User Guide

84 Index
D
data binding
about 13
MXML syntax 28
data formatters 31
data models
about 13
in MXML 30
using 12
data services
and MXML components 64
in MXML 29
development environment, Flex 60
E
ECMAScript 44
effects
about 33
changing components 33
performance tuning 69
using 33
event handlers
definition 27
error handling 66
in MXML 27
using 27, 66
event model, standards in MXML 42
F
faceless components, definition 54
features, summary 79
file naming, MXML 36
Flash Debug Player
about 10
performance 70
using 10
Flash Player 10
Flash, moving to Flex 59
Flex
about 7
ActionScript and 17
application examples 11
application framework 15
application model 12
benefits 9
class library 15
components 12
containers 12
controls 12
data binding 13
data models 13
development environment 60
development process 14
development tools 60
features 19
Flash Debug Player and 10
Flash Player and 10
J2EE servers and 9
MVC architecture 13
MXML 16
n-tier model and 8
profiling 10
programming model 15
runtime services 15
standards supported 10
URL to 14
Flex applications
appearance 67
architecting 57
behaviors 67
coding process 58
data services 64
event handlers 65
example 70
laying out interface 63
organizing data 63
performance tuning 67
separating data model from view 64
sizing components 67
skins 67
styles 67
Flex development environment 60
Flex development tools
about 60
ActionScript Profiler 61
command-line debugger 61
compc 61
Flash Debug Player 61
mxmlc 61
Flex Store
application 71
component diagram 74
object model diagram 72
FlexStore object 72, 74