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Adobe	The override Keyword	Creating a mouseWithin Event
FlashKit	Using prototype	mouseEnabled and Event Blocking
FlashDen	Similarly Named Instance and Static Properties	mouseChildren with Event Propagation
Actionscript 3 Reference	super() Placement (Now Anywhere)	Cleaning Up Event Listeners
Learning Actionscript 3	is Operator (vs instanceof)	Event Phases and Event Capturing
Actionscript 3 Design Patterns	Number() Conversion No Longer Interprets Octals	Determining Event Phase
The Actionscript Journal	Changes in typeof	Preventing Event Propagation
Tips for Learning Actionscript 3.0	for..in and for each..in	Global Events
Use IEventDispatcher to type EventDispatcher objects	Default Values for Function Parameters	Detecting a mouseUp Outside
What removeMovieClip() becomes in ActionScript 3	Undetermined Number of Arguments With ...(rest)	Event Capturing and mouseEnabled
How stage, root, and MainTimeline Fit Together	arguments	Overriding clone in Events
Thinking "Outside Looking In" and not "Inside Looking Out"	Support for Namespaces	Use IEventDispatcher to type EventDispatcher objects
General	Namespaces: Name Qualifier Operator (::)	Errors and Error Handling
Change the frame rate of your movie	dynamic is Not Inherited	Runtime Errors; Error Class
Abstract Classes	Prevent Overriding and Subclassing with final	Errors: try..catch..finally and Exception Handling
Deep Object Copies with ByteArray	in Operator	Errors: Asynchronous Exception Handling
Determine Instance Class or Superclass	Constants	Errors: Referencing properties from a null reference
Multiple Arguments in trace()	include Directive	Display Objects (MovieClips)
Loading Text and XML with URLLoader	Duplicate Variable Definitions	Graphics Object and the Drawing API
Get Sound Spectrum Information	Namespaces: use namespace Directive	Display Objects
Garbage Collection: Reference Counting & Mark and Sweep	asfunction: Now event:	SimpleButton
TextField.appendText()	No more random(); Use Math.random()	Instances
MXMLC: SWF Metadata Tag	Property Access and Downcasting (parent, root, etc.)	Approach to Depth Sorting
Weak References	New Classes	Determining Current Frame Label
Access to stage and root	The Dictionary Class	getBounds() vs getRect()
No More Color Class; Use ColorTransform	SimpleButton Instances	duplicateMovieClip Replacement
Array.indexOf (Array.lastIndexOf())	Regular Expression (RegExp) Support	Creating graphics Copies
System.totalMemory	EventDispatcher	DisplayObjectContainer contains()
AVM2 (AS3) to AVM1 (AS2/AS1) Communication via LocalConnection	URLRequest for URL Strings	Detecting Addition to or Removal from Stage
Class member enumeration	XML vs. XMLDocument	Adding an isPlaying Property to MovieClips
Key.isDown in AS3	Timer Class	getObjectsUnderPoint
Scale and Alpha Ranges	ByteArray Class	Loading External SWFs with Loader (Preloading)
Available ActionScript packages	Animator class in AS3 (Flash CS3)	Flash CS3: Frame Navigation and Child Access
Numeric Calculations: Number vs. int Speed	Loading External SWFs with Loader (Preloading)	Save Memory When Reusing Bitmaps With the Same BitmapData
Getting Around globally accessible _root and _global	Loading External Classes with ApplicationDomain	What removeMovieClip() becomes in ActionScript 3
ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 Converter	Regular Expressions	Flash Authoring
Accessing FlashVars and HTML Parameters	Regular Expression (RegExp) Support	Flash 9: Timelines as Classes
ActionScript Speed Through Typing	RegExp: Email Validation	Flash 9: BitmapData and Bitmaps from the Library
LivePreview and the LivePreviewParent class	Proxy Class	Flash 9: Display Object Variables and Instance Names
Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3	Proxy Class	Flash 9: Document Class
Loading URL encoded Variables	Proxy: getProperty and setProperty	Flash 9: Strict Mode
Interactive Masks	Proxy: callProperty	Flash 9: Timeline navigation and code execution
No _lockroot	Proxy: Property Enumeration (nextName(), nextValue(), and nextNameIndex())	Flash 9: addFrameScript
Loading a Cross-domain Policy File	XML	Flash CS3: Setting MovieClip Base Classes
Loading External Classes with ApplicationDomain	Writing Inline XML	Flash CS3: Changing Function Behavior Across Frames
Save Memory When Reusing Bitmaps With the Same BitmapData	XML vs. XMLDocument	Flash CS3: New Library BitmapData Instances
ActionScript SWFs and Version Compatibility	XML: @ Operator for Attributes	Flash CS3: Frame Navigation and Child Access
Use IEventDispatcher to type EventDispatcher objects	XML: XML and XMLList	Flash CS3: Automatic Timeline Declarations
How stage, root, and MainTimeline Fit Together	XML: Children (.) and Decendants (..)	Flash CS3: Component Classes
Thinking "Outside Looking In" and not "Inside Looking Out"	XML: Removing Nodes	Additional Resources
Language Elements/Behavior and Syntax	Events	Beginners Guide to Getting Started with AS3 (Without Learning Flex) - uses SDK for MXMLC
Class scope is now bound to class methods	New MouseMove Behavior	Getting Started with ActionScript 3.0 in Adobe Flash CS3
New Variable Types	Detecting When the Mouse Leaves the Movie	ActionScript 3 Language Reference
New Import Directive	EventDispatcher	ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 Migration Guide
Type Casting and the as Operator	Events and Event Types	Adobe ActionScript Technology Center
Unique Class Variables	Calling Event Handlers without Events	ActionScript 3 Overview
The delete Keyword and Class Members	Render Event	ActionScript 3 Learning Tips
Label Statements	Event Propagation Support	ActionScript Cheetsheets and References
Commas in Shorthand Array Definitions	rollOver and rollOut vs. mouseOver and mouseOut	Programming ActionScript 3 (PDF)
Package Block	Creating a mouseWithin Event	ActionScript 3 and AVM 2.0 Performance Tuning (PDF)
Closing Net Connections	mouseEnabled and Event Blocking	Samples
Same-file Helper Classes	mouseChildren with Event Propagation	Flex 2 AS3 Samples
Access Attributes	Cleaning Up Event Listeners	Flash CS3 Samples

PDF Files
PDF Search Engine	Photoshop CS4 Shortcuts	Actionscript 3.0 Migration Guide
Flash Cheat Sheet	Flash CS4 Shortcuts	Flash AS3 Programming

Flash Learning and Reference

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