flash code editor to the Flash Builder 4 IDE
• Setting Flash Builder 4 as the Actionscript editor
• Constructor functions
• The Hello World application
• Access control modifiers
• Public, internal and private methods and properties
• Local/global variables

[b]Building a simple e-learning application[/b]
• The Document Class
• Creating Custom Classes
• When and what to import
• Inheritance and composition
• Extending MovieClips and Sprite
• Understanding compiler errors

[b]Applied Actionscript techniques ~ animation[/b]
• Essential Math equations for animation
• Random movement
• Screen wraps
• Removal and regenerations
• Velocity, acceleration and decay
• Handling Keyboard events
• Reacting to the mouse
• Preload essentials

[b]Project: interactive gallery application ~ planning[/b]
• Defining and constructing the Main Class and Sub Classes
• Planning and scalability
• Working with multiple Classes
• Identifying roles and responsibilites
• Provide methods, properties and access control modifiers
• Testing and debugging the simple prototype

[b]Questions and answers[/b]

Suitable for
The Adobe authorised course for those with some ActionScript experience but who need to master more advanced ActionScript 3 techniques

Requirements
You should have been using Flash to create designs and animations using the timeline for at least a year and have experience of ActionScript equivalent to the Adobe Flash: An Introduction to ActionScript 3 course.