Essential ActionScript 2.0

icons, creating for components  

ID3 v2 tag  

identifiers

       ActionScript 2.0 reserved words as  

       case sensitivity, changes in Flash Player 7  

image loading events, methods that handle  

images in text fields, support for  

ImageViewer class (example)   2nd   [See also ImageViewerDeluxe subclass]

       creating the class, steps in  

       designing  

               functional requirements to code  

               functional requirements, establishing  

       download site for code  

       implementation, version 1  

       implementation, version 2  

               completed code  

               redesign, summary of  

               using in Flash movie  

       implementation, version 3  

               completed code  

       using in a Flash movie   2nd  

               .fla file  

               exporting and testing .swf file  

               instantiating timeline to frame 15  

               preloading the class  

ImageViewerDeluxe subclass (example)  

        autosizing the image viewer  

       setPosition( ) and setSize( ) methods  

       skeleton of  

       using  

implementation

       ActionScript 2.0 class   [See classes, writing ImageViewer class]

       interfaces   2nd   3rd  

implements keyword   2nd   3rd  

implicit casting  

import keyword  

import statements

       #include directives vs.  

       importing entire package  

       unqualified class references, using  

importing components package for currency converter  

#include directive, import statement vs.  

indexOf( )  

infinity  

info object  

inheritance   2nd  

       abstract and final classes, not supported  

       augmenting built-in classes and objects  

       base class and derived class  

       benefits of  

       chat application (example)  

               AvatarChatRoom and ChatRoom classes  

               ChatRoom class  

       class hierarchy or inheritance tree  

       class method and class property  

       class properties, bug in ActionScript 2.0  

       composition vs.  

       constructor functions in subclasses  

               problems in Flash 6  

       custom classes, from MovieClip  

       extending a class  

       extends keyword, using  

       interfaces  

               multiple type  

       misuse of, Logger class (example)  

       MovieClip subclasses  

               composition vs.  

               subclassing of  

       MovieClip, in ActionScript 2.0  

       overriding  

               best practices for  

               class methods  

               instance methods  

               member access from class methods  

               member access from instance methods  

               properties  

       overuse of  

       polymorphism and dynamic binding  

       Singleton pattern and  

       subclassing built-in classes  

inheritance tree  

#initclip directive  

       subclassing MovieClip in ActionScript 1.0  

initializing

       instances of Avatar class, composition version  

       movie clip hierarchy in a movie  

       MovieClip subclass instances  

initObj parameter (MovieClip.attachMovie( ))  

input, user   [See user input]

instance member  

instance methods

       class methods vs.  

       inheritance of  

       member access from  

               inherited instance methods  

               overridden instance methods  

               overriding instance methods  

       overridden, invoking  

       overriding  

       this (keyword), use of  

instance properties   2nd   3rd   [See also properties]

       container_mc (ImageViewer)  

       enumeration of  

       identifiers for  

       ImageViewer class (example)  

       inheritance of  

       overridden  

               access by super keyword  

       overriding  

instance variables  

instanceof operator  

instances   2nd  

       adding new methods and properties to  

       Avatar class (example), initializing  

       considerations in class design  

       relationship of on-stage movie clip to its library symbol  

instantiation  

interactive animation, use of timeline  

interface (object)  

interface keyword   2nd  

interface statement   2nd  

interfaces  

       ActionScript 2.0, difference from ECMAScript 4  

       casting to super- or subinterface  

       event listener  

       implementation of  

       implements keyword  

       multidatatype classes and  

       multiple type inheritance with  

       public   [See API]

       reasons to use  

       subinterface and superinterface  

       syntax and use  

               .as file, creating  

               creating an interface  

               implementation by classes  

               inheritance  

               marker interfaces  

               naming conventions  

intrinsic class attributes  

intrinsic class definition  

intrinsic files (Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004), errors in  

intrinsic keyword   2nd  

invoking methods  

Is-A relationship   2nd  

       MovieClip class and Avatar subclass (example)