ActionScript is an ECMAScript-based programming language used for controlling Macromedia Flash movies and applications. Since both ActionScript and JavaScript are based on the same ECMAScript syntax, fluency in one easily translates to the other. However, the client model is dramatically different: while JavaScript deals with windows, documents and forms, ActionScript deals with movie-clips, text fields and sounds.
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The tutorial is designed for Flash users who are ActionScript beginners but who want to work towards advanced abilities. You should already be familiar with basic actions and know how to assign them in the Actions panel.... Read Article.
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An introduction to object-oriented programming in Flash, using arrays and various other topics are covered by the tutorials on this site.... Read Article.
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These pages will provide an introduction to some concepts of programming and some basics of how to use the Flash ActionScript programming tools... Read Article.
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( Page 1 of 6 ) Because data for a website comes in many formats, it helps to have a variety of ways to handle this data. This article covers the different methods available in ActionScript for exchanging data. Data Data can come in many formats. It can be a text file, XML file located on a file system, or dynamic data/XML generated by a server at run-time.... Read Article.
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( Page 1 of 5 ) See how to implement a custom color transform class in ActionScript 2.0 using object-oriented programming (OOP) instead of using a procedural timeline-based code. (From the book, Flash Hacks , by Sham Bhangal, O'Reilly Media, 2004, ISBN: 0596006454.) HACK 10: A Custom Color Transform Class Create a custom class to perform color transformations.... Read Article.
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by Colin Moock , author of ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition 01/28/2003 Last March Macromedia released Flash MX with a compelling new vision for the product: the animation and design software would henceforth be groomed as a rich Internet application platform. Accordingly, some heavy changes were made to the authoring environment.... Read Article.
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( Page 1 of 4 ) If you already know the basics of Flash, using tools and creating animations, you may want to add some interactivity to your work. ActionScript, an object oriented programming language built into Flash, is the key to this. Adi Reddy Mora explains the basics of ActionScript. I'll be using Flash MX 2004, and I'll assume that you're... Read Article.
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( Page 1 of 7 ) This chapter provides a high-level overview of object-oriented programming (OOP) in ActionScript for experienced programmers who are making their first foray into Flash development. (From the book Essential ActionScript 2.0 , by Colin Moock, O'Reilly Media, ISBN:0596006527.) Ironically, Flash users who are new to object-oriented programming... Read Article.
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( Page 1 of 4 ) Everyone likes knowing about undocumented ActionScript. Discover the goodies in the _global property that Macromedia isn t ready to officially support. (From the book, Flash Hacks , by Sham Bhangal, O'Reilly Media, 2004, ISBN: 0596006454.) Hack 82: Undocumented ActionScript Everyone likes knowing about undocumented ActionScript. Discover... Read Article.
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( Page 1 of 5 ) Have you never used ActionScript before, and want to learn? This article will help you get started. Have you used only ActionScript 1.0, and wonder what changed with version 2.0? Keep reading to find out. ActionScript is the object-oriented programming (OOP) language you use in your flash movies to add interactivity to your applications,... Read Article.
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( Page 1 of 7 ) This chapter presents some basics of ActionScript 2.0. It offers a quick summary of ActionScript 2.0 s core features and Flash Player 7 s new capabilities such as syntactic support for traditional object-oriented features and CSS-based stylesheet support. (From the book Essential ActionScript 2.0 , by Colin Moock, O'Reilly Media, ISBN:0596006527.)... Read Article.
