Adobe Flex 2: Data and Communications

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Introducing Adobe Flex 2

• Understanding rich Internet applications
• Introducing the Adobe Flex 2 product line
• The foundation of the RIA: Flash Player/Flash Virtual Machine
• Understanding the Flex application process flow
• 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 Services

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
• Configuring ColdFusion, Flex Builder and calling a remote object service method
• Exchanging data between ActionScript 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 ActionScript and Java

Validating and Formatting Data

• Validating form data
• Triggering validation with events
• Validating Numeric Input
• Triggering validation with ActionScript
• Using regular expressions
• Formatting Data

Manipulating Complex Data

• Understanding Collection Classes
• 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 Configuration
• 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 file transfer basics
• Uploading a file 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