Java and Flex Integration Bible

Matthew Keefe is a new-media designer and developer with a strong background in application development for the Web and offline. Matt is the author of the Flash and PHP Bible. Charles A. Christiansen Jr. is a senior software engineer who currently uses Java and Flex 3. Charles has written applications that run the gamut - from heavy client Java applications that use RMI over dialup to fast, lightweight Web applications that use Spring and Hibernate.

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: Installation and Getting Started. Chapter 1: Setting Up the Java Development Environment. Chapter 2: Configuring Flex for Java Development. Chapter 3: Similarities between Java and Flex. Chapter 4: Understanding the Flex Application Development Process. Part II: Connecting Java and Flex. Chapter 5: Sending Data from Flex. Chapter 6: Writing Java Web Applications. Chapter 7: Using JUnit and FlexUnit to Test Your Applications. Chapter 8: Relational Databases. Chapter 9: Java and Databases. Chapter 10: Building a Basic Database-Powered Flex Application. Chapter 11: Developing a Stock Ticker with BlazeDS. Part III: Building Advanced Applications. Chapter 12: Developing a Storefront Server Application with Java. Chapter 13: Developing a Storefront Server Application with Flex. Chapter 14: Building a Real-Time Messaging System. Chapter 15: Extending Java and Flex Development. Chapter 16: Advanced Development. Appendix: Installing Adobe Flex and Adobe Flex Builder. Glossary. Index.