Learning ActionScript 3.0 provides a strong foundation in the Flash language and demonstrates how you can use it for practical, everyday projects. Written for those of you new to ActionScript 3.0, this book describes how ActionScript and Flash work, giving you clear the important topics such as logic, event handling, displaying content, migrating legacy projects to ActionScript 3.0, classes, and much more . ActionScript 3.0 represents a significant change for many Flash users, and a steep learning curve for the uninitiated. Learning ActionScript 3.0 reveals: New ways to harness the power and performance of AS3 common mistakes that make people with the language Essential coverage of text, sound, video, XML, drawing with code, and more Migration issues from AS1 and AS2 to AS3 Simultaneous development procedural and object-oriented techniques Tips that go beyond simple script collections, including how toapproach a project and resources that can help you along the way companion web site contains material for all the exercises in the book, as well as short quizzes to make that you up to speed with the concept key-concept. ActionScript 3.0 is a different animal from previous versions, and Learning ActionScript 3.0 teaches everything that web designers, GUI-based Flash developers, and those new to ActionScript need to start using the language.