Flex 4 is the next generation technology for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). It is proving as a magical tool for web developers as with the inception of Flash technology, the web development has reached to a new paradigm. As it is known that Adobe Flex uses Adobe Flash platform for running its applications, so in this perspective, the importance of Flex 4 increases because it offers the latest features of Flex.

• Training by Realtime Expert trainer
• Live Online Classes
• Free study material
• Online virtual Classes available in morning, evening and weekend

Prerequisties

• Be familiar with an object oriented programming language such as Java or C++.
• Be familiar with XML terminology

Duration

Online

• The format is 40% theory, 60% Hands-on.
• It is a 20 days program and extends up to 2hrs each.

Corporate

• The format is 40% theory, 60% Hands-on.
• It is a 5 days program and extends up to 8hrs each.

Classroom

• Private Classroom arrenged on request and minimum attendies for batch is 4.

Course Content

Introducing Flex 4: Developing Rich Internet Applications

• Introducing the Adobe Flash Platform
• Understanding Flex development technologies
• Understanding Flex application development
• Exploring the Flash Builder interface
• Creating a Flex project

Understanding Flex 4 Fundamentals

• Understanding Adobe Flex namespaces
• Understanding Adobe Flex Components
• Laying out and styling wit Flex Builder
• Compiling and running an application
• Creating custom components
• Introducing skinning
• Introducing data binding
• Updating visual controls using dynamic data

Introducing Oject Oriented Programming

• Introducing OOP technology
• Understanding MXML classes
• Creating a class property
• Writing a class definition in ActionScript
• Creating instances of an ActionScript class
• Creating class methods

Understanding Components and Layouts

• Introducing visual components
• Introducing Spark layout classes
• Introducing the Spark layout classes
• Using constraints the control the component layout
• Adding scrollbars to containers

Handling Events

• Understanding events
• Implementing event handlers
• Creating ActionScript event handler functions
• Understanding the event object
• Adding event listeners with ActionScript

Validating and Formatting Data

• Using the form container
• Using formatters
• Validating form data
• Triggering validation with events

Controlling Navigation

• Understanding MX navigator containers
• Using the ViewStack container
• Using a Spark container inside MX navigator containers
• Creating custom navigation for the ViewStack container
• Using the TabNavigator container
• Using the Accordion container

Controlling Application State

• Understanding view states
• Controlling view states

Animating Components and States

• Applying effects to components
• Creating composite effects
• Applying transitions to application state changes
• Adding and removing components during animations

Controlling Visual Display with Styling

• Creating global application styles
• Defining styles and skins for your components
• Introducing advanced CSS selectors

Skining Spark Components

• Introducing Skinning
• Incorporating visual elements drawn in other programs
• Changing the default display of skin parts

Implementing Advanced Skinning Techniques

• Implementing different visual states for a skin
• Accessing custom component properties from a skin
• Adding scrollbars to skins

Accessing Remote Data

• Using HTTPService to load remote data
• Handling returned data and faults
• Making HTTP requests with parameters
• Using the Wizards

Creating a Typed Data Model

• Understanding the need for a typed data model
• Creating an ActionScript class for typed data
• Populating an ArrayCollection with value objects
• Understanding data bindings with value objects
• Refactoring value objects

Extending Events

• Understanding the problem with bindings
• Defining the event
• Handling the event in the main application
• Extending the Event class
• Using the extended event class
• Dispatching a value object with the extended event
• Overriding the clone method

Rendering Content with the DataGroup Container

• Displaying string data in an item renderer
• Passing UI components in the data provider
• Creating a custom item renderer
• Using the SkinnableDataContainer

Displaying Data Using the DataGrid

• Using the DataGrid control
• Specifying DataGrid control columns
• Formatting DataGrid control columns
• Using item renderers and item editors

Deploying Flex and AIR Applications

• Compiling the Flex application
• Creating a Flex application production build
• Creating a desktop application