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Learn Adobe Flex 4 in a fun and engaging way with this book´s unique, hands-on approach. Using clear examples and step-by-step instructions, you´ll create four applications that demonstrate fundamental Flex programming concepts, including how to enhance user interaction with ActionScript, create and skin a user interface with Flex´s UI components, manage dynamic data, connect to a database using server-side script, and deploy applications to both the Web and the desktop.

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Learn Adobe Flex 4 in a fun and engaging way with this book´s unique, hands-on approach. Using clear examples and step-by-step coaching from two experts, you´ll create four applications that demonstrate fundamental Flex programming concepts.

Throughout the course of this book, you'll learn how to enhance user interaction with ActionScript, and create and skin a user interface with Flex's UI components (MXML) and Adobe´s new FXG graphics format. You´ll also be trained to manage dynamic data, connect to a database using server-side script, and deploy applications to both the Web and the desktop.

Learning Flex 4 offers tips and tricks the authors have collected from years of real-world experience, and straightforward explanations of object-oriented programming concepts to help you understand how Flex 4 works.

Work with Flash Builder 4 and the Eclipse IDE
Learn the basics of ActionScript, MXML, and FXG
Design a Flex application layout
Build an engaging user interface
Add interactivity with ActionScript
Handle user input with rich forms
Link Flex to a server with PHP and MySQL
Gather and display data
Style applications and add effects, filters, and transitions
Deploy applications to the Web, or to the desktop using Adobe AIR