Foundation Flex for Developers: Data-Driven Applications with PHP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, and FDS (Foundation)
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1590598946 |
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10 December 2007 |
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Rich Internet Application |
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flex 3,
flex 2,
flex builder,
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Description
Flex is a very powerful and versatile technology for creating web application front-ends. But what every good web application needs is a robust data source, be it XML, or a database. Flex is very adaptable in terms of connecting to data sources, and that is the main focus of this book. In Foundation Flex for Developers, Sas Jacobs assumes that you've got the basics of Flex down already, and explores in detail how to create professional data-centric Flex 2 and Flex 3 applications. In the first half of the book, she starts off with a brief exploration of Flex and ActionScript 3.0, before looking at application essentials in detailcreating custom components, user and web browser interactions, binding, formatting, and validating data, debugging, and more. In the second half of the book, the focus is on connecting Flex to data sources, and covers XML, Flex Data Services, PHP, ASP.NET, and ColdFusion in detail, via a series of step-by-step case studies. - Covers Flex application basics
- Covers connecting Flex 2 and Flex 3 to a variety of Data Sources
- Includes several complete case studies.
What youll learn - How to create custom components
- How to handle user and web browser interactions
- How to debug Flex 2 applications
- How to bind, format, and validate data
- How to load and write external content
- The essentials of XML, and working with it in Flex 2, including E4X
- The essentials of Flex Data Services
- How to build up data-driven Flex 2 applications with PHP, ASP.NET, and ColdFusion backends
Who is this book for? This book is for any Flex developer who knows the basics of building Flex UIs, and wants to learn how to connect their applications to data sources. |
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