2 days - private courses from £1390 + vat

This Actionscript 2 training course establishes a solid foundation in advanced programming concepts through practical experience with ActionScript 2.

ActionScript is the scripting language for Macromedia Flash. It makes your Flash content interactive. ActionScript provides a more efficient way to do things in Flash, from creating simple animations through designing complex application interfaces.

ActionScript 2.0 is an object-oriented programming language that supports full class inheritance and all the features that developers demand from a mature language. It gives you a more flexible programming environment and superior debugging abilities.

ActionScript 2 Course Objectives

This Actionscript 2 training course is for delegates who:

• Have Flash experience and are looking to extend their skill-set by learning the programming possibilities that Flash has to offer
• Are familiar with ActionScript 1 and are looking to the make the transition to ActionScript 2

By the end of this Actionscript 2 course delegates will be able to:

• Understand and comfortably use ActionScript programming in Flash
• Design and develop more effective, robust, extensible applications in Flash by taking advantage of ActionScript 2

ActionScript 2 Training Course Content

Introduction and Overview

Programming Fundamentals

• Variables
• Loops
• Conditionals
• Arrays
• Functions
• Movie Clip Objects

Migrating from ActionScript 1.0 to ActionScript 2.0

Introduction to the ActionScript 2.0 Language

• New features
• Scope and "this"
• Strict typing
• Classes

Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Introduction to OOP
• New keywords and features for OOP
• Private or protected?
• Dynamic vs Static classes
• Inheritance
• Importing external class files
• Interface

ActionScript 2 Course Prerequisites

Completion of Introduction to Macromedia Flash MX, or equivalent knowledge.

ActionScript 2 Training Course Recommended Reading

Essential ActionScript 2.0 - Colin Moock – buy from amazon

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