ActionScript for Flash MX Pocket Reference: Quick Reference for Flash MX Programmers (Pocket Reference

by Colin Moock

Flash MX developers who need instant on-the job reminders about the ActionScript language will find O'Reilly's new ActionScript for Flash MX Pocket Reference to be the ideal solution. This concise and easy-to-use reference is the portable companion to the Flash coder's essential resource, ActionScript for Flash The Definitive Guide by Colin Moock. Completely up-to-date, including methods and properties added in the latest Flash Player, it is the indispensable quick reference for ActionScript programmers. The ActionScript for Flash MX Pocket Reference provides a complete summary of ActionScript, Flash MX's object-oriented programming language, covering the core objects' and classes' methods and properties. Also covered are ActionScript's global properties, global functions, operators, statements, keywords, and directives. This compact book also includes an excellent summary of ActionScript syntax and best practices, covering datatypes, variables, loops, conditionals, identifiers, event handling, and object-oriented programming in short order. For programmers coming from other languages, it offers a quick orientation to the most common Flash elements and operations including Movie Clips, loading and drawing graphics, text manipulation, data transfers, and XML parsing. O'Reilly's Pocket References have become a favorite among developers everywhere. By providing a wealth of important details in a concise, well-organized format, these handy books deliver just what you need to complete the task at hand. When you've reached a sticking point and need to get to the answer quickly, the new ActionScript for Flash MX Pocket Reference is the book you'll want close by.

Genres: Programming, Reference, Nonfiction, Technical, Geek

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really fully qualified to talk about this one, I don't think... It still sits on my shelf (at work) as a reminder that there was a time that I knew a thing or two about ActionScript and Flash more generally. But that was pre-AS3 (hell: pre-AS2).

That said, Moock presents the material quite well in this book and made ActionScript quite accessible -- even for a novice. I didn't finish with it and think of myself as an expert on the subject though -- but that's probably got more to do with me not putting the lessons into practice early/often enough.

[Achmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moock is a well endowed stallion among men. There has been much movement in the world of Flash/Shockwave/Actionscript, but in a pre-Flex world this book was the shiz.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obviously this book is well out of date. Nevertheless, in its time this was the definitive book on ActionScript.