ActionScript â " The Definitive Guide

Moock, Colin

ISBN 10: 1565928520 / ISBN 13: 9781565928527

Editore: O'Reilly Media, 2001

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001398928

Riassunto:

Given its ability to deliver high-impact experiences even over low-bandwidth connections, Flash has become the de facto standard for hundreds of thousands of multimedia Web developers worldwide. Flash 5 includes a full-fledged programming language called "ActionScript" for controlling animation and multimedia. It's a quantum leap from the bare-bones "Actions" supported in Flash 4, and this text is dedicated entirely to documenting and demonstrating this new language. ActionScript includes all fundamental programming constructs (variables, loops, conditionals, functions, and so on), and is inextricably fused with Flash's authoring behaviours and animation timelines. Because ActionScript is based heavily on the ECMAScript Language Specification (ECMA-262) and is syntactically nearly identical to JavaScript, Macromedia expects thousands of existing JavaScript programmers to migrate to ActionScript. This book is divided into three sections. "ActionScript Fundamentals" introduces both programmers and non-programmers to the new language by first describing fundamental programming concepts and then delineating in detail the components, syntax, and usage of ActionScript. "Applied ActionScript Code Depot" shows you how to use common applications, such as processing online forms. "Language Reference" is a detailed reference that aims to make all ActionScript globals, properties, and objects, including extensive implementation samples, easy to find quickly. Code samples are also available from the "Code Depot" on the author's Web site devoted to Flash developers. Topics covered in this book include: step-by-step tutorials of the most common ActionScript behaviours; object-oriented programming in Flash; intelligent interface development; server communication; dynamic content generation; password protection; string handling; message boards; basic physics; and games. The book is structured so both programmers and non-programmers can learn how to use ActionScript. It aims to take the reader well beyond simple Flash animations so they can create their own enhanced Flash-driven sites.

L'autore:

is an independent web guru with a passion for networked creativity and expression. He has been researching, designing, and developing for the Web since 1995. Colin served as webmaster for SoftQuad, Inc. (makers of HoTMetaL PRO) until 1997, and then as web evangelist for ICE (one of Canada's leading interactive agencies) until 2001. He has created interactive content for Sony, Levi's, Nortel, Air Canada, Procter & Gamble, and Hewlett-Packard. Colin now divides his time between writing, speaking at conferences, and researching emerging web technology. His award-winning Flash work and his renowned support site for Flash developers (http://www.moock.org) have made him a well-known personality in the Flash developer community. He is a contributor to macromedia.com's Flash developer center, a tutorialist in the Flash MX Bible (2002, Wiley Publishing Inc.), and regularly appears in industry magazines such as cre@te! online. Colin's latest personal undertaking is Unity (http://www.moock.org/unity/), a Flash socket server for multi-user content.

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Titolo: ActionScript â " The Definitive Guide
Casa editrice: O'Reilly Media
Data di pubblicazione: 2001
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good