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Classroom Course Overview
Unit 1 - ActionScript Variables
string variables
Object variables
name conflicts
untyped variables
default values
isNaN
deleting variables
ActionScript Functions
creating functions
functions and arguments
Default argument
default argument order
the rest symbol
ActionScript Objects, Properties, Methods, and Classes
trace
this
Unit 2 - Iteration
for loops
do while loops
arrays and for in loop
var and for in
this and for in
for each loop
for in and for each in
Unit 3 - Display Objects
Timeline based symbols
Symbol type
MovieClip
Button
Graphic
Class type
MovieClip
SimpleButton
Shape
Text Classes
StaticText
TextField
tracing a movieclip's name
changing names
Understanding the Class Inheritance Hierarchy Referencing Movie Clips in the Timeline
The Display List
The root and stage
Dynamic display objects
Bitmaps
new Bitmaps
Removing bitmaps
removeChild()
Creating Dynamic Instances from the Library
Dynamic graphics
Drawing a triangle
Unit 4 - Events
stage click handler
buttonMode
Reacting to the Mouse
Event Propagation
tracing evt.target
Stage events
drag and drop
Keyboard Events
tracing keyCode
Unit 5 - Animation
Moving a ball
Accelerating a ball
Controlling a ball
Adding gravity
Rotating a movieclip
Rotating and controlling a movieclip
Creating balls at random
Creating balls where the mouse clicks
Creating balls automatically
Boundaries
Bouncing a ball left and right
Bouncing a ball wrt its width
Moving a ball in x and y directions
Moving a ball smoothly with oscillation
Moving a ball with easing
Unit 6 - What is a class?
Creating classes
Creating methods
Creating properties
Using a class-based timer system
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Additional Units covered online include:
important formulae
friction
angles
trigonometry
particles
collisions
database access
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 [1]Course Facts
Name: ActionScript 3 Essentials
Duration: 3 days
Locations: London, onsite
Max Class: 10 delegates
Post Course Support: 6 months
Call Free on 0800 156 0777
for pricing, availability and advice.
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Post Course Online Support Including:
Course slides, movies and exercises: You will have access to course slides, movies and ActionScript exercises via our Learning Management System (LMS). Refresh your memory or rework something in your own time and environment.
Post Course Support: You will have 6 months post course support via the LMS. This is in the form of the course forums in which you can post questions on any topic within the course that you are struggling with, and the instructor (and sometimes other delegates) will respond.
ActionScript Sample Files: In addition to the files used in the course, the LMS gives you the ability to work through additional sample files, and real world examples thereby extending both your understanding of ActionScript and your ability to apply the techniques.
ActionScript 3 Glossary: The ActionScript 3 training includes a glossary which allows you to search through more than 350 ActionScript terms, functions, data types etc. Due to the glossary being autolinked within our forums and other material, this also acts as a valuable quick reference directory when working through the material.
Useful Resources: Our instructors spend a vast amount of research time on technologies like ActionScript, and in doing so come across a lot of useful 3rd party material. In this section we republish links to some of the more useful resources they come across, letting you benefit from their research time.
AS3 Skills Assessment: As part of the course you will also have the opportunity to take the AS3 Skills Assessment test. This multiple choice test is made up of 36 random questions, and is run over a timed period of 30 minutes. It is designed to give you an idea of how well your ActionScript 3 skills are developing and can be a nice way to measure improvement, not to mention provide feedback to management showing the value of the course.
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Booking and Dates
The scheduled 3 day ActionScript 3 training class runs on the following dates at our London centre:
21 Apr 08 [2]
27 May 08
[3]30 Jun 08 [4]
28 Jul 08 [5]
22 Sept 08 [6]
20 Oct 08 [7]
17 Nov 08 [8]
15 Dec 08 [9]
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Highlander's ActionScript 3 training is a blended learning solution which combines our 3 day instructor led ActionScript 3 Essentials course, with 6 months access to our Learning Management System (LMS) including course slides and demos, discussion forums, extensive ActionScript 3 glossary, additional exercises and samples, and other online learning support.