Essential ActionScript 2.0

abstract classes, not supported  

AbstractController class (example)  

AbstractView class (example)  

access control modifiers

       ActionScript, Java, and C++  

       differences between ECMAScript 4 and ActionScript 2.0  

       public and private constructor functions  

       public and private method attributes  

       public and private property attributes  

       visibility modifiers vs.  

Accessibility class  

accessor methods   2nd  

       creating in ActionScript 1.0  

       getter   2nd  

       inability to define as private  

       setter  

               return values  

actions layer   [See scripts layer]

ActionScript 1.0

       changes to, in Flash Player 7  

       in Flash Player 6 and 7  

       MovieClip, subclassing  

       packages, simulating  

ActionScript 2.0  

       ActionScript 1.0 versus  

       differences from ECMAScript Edition 4  

       in Flash Player 6 and 7  

       links to resources  

       object-oriented programming syntax  

       unit testing tool  

addObj( ) (EventListenerList)  

addProperty( ) (Object)  

algorithms, design patterns vs.  

animations, using timeline for  

API (application programming interface)

       ActionScript 2.0 interface vs.  

       changes to  

       class code revision and  

       designing  

application framework, OOP  

       .fla file (Flash document)  

       classes  

       directory structure  

       document timeline  

       projects in Flash MX Professional 2004  

application state  

       changes in  

       changing for clock MVC application  

       corresponding labeled frames in timeline  

       initial, setting  

       model class, MVC pattern   2nd  

       no storage of  

       setting, using class properties  

applications

       object-oriented   2nd   [See also object-oriented programming]

               starting  

       timeline-based  

architecture, design patterns vs.  

Arguments class  

arguments, method  

       arguments object  

       invoking methods with missing arguments  

       method accepting unknown number of arguments  

Array class  

array-sorting capabilities (Flash Player 7)  

arrays

       problems casting to Array type  

       type checking and  

.as (class) files  

       .fla file in same directory  

       accessing in packages with classpath  

       creating for ImageViewerDeluxe  

       creating for OOP Flash application  

       naming of  

       storage directory for, adding to classpath  

       types of  

       writing for ImageViewer  

<asset> tag, listing class excluded from .swf file in  

assignment

       instance of a subclass to a variable  

       of property values  

attachMovie( ) (MovieClip)  

attributes

       class   2nd  

               dynamic  

               intrinsic  

       constructor, public and private only  

       method  

               public and private  

               static attribute   2nd  

       property  

               final  

               global variables vs. class properties  

               private and public  

               static property attribute  

               subclasses and class properties  

authoring tools

       Flash, different versions of  

       OOP development support  

avatar chats  

Avatar class (example)  

       AvatarSymbol movie clip  

       code  

       composition version  

       creating instances of  

       initializing instances  

       linking AvatarSymbol movie clip  

AvatarSymbol (example), building timeline and contents