The Flex 3 Master Class is a combination of the Adobe Flex Level 1 and Level 2 courses;

• Flex 3: Developing Rich Internet Client Applications
  
• Flex 3: Data and Communications

The Flex Master Class will propel you from Flex Zero to Flex Hero over the five days of the course.

The first part of the Flex MasterClass provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience using Flex. The first three days of the course introduces developers to all the primary features of Flex they’ll need to know in order to build a fully functional, well architected front end for a Rich Internet Application (RIA).

The second part of the Flex MasterClass provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience connecting their Flex font ends to remote, dynamic data using Flex Data Services.

Over these two days we focus on training 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.

The Flex MasterClass is a comprehensive 5 day course that provides the necessary skills and knowledge required to create websites powered with Flex technology.

Part One 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
  
• Exploring the course application 13
  

Getting Started with Flex Builder 3

• Understanding the relationship between Eclipse and Flex Builder 3
  
• Exploring the Flex Builder 3 interface
  
• Creating a project and your first application
  
• Creating a main application page and running it
  
• Using debugging
  
• Getting help in Adobe Flex Builder 3
  

Learning Flex Fundamentals

• Creating a simple Flex application
  
• Creating your first Flex application
  
• Laying out a Flex application with containers
  
• Adding user interface controls
  
• Creating bindings between components
  
• Architecting an application with MXML components
  
• Creating properties and methods of MXML components
  

Handling Events

• Understanding events
  
• Creating event handlers using inline ActionScript
  
• Using inline ActionScript
  
• Handling events with ActionScript functions
  
• Placing ActionScript functions in external fi les
  
• Understanding the event object
  
• Implementing the addEventListener() method
  

Using Simple Controls

• Getting familiar with Flex controls
  
• Using the Button control
  
• Using a CheckBox Control
  
• Using NumericStepper controls
  
• Using Text controls
  
• Displaying images
  
• Adding simple controls to an application
  

Laying Out an Application with Containers

• Understanding Containers
  
• Using the Application container
  
• Setting an application’s layout
  
• Using the Panel container
  
• Using the Form container
  
• Using the Grid container
  
• Using Box Containers
  
• Using the DividedBox container
  
• Using the Tile container
  
• Container best practices
  
• Using the ControlBar container
  
• Component layout and sizing rules
  

Laying out an Application Using Constraint-Based Layout

• Understanding absolute positioning
  
• Positioning components within the Canvas container
  
• Positioning components inside a Canvas
  
• Creating a constraint-based layout using Flex Builder 3
  
• Creating a constraint-based layout in MXML
  
• Using constraint-based layouts with nested components
  

Using View States for Application Design

• Understanding view states
  
• Creating two states for the Contact page
  
• Controlling view states
  
• Reviewing the generated MXML code
  
• Creating view states that include custom components states
  

Creating Application Navigation

• Understanding navigator containers
  
• Using the LinkBar container
  
• Using the TabBar container
  
• Using the ViewStack container
  
• Navigating the Café Townsend application using the ViewStack and TabBar container
  
• Using the TabNavigator container
  
• Using the Accordion container
  
• Using ButtonBar & ToggleButtonBar
  
• Using the ApplicationControlBar container
  

Customizing the Application

• Customizing Flex application look and feel
  
• Using the Styles API to change look-and-feel
  
• Using theme styles
  
• Changing the look and feel of the Café Townsend application
  
• Applying behaviors to components
  
• Applying transitions to view states
  

Using MXML and ActionScript Data Models

• Using the MVC design pattern
  
• Creating an MXML data model
  
• Using ActionScript classes as a data model
  
• Instantiating an Object in MXML from an ActionScript class
  
• Creating an ActionScript constructor with parameters
  
• Defi ning class methods
  

Exchanging Data Between Components Using Custom Events

• Understanding the problem with bindings
  
• Using a binding to get data from a component
  
• Creating custom events
  
• Creating, dispatching and handling a custom event
  
• Sending data with a custom event
  

Retrieving XML Data with HTTPService

• Retrieving XML data at runtime
  
• Handling results
  
• Retrieving data at runtime with HTTPService
  
• Handling results using an event handler
  
• Handling faults
  
• Making HTTP requests to different domains
  

Looping Through Data Using a Repeater

• Understanding the Repeater component
  
• Using dataProvider data in repeated controls
  
• Dynamically creating components using a Repeater
  
• Using Repeater data in ActionScript
  
• Referencing repeated components
  

Displaying Data Using the DataGrid

• Using the DataGrid control
  
• Displaying Simple XML Data in a DataGrid
  
• Specifying DataGrid columns
  
• Specifying DataGrid columns
  
• Formatting DataGrid columns
  
• Using item renderers and item editors
  
• Using the TileList and HorizontalList
  
• Using events and selected items with list-based components

Part Two -- Re-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 object-oriented developers who want to bring the power of Rich Internet applications to their web applications. To gain the most from this class, you should:

• Be familiar with an object oriented programming language such as Java or C++
  
• Be familiar with XML terminology

This course is designed for object-oriented developers who want to bring the power of Rich Internet Applications to their web applications.

By the time students have finished the course they will have know how to;

• Create your first Flex application
• Constraint-based layout in MXML
• Add user interface controls
• Use the DataGrid control
• Understand Flex Containers
• Exchange Data Between Components
• Create Application Navigation
• Retrieve XML Data with HTTPService
• Accessing Web Services
• Flex Data Services
• The Flex Proxy Service
• Handling RPC Events
• Validating and Formatting Data
• Using the Flex Message Service
• Data Management Service Architecture
• Retrieve XML Data with HTTPService

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