Flex 2: Advanced Visual Programming

Course Description:

This excellent Flex 2: Advanced Visual Programming course follows on from our Adobe Flex 2: Rich Internet Applications course, and learners will need to have equivalent knowledge of the topics covered in that course. Flex 2 is a much loved software development kit, which is used to develop and deploy cross-platform rich Internet applications based on the Adobe Flash platform. This fantastic Flex 2 course covers a whole host of useful topics, such as how to work with embedded images and fonts, implement transitions and easing effects, apply filters and blends, and programmatically interact with mouse position and actions like dragging and dropping. Not only that, learners of this Flex 2 course will learn how to extend and skin Flex UI components using both images and shapes drawn with the ActionScript Drawing API.

Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.

What skills will I gain?

• Discover how to create data bound drag and drop functionality for virtually any Flex control.
• Learn to create mouse-aware application features.
• Understand loose component coupling, implemented through bindings and events.
• Get inside tips on optimizing file size through programmatic shape creation.
• See how to implement and skin Flex components directly in ActionScript 3.0.

Meet the instructor:

Leo is an Adobe Certified Master Instructor for the Flex, Flash, ColdFusion, and Dreamweaver product lines, and has worked as a technical trainer and courseware developer for over ten years, focusing on web development technologies since 1998. Leo is also the author of Flash 8: ActionScript – a course in the Adobe Authorized Training Curriculum – as well as multiple ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0 training modules for the Flex product lines.

Course outline:

Part 1

• Module 01: Setting Up & Overview
• Module 02: Enhancements with Imagery & Layering
• Module 03: Working With Fonts, Filters, & Blends
• Module 04: Customizing Flex Components
• Module 05: Extending Flex Components Using Actionscript 3

Part 2

• Module 01: Drawing Shapes & Modifying Flex Components
• Module 02: Animating Components & State Changes
• Module 03: Loose Data Coupling With Binding & Events
• Module 04: Creating Mouse-Aware Application Features
• Module 05: Data-Bound Drag & Drop for Any Flex Control

What are the requirements?

• You must be 16 or over
• You should have a basic understanding of English, Maths and ICT
• You will need a computer or tablet with internet connection (or access to one)

How will I be assessed?

• You will have one assignment. Pass mark is 65%.
• You will only need to pay £19 for assessment.
• You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days.

What Certification am I going to receive?

Those who successfully pass this course will be awarded a Flex 2: Advanced Visual Programming certificate. Anyone eligible for certification will receive a free e-certificate, and printed certificate.

What careers can I get with this qualification?

This Flex 2: Advanced Visual Programming course will qualify you to be a Software Developer. The average salary of a Software Developer in the UK is £30,720, and this will increase with experience. Upon successfully completing this course you could go on to become any of the following:

• Software developer
• Java developer
• Digital engineer
• Java coder