Flex 3: Data and Communications provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience connecting their Flex font ends to remote, dynamic data using Flex Data Services.
This two day course instructs developers how to connect with remote data using web services and Flex Data Services’ features allowing communication with a Java backend. In addition, skills will be learned how to manipulate and format the returned data.
Introducing Adobe Flex 3
Understanding rich Internet applications
Introducing the Adobe Flex 3 product line
The foundation of the RIA: Flash Player/Flash Virtual Machine
Understanding the Flex application process fl ow
Getting help and other resources
Accessing Web Services
Using web services
Invoking web service methods and using the results
Consuming a web service
Handling results using an event handler
Handling faults
Calling multiple methods from the same WebService object
Passing Parameters to Web Service
Introduction to Flex Data Services
Introducing Flex Data Services
Installing Flex Data Services
Explore the Flex Data Services Installation
Creating a Flex application for use with Flex Data Services
Navigating the Flex Project Structure
Understanding the Server Compilation Process
Flex Data Services Features
The Flex Proxy Service
The Proxy Service Default Destination
Named Proxy Service Destinations
Using ColdFusion Components as Remote Object Services
Understanding remote object services
Confi guring ColdFusion, Flex Builder and calling a remote object service method
Exchanging data between Action-Script and ColdFusion
Using Java Classes as Remote Object Services
Understanding Remote Object Services
Calling a Remote Object Service method
Handling RPC Events
Complex Remote Method Calls
Exchanging Data between Action-Script and Java
Validating and Formatting Data
Validating form data
Triggering validation with events
Validating Numeric Input
Triggering validation with Action-Script
Using regular expressions
Formatting Data
Manipulating Complex Data
Understanding Collection Classes
Filtering data
Filtering data
Creating a data sort
Using the IViewCursor interface
Creating a project that uses FDS
Using the Flex Message Service
Introducing the Flex Message Service
Reviewing Message Destination Confi guration
Understanding Publish-Subscribe Messaging
Publishing Messages
Receiving and processing messages
Sending and Receiving Complex Data
Using the Flex Data Management Service
What is the Flex Data Management Service?
Exploring a Data Management Services Destination
Data Management Service Architecture
Changing Data
Managing Pending Changes
Using Events
Handling DataService Results
Advanced Data Management Service Features
Providing XML to Controls with E4X
Understanding XML structure
Working with XML data in ActionScript 3
Using the Tree Control
Retrieving XML data and populating a Tree
Using XML objects
Removing XML items from a list
Uploading Files to a Server
Implementing fi le transfer basics
Uploading a fi le to the server
Enhancing the user experience with FileReference events
Understanding the FileReferenceList class
Use the Data Management Service to retrieve photo data
Send real-time messages between applications
This course is designed for application developers who want to connect their Flex font ends to dynamic data. To gain the most from this class, you should:
Have attended the Flex 3- Developing Rich Client Applications course
Have equivalent knowledge of the topics covered in Flex 3- Developing RCA course
This course is designed for object-oriented developers who want to incorporate dynamic data into their Flex applications using Flex Data Services.
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
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