Flex 4 Cookbook

With this collection of proven recipes, you have the ideal problem-solving guide for developing interactive Rich Internet Applications on the Adobe Flash Platform. You'll find answers to hundreds of common problems you may encounter when using Adobe Flex, Flex 4 Framework, or Flash Builder, Adobe's GUI-based development tool.

Flex 4 Cookbook has hands-on recipes for everything from Flex basics to solutions for working with visual components and data access, as well as tips on application development, unit testing, and Adobe AIR. Each recipe provides an explanation of how and why it works, and includes sample code that you can use immediately. You'll get results fast, whether you're a committed Flex developer or still evaluating the technology. It's a great way to jumpstart your next web application.

Topics include:

Using Spark Component

Text Layout Framework

Groups and Layout

Spark List and ItemRenderer

Images, bitmaps, videos, and sounds

CSS, styling, and skinning

States and Effects

Working with Collections

Using DataBinding

Validation, formatting, and regular expressions

Using Charts

Services and Data Access

Using RSLs and Modules

Working with Adobe AIR 2.0