Adobe Flash® Builder™ 4 and Flex® 4 Bible -- About the Author -- Credits -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Preface -- Getting the Most Out of This Book -- Using the Book's Icons -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Flex Fundamentals -- Chapter 1: About Flex 4 -- Learning the Fundamentals of Flex -- Understanding Adobe Flash Player -- Flex 4 Development Tools -- Getting Help -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Using Flash Builder 4 -- Getting Flash Builder -- Installing Flash Builder 4 -- Getting to Know Eclipse Features -- Using Flash Builder -- Getting Help -- Searching for Code -- Generating Code -- Integrating Flash Builder with Flash Professional CS5 -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Building a Basic Flex Application -- Creating a "Hello World" Application -- Understanding the html-template Folder -- Deploying the Application -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Understanding the Anatomy of a Flex Application -- MXML and ActionScript 3 -- Understanding MXML -- Understanding ActionScript 3 -- Combining MXML and ActionScript -- Using the Application Component -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Using Bindings and Components -- Using Binding Expressions -- Using MXML Components -- Adding Properties and Methods to Components -- Using Component Libraries -- Creating Flash-based Components -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Debugging Flex Applications -- Debugging Basics -- Using trace() and the Logging API -- Using Breakpoints -- Profiling Flex Applications -- Using the Network Monitor -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Working with Events -- The Flex Event Architecture -- Handling Events in MXML -- Handling Events with addEventListener() -- Using Event Bubbling -- Using Custom Events -- Using Custom Event Classes -- Summary -- Part II: Designing Flex Applications -- Chapter 8: Using Flex Visual Controls -- Instantiating and Customizing Controls -- Using Spark Text Controls -- Using Layout Controls.

Using Button Controls -- Other Data Entry Controls -- Using Interactive Controls -- Using the Image and BitmapImage Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Working with Text -- Using Advanced Text Layout -- Controlling Fonts with Cascading Style Sheets -- Manipulating Text -- Formatting Text Values -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Using Layout Containers -- Using MX Basic Containers -- Using Spark Group Components -- Using Panel Containers -- Using Constraint-Based Layout -- Sizing Containers and Controls -- Creating a Scrolling Region -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Using Cascading Style Sheets -- About Cascading Style Sheets -- What Is a Style Sheet? -- Using Inline Style Declarations -- Declaring Style Sheets with -- Using Style Selectors -- Using Embedded Style Sheets -- Using External Style Sheets -- Using Compiled Style Sheets -- Controlling Styles with ActionScript -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Controlling Animation and Working with Drag and Drop -- Using Effects -- Using Drag-and-Drop Operations -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Managing View States -- Understanding View States -- Defining View States in Design View -- Switching View States at Runtime -- Declaring View States in MXML -- Managing View States in Components -- Using Transitions -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Declaring Graphics with MXML and FXG -- Declaring Vector Graphics in MXML -- Using FXG Files -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Skinning Spark Components -- Creating and Using Spark Custom Skins -- Skinning Other Spark Components -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Managing Application Navigation -- Understanding Classic Web Navigation -- Understanding Flex Navigation -- Using Navigator Containers -- Using Navigator Bar Containers -- Using Menu Controls -- Using Other Navigator Containers -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Working with Pop-up Windows -- Using the Alert Class -- Using the PopUpMenuButton Control.

Using the PopUpButton control -- Working with Custom Pop-up Windows -- Summary -- Part III: Working with Data -- Chapter 18: Modeling and Managing Data -- Creating a Data Model -- Using Value Objects -- Using Data Collections -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Using List Controls -- Using Data Providers -- Controlling List Item Labels -- List Control Events and Properties -- Handling User Data Selections -- Using Custom Item Renderers -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Using Advanced List Controls -- Using ComboBox and DropDownList Controls -- Using the DataGrid Control -- Advanced Item Renderers and Editors -- Using List Controls with Horizontal and Tile Layout -- Using the AdvancedDataGrid Control -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Using the Flex Charting Controls -- Understanding Flex's Types of Charts -- Declaring Chart Controls -- Setting Chart Properties and Styles -- Summary -- Chapter 22: Working with Data Entry Forms -- Using the Form Container -- Using Custom Form Components -- Validating Data Entry -- Sharing Data with the Application -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Working with HTTPService and XML -- Using RPC and REST Architectures -- Creating Data-Centric Applications with Flash Builder 4 -- Declaring and Configuring HTTPService Objects -- Sending and Receiving Data -- Working with Value Objects -- Passing Parameters to Server Pages -- Handling Cross-Domain Policy Issues -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Managing XML with E4X -- Using XML Classes -- Using E4X Expressions -- Working with Namespaces -- Summary -- Part IV: Integrating Flex Applications with Application Servers -- Chapter 25: Working with SOAP-Based Web Services -- Understanding SOAP -- Understanding WSDL -- Using the WebService Component -- Using Web Service Data Connections -- Summary -- Chapter 26: Integrating Flex Applications with BlazeDS and Java -- Using BlazeDS.

Creating Flex Projects for Use with BlazeDS -- Using the Proxy Service -- Using the Remoting Service -- Using the RemoteObject Component -- Working with BlazeDS Data Connections in Flash Builder 4 -- Summary -- Chapter 27: Using the Message Service with BlazeDS -- Understanding the Message Service -- Configuring Messaging on the Server -- Creating a Flex Messaging Application -- Sending and Receiving Complex Data -- Filtering Messages on the Server -- Tracing Messaging Traffic -- Summary -- Chapter 28: Integrating Flex Applications with ColdFusion -- Understanding Flash Remoting and ColdFusion -- Creating ColdFusion Components for Flex -- Using CFCs with the RemoteObject Component -- Handling CFC Function Results -- Passing Arguments to CFC Functions -- Using Value Object Classes -- Working with RemoteObject Faults -- Working with Data Connections in Flash Builder -- Calling ColdFusion 9 Services -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Integrating Flex Applications with PHP -- Installing PHP -- Creating a Flex Project for Use with PHP -- Using PHP with HTTPService and XML -- Using PHP and Remoting with Zend AMF -- Using PHP Data Connections in Flash Builder -- Summary -- Part V: Additional Subjects -- Chapter 30: Localizing Flex 4 Applications -- Using Locales to Select Application Resources -- Using Custom Resource Bundles -- Summary -- Chapter 31: Deploying Desktop Applications with Adobe AIR -- Understanding AIR Architecture -- Installing Adobe AIR -- Creating a Flex Desktop Application -- Flex Application Tips and Tricks with AIR -- A Conclusion about Adobe AIR -- Summary -- Index.