Course Synopsis: Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications provides experienced
application developers with hands-on, practical experience using Flex 3. This three day 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).

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for application developers who want to bring the power of Rich Internet Applications to their web applications.

Prerequisites: 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 object oriented programming concepts
• Be familiar with XML terminology.

What You Will Learn:
• 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

Time: Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

Locations: We have company-operated facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also work with a network of rental facilities to offer our classes regularly across the United States and in Canada. Please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Related Courses: We recommend the following courses that relate to this class: Adobe Flash CS3 Action Script and Fast Track to ColdFusion 8. Please take a look at our other course outlines at our web site, http://www.ledet.com.

Goals: Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Registration: Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094.

Adobe Flex 3.0 Training Course Outline

LESSON 1
Introducing Flex 3: RCA
• Introducing Mastery Learning
• Understanding the Course Format
• Reviewing the course prerequisites
• Reviewing the course outline
• Setting up the application files

LESSON 2
Introducing Flex 3
• Understanding Rich Internet
Applications
• Understanding Adobe Flex
• Understanding Adobe Flex Builder
• The Flash Player/Virtual Machine
• Flex application process flow
• Accessing remote data resources
• Getting help and other resources

LESSON 3
Getting Started with Flex Builder
• Understanding Flex and Eclipse
• Exploring the Flex Builder Interface
• Creating a project and your first
application
• Debugging a Flex application
• Accessing Help in Adobe Flex Builder

LESSON 4
Learning Flex Fundamentals
• Creating a simple Flex application
• Displaying images
• Laying out a Flex application with
containers
• Using the panel container
• Using the control bar container
• Adding user interface controls
• Creating data binding between components
• Architecting an application with MXML components
• Creating properties and methods for MXML components

LESSON 5
Handling Events
• Understanding events
• Creating event handlers using inline ActionScript
• Handling events within ActionScript functions
• Placing ActionScript functions in external files
• Understanding the event object
• Using the addEventListner() method

LESSON 6
Using Constraint Based Layout
• Understanding absolute positioning
• Positioning components with the canvas container
• Creating a constraint-based layout using Flex Builder
• Creating a constraint-based layout using MXML code
• Using Enhanced Constraints
• Using constraint-based layouts with
nested containers

LESSON 7
Using View States for Application Design
• Understanding view states
• Controlling view states
• Reviewing the generated MXML code
• Creating view states that include
custom component states

LESSON 8
Creating Application Navigation
• Understanding navigator containers and controls
• Using the LinkBar control
• Using the TabBar control
• Using the ViewStack container
• Using the TabNavigator container
• Using the Accordion container
• Using the ButtonBar and ToggleButtonBar
• Using the ApplicationControlBar
container

LESSON 9
Customizing the Application
• Customizing Flex application look and
feel
• Modifying Styles to change look and feel
• Using Themes
• Applying behaviors to components
• Applying transitions to view state
changes

LESSON 10
Using ActionScript Data Models
• Using the MVC design pattern
• Creating an MXML data model
• Using ActionScript classes as a data
model
• Creating an ActionScript constructor
with parameters
• Defining class methods

LESSON 11
Exchanging Data Between Components
Using Custom Events
• Understanding the problem with bindings
• Creating custom events
• Sending data with a custom event

LESSON 12
Creating Data Entry Forms
• Using the Form container
• Sharing Form data
• Validating Form data
• Triggering validation with events
• Triggering validation with ActionScript

LESSON 13
Retrieving XML Data with HTTPService
• Retrieving XML data at runtime
• Handling results
• Handling results using an event handler
• Handling faults
• Making HTTP requests to different domains
• Making HTTP requests with parameters

LESSON 14
Displaying Data Using the DataGrid
• Using the DataGrid control
• Specifying DataGrid columns
• Formatting DataGrid columns
• Using item renderers and item editors
• Inline item renderers and item editors
• Item renderer and item editor components
• Using the TileList and HorizontalList
• Using events and selected items with list-based components