Essential ActionScript 2.0

Object class   2nd  

       addProperty( )  

       event objects as instances of  

       registerClass( )   2nd  

       root class of built-in hierarchy  

object composition   [See composition]

object references, using local variables instead of  

object-oriented design (OOD)  

object-oriented programming (OOP)   2nd  

       ActionScript 1.0 vs. 2.0  

       ActionScript 2.0 features  

       application framework  

               .fla file (Flash document)  

               classes  

               directory structure  

               document timeline  

               projects in Flash MX Professional 2004  

       appropriate situations for  

       classes   2nd   [See also classes]

               syntax  

       compilation  

       datatypes defined by classes  

       definition of  

       design patterns   [See design patterns]

       encapsulation  

       inheritance   2nd   [See also inheritance]

       key concepts  

       packages  

       starting applications  

objects   2nd   [See also object-oriented programming]

       built-in, augmenting  

       casting to supertype or subtype  

       classes as templates for  

       converting to strings   [See serialization]

       creating   2nd  

       current object, referring to with this keyword  

       error  

       event-consumer  

        info object  

       instances  

       interface  

       properties and methods , code hints for  

       references to, cleaning up before deleting object  

       serialization of  

       using  

Observable class (example)   2nd  

       model class (MVC) as subclass of  

       source code  

Observable interface (example)  

Observer class   [See Observer interface]

Observer design pattern   2nd   3rd  

       delegation event model vs.  

       implementing in ActionScript 2.0  

       Logger (complete example)  

               implementing using composition  

               inheritance misuse in Logger  

               Logger class  

               Logger class, using  

               LogMessage class  

               OutputPanelView class  

               TextFieldView class  

       memory management issues  

       model-view relationship in MVC  

       multiple representations of a single body of data  

       push and pull models  

       real world event handling and  

       responsibilities of the subject calss  

       updated information to observers  

Observer interface (example)  

       implementation by AbstractView class  

observers  

online resources, Flash- related  

onLoadError( ) (MovieClipLoader)  

onLoadInit( ) (MovieClipLoader)  

onLoadProgress( ) (MovieClipLoader)  

onLoadStart( ) and onLoadComplete( ) (MovieClipLoader)  

operating systems, location of Classes directory  

operators, ActionScript 2.0  

’slash syntax “ for variables (Flash 4)   2nd  

Output panel  

       current time displayed in  

       do-nothing setter that prints debug message to  

       enumerable properties of obj in  

       error message about nonexistant property  

       error message about private member access  

       error message about static member access  

OutputPanelView class (example)  

overloaded constructors, simulating  

overloaded methods   2nd  

overridden methods, inherited by derived class from base class  

overriding  

       best practices for  

       class methods, member access and  

       excessive, problems with  

       instance methods  

               invoking overridden method  

               member access and  

       methods, ActionScript 2.0 vs. ECMAScript 4  

       properties   2nd  

               code clarity and  

               super keyword and overridden property access