Using Flex Builder 2

Contents......Page 3 What you can do with Flex Builder......Page 7 Flex Builder versions......Page 8 Flex Builder configurations......Page 9 Managing Flex licenses......Page 10 Typographical conventions......Page 11 Getting Started with Flex Builder......Page 13 How to get started using Flex and Flex Builder documentation......Page 15 Getting the most from the Flex and Flex Builder documentation......Page 17 Accessing the Flex Builder documentation......Page 18 Accessing additional online Flex Builder resources......Page 19 Opening Help......Page 20 Selecting the scope of the search......Page 21 Changing the Help viewer font size......Page 22 Using the Flex Start page......Page 23 Discussing the Flex and Flex Builder documentation with LiveDocs......Page 24 Flex Builder basics......Page 25 About Flex Builder editors......Page 27 Code hinting......Page 28 Code formatting......Page 29 About Flex Builder perspectives......Page 30 The Flex Builder editors......Page 31 The Navigator view......Page 32 The Problems view......Page 33 The Flex Development perspective in Design mode......Page 34 The States view......Page 35 The Outline view in Design mode......Page 36 The Flex Debugging perspective......Page 37 The Breakpoints view......Page 38 The Variables view......Page 39 Other useful workbench views......Page 40 The Bookmarks view......Page 41 Workbench menus, toolbars, and shortcuts......Page 42 The workbench toolbar......Page 43 The MXML editor toolbar......Page 44 Extending the Flex Builder workbench......Page 45 Flex Builder Basics......Page 47 Working with Projects......Page 49 Understanding Flex Builder projects......Page 50 Flex 2 projects......Page 52 Projects in the Navigator view......Page 53 About project resource types......Page 54 Selecting the Flex project configuration......Page 56 Creating a Flex ColdFusion Flash Remoting service project......Page 57 Creating a Flex Data Services project......Page 58 Setting optional project properties......Page 59 Managing projects......Page 60 Setting Flex project properties......Page 61 Moving a project from one workspace to another......Page 62 Closing and opening projects......Page 63 Managing project application files......Page 64 Managing project resources......Page 65 Creating folders and files in a project......Page 66 Importing resources into a project......Page 67 Moving resources between projects in a workspace......Page 69 Linking to resources outside the project workspace......Page 70 Using a path variable to link to resources......Page 71 Adding resource folders to the project source path......Page 72 About ActionScript projects......Page 73 Creating ActionScript projects......Page 74 Creating an ActionScript class......Page 75 Creating an ActionScript interface......Page 77 About library projects......Page 78 Create the Flex library project......Page 79 Selecting library project elements to include in the SWC file......Page 80 Using SWC files in your projects......Page 81 Working with perspectives......Page 83 Switching between perspectives......Page 84 Creating a customized perspective......Page 85 Deleting a customized perspective......Page 86 Opening views......Page 87 Switching between views......Page 88 Filtering the Tasks and Problems views......Page 89 Opening files for editing......Page 90 Editing files outside the workbench......Page 91 Maximizing a view or editor......Page 92 Rearranging the main toolbar......Page 93 About changing fonts......Page 94 Changing fonts......Page 95 Controlling single- and double-click behavior......Page 96 Searching for files......Page 97 Using the Search view......Page 98 Setting workbench preferences......Page 99 Developing a Flex Application User Interface......Page 101 Building a Flex User Interface......Page 103 About the structure of Flex user interfaces......Page 104 Adding components visually......Page 106 Adding components by writing code......Page 108 Adding Flash components (SWC files)......Page 109 Using the MXML editor in Design mode......Page 110 Selecting multiple components in an MXML file......Page 111 Positioning components......Page 112 Sizing components......Page 113 Using snapping to position components......Page 114 Aligning components......Page 115 Nudging components......Page 116 Setting component properties......Page 117 Applying CSS styles to components......Page 118 Showing surrounding containers......Page 121 Inspecting the structure of your MXML......Page 122 Deleting components......Page 123 About constraint-based layouts......Page 124 Inserting and positioning components in the layout......Page 126 Setting layout constraints for components......Page 127 Creating layouts in navigator containers......Page 129 Letting users select a view in a ViewStack container......Page 131 Adding data provider controls......Page 132 Adding charting components......Page 134 About view states and transitions......Page 137 Creating a view state......Page 139 Creating a state based on an existing state......Page 140 Switching states at run time......Page 141 Deleting a view state......Page 143 Creating a transition......Page 144 About Flex behaviors......Page 147 Creating a behavior for a component......Page 148 About the uses of custom components......Page 151 Creating MXML components visually......Page 152 Designing components visually......Page 154 Distributing custom components......Page 155 Programming Flex Applications......Page 157 Code Editing in Flex Builder......Page 159 Understanding code editing in Flex Builder......Page 160 About Content Assist......Page 162 Using Content Assist......Page 165 Folding and unfolding code blocks......Page 166 Using the Outline view to navigate and inspect code......Page 167 Outline view in Class mode......Page 168 Outline view in MXML mode......Page 169 Using Quick Outline view in the editor......Page 170 Browsing and opening types......Page 171 Formatting code......Page 172 Manually indenting code blocks......Page 173 About markers......Page 174 Navigating markers......Page 175 Adding tasks......Page 176 Adding and deleting bookmarks......Page 177 About syntax error checking......Page 178 Using the Problems view......Page 179 Code editing keyboard shortcuts......Page 180 Building Projects......Page 183 Understanding how projects are built......Page 184 Enabling and disabling automatic builds......Page 188 Modifying a project’s build path......Page 189 Creating a path variable......Page 190 Building projects manually......Page 191 Changing the project build order......Page 193 Publishing application source code......Page 195 Adding the view source menu to ActionScript projects......Page 197 Understanding running and debugging applications in Flex Builder......Page 199 Running your applications......Page 201 Creating or editing a launch configuration......Page 203 Changing the default web browser......Page 205 Debugging your applications......Page 206 Adding and removing breakpoints......Page 207 Managing breakpoints in the Breakpoints view......Page 208 Disabling breakpoints......Page 209 Managing the debugging session in the Debug view......Page 210 Managing variables in the Variables view......Page 211 Using the Expressions view......Page 212 Data-driven controls and containers......Page 215 Data binding......Page 216 Data validation......Page 217 Data services......Page 218 Managing Flash Player security......Page 219 Setting up a proxy to access remote data......Page 220 Setting up Flex Builder to use a proxy for accessing remote data......Page 221 Setting project properties......Page 223 Setting project compiler properties......Page 224 Setting run-time web browser properties......Page 225 Setting Flex and ActionScript project build path properties......Page 226 Setting Flex library project build path properties......Page 227 Setting Flex server properties......Page 228 Using Flex Builder views......Page 229 Custom category......Page 230 Controls category......Page 231 Layout category......Page 234 Navigators category......Page 235 Charts category......Page 236 Navigator view......Page 238 States view......Page 239 Creating project resources......Page 240 Setting the New ActionScript Class dialog box options......Page 241 Setting the New ActionScript Interface dialog box options......Page 242 Setting the New MXML Component dialog box options......Page 243 Setting editor preferences......Page 244 Setting MXML editor preferences......Page 245 Setting CSS editor preferences......Page 246 Setting MXML Code Assist preferences......Page 247 Setting running and debugging preferences......Page 248 Setting launch preferences......Page 249 Setting Console view preferences......Page 250 Setting Run/Debug preferences......Page 251 Setting Flex debugging preferences......Page 252 Index......Page 253