ActionScript 3.0 Pocket Reference

ActionScript 3.0 is a powerful object-oriented language whose code executes up to 10 times faster than code from earlier versions. Designed to serve as a companion to "ActionScript 3.0: The Definitive Guide", this book is a useful resource for both Flash and Flex developers.

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You can do much more with Flash than add special effects and animation to a web site. With this software, Macromedia pioneered "Rich Internet Applications" that function and respond like desktop programs. Now, with Adobe in control, Flash has evolved into a full-fledged development environment. The key to harnessing this IDE is ActionScript, the programming language that has grown in complexity to match Flash's new capabilities. The latest version, ActionScript 3.0, is a powerful object-oriented language whose code executes up to 10 times faster than code from earlier versions, and it's a challenge to keep track of even if you've used ActionScript for years. Our new pocket reference offers you quick on-the-job reminders for using ActionScript 3.0, including an excellent summary of the language's syntax and best practices, all in a well-organized format for fast and easy lookup. You'll also find the methods and properties for the latest Flash Player. Concise and easy to use, this convenient little reference serves as the portable companion to "ActionScript 3.0
: The Definitive Guide", the essential resource for both Flash and Flex developers also written by well-known Flash guru Colin Moock. In the "ActionScript 3.0 Pocket Reference", he covers methods and properties of the core objects and classes, along with ActionScript's global properties, global functions, operators, statements, keywords, and directives. Those of you coming from other programming languages will find a quick orientation to the most common Flash elements and operations. Every topic is cross-referenced and organized according to the most common needs of Flash and Flex developers. You can find the solution quickly in the pocket reference and then learn more about it in the "Definitive Guide" when things aren't so hectic. But in the heat of action, when you've reached a sticking point and need an answer now, "ActionScript 3.0 Pocket Reference" is one book you'll want close at hand. It's like having Colin Moock's cell phone number!