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== Documentation Links == | == Documentation Links == | ||
See also [[Adobe Flex]] | See also | ||
* [[Flash]] | |||
* [[Adobe Flex]] | |||
== | == Across the board == | ||
* [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/ ActionScript 3.0 Language | * [http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flash/ Flash resources] @ Adobe Resource Center | ||
== Cheatsheets == | |||
* [http://www.actionscriptcheatsheet.com/ actionscriptcheatsheet.com] | |||
* [http://actionscriptcheatsheet.com/downloads/as3cs_top_level.pdf ActionScript 3.0 cheatsheet] | |||
=== Language References === | |||
* [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/ ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference] @ Adobe livedocs | |||
* [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/ Adobe Flex 2.0.1 Language Reference] | * [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/ Adobe Flex 2.0.1 Language Reference] | ||
* [http://www.adobe.com/go/programmingAS3 Flex 2 LiveDocs: Programming ActionScript 3.0] | * [http://www.adobe.com/go/programmingAS3 Flex 2 LiveDocs: Programming ActionScript 3.0] | ||
== Online books == | |||
* [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/flash_as3_programming.pdf Programming Actionscript 3.0], Adobe Press, @ Adobe livedocs (814 pages) | |||
=== Other documentation === | === Other documentation === | ||
* [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/ Adobe Livedocs] has fairly good documentation (maybe not suitable for | * [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/ Adobe Livedocs] has fairly good documentation (maybe not suitable for beginners) e.g. | ||
** [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/00000012.html Getting started with ActionScript] | ** [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/00000012.html Getting started with ActionScript] | ||
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* [http://actionscriptcheatsheet.com/ ActionScriptCheatSheet.com] Look at the [http://actionscriptcheatsheet.com/blog/quick-referencecheatsheet-for-actionscript-20/ downloads]. Several excellent ActionScript cheatsheets. | * [http://actionscriptcheatsheet.com/ ActionScriptCheatSheet.com] Look at the [http://actionscriptcheatsheet.com/blog/quick-referencecheatsheet-for-actionscript-20/ downloads]. Several excellent ActionScript cheatsheets. | ||
=== AS2 | === Migrating from AS2 to AS3 === | ||
* [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/display_api.html Understanding the changes in the display API in ActionScript 3.0] (short example code comparison) | * [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/display_api.html Understanding the changes in the display API in ActionScript 3.0] (short example code comparison) | ||
* [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/migration.html ActionScript 2.0 Migration] (Adobe). This list list is huge :) | * [http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/migration.html ActionScript 2.0 Migration] (Adobe). This list list is huge :) | ||
* [http://www.mindsharestudios.com/news/as3/ Resources on Migrating from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3] @ mindsharestudio | |||
== | == Rapid Overviews/Presentations == | ||
* Grossman, Gary and Huang, Emmy (2006). [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/actionscript3_overview.html ActionScript 3.0 overview], Adobe. | * Grossman, Gary and Huang, Emmy (2006). [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/actionscript3_overview.html ActionScript 3.0 overview], Adobe. | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actionscript ActionScript] (Wikipedia) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actionscript ActionScript] (Wikipedia) | ||
* [http://flexblog.faratasystems.com/?p=115 Comparing the syntax of Java 5 and ActionScript 3] | * [http://flexblog.faratasystems.com/?p=115 Comparing the syntax of Java 5 and ActionScript 3] | ||
* [http://www.peterelst.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/ooas3-mm.pdf Object-Oriented Programming in ActionScript 3.0] by Peter Elst | |||
* [http://www.mindsharestudios.com/media/actionscript3_presnetation.pdf ActionScript 3 in Flash CS3] by mindshare studio | |||
== Books == | |||
* [http://moock.org/eas3/ Essential Actionscript 3.0] by Colin Moock, O'Reilly. Comes with chapter excerpts and code examples | |||
* [http://flashgameu.com/ Flash Game University] by Gary Rosenzweig, Que (1st Ed.). All code in actionscript 3. Keeps away from OO programming for the most part. Comes with support forum and code examples. | |||
* [http://www.amazon.com/ActionScript-3-0-Cookbook-Application-Developers/dp/0596526954 ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook: Solutions for Flash Platform and Flex Application Developers] by Joey Lott, Darron Schall, Keith Peters, O'Reilly. | |||
* [http://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Actionscript-3-0-Animation-Making/dp/1590597915 Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation: Making Things Move!] by Keith Peters, Friends of ED. | |||
* [http://www.amazon.com/ActionScript-3-0-Design-Patterns-Programming/dp/0596528469 ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns: Object Oriented Programming Techniques], by William Sanders, Chandima Cumaranatunge, O'Reilly | |||
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321426568 Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns] by Joey Lott and Danny Patterson, Adobe Press (1st Ed.). | |||
Revision as of 16:08, 31 October 2007
Documentation Links
See also
Across the board
- Flash resources @ Adobe Resource Center
Cheatsheets
Language References
- ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference @ Adobe livedocs
- Adobe Flex 2.0.1 Language Reference
- Flex 2 LiveDocs: Programming ActionScript 3.0
Online books
- Programming Actionscript 3.0, Adobe Press, @ Adobe livedocs (814 pages)
Other documentation
- Adobe Livedocs has fairly good documentation (maybe not suitable for beginners) e.g.
- ActionScript 3 from Adobelabs. Maybe superseded by the above doc, maybe not ...
- ActionScriptCheatSheet.com Look at the downloads. Several excellent ActionScript cheatsheets.
Migrating from AS2 to AS3
- Understanding the changes in the display API in ActionScript 3.0 (short example code comparison)
- ActionScript 2.0 Migration (Adobe). This list list is huge :)
- Resources on Migrating from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 @ mindsharestudio
Rapid Overviews/Presentations
- Grossman, Gary and Huang, Emmy (2006). ActionScript 3.0 overview, Adobe.
- ActionScript (Wikipedia)
- Comparing the syntax of Java 5 and ActionScript 3
- Object-Oriented Programming in ActionScript 3.0 by Peter Elst
- ActionScript 3 in Flash CS3 by mindshare studio
Books
- Essential Actionscript 3.0 by Colin Moock, O'Reilly. Comes with chapter excerpts and code examples
- Flash Game University by Gary Rosenzweig, Que (1st Ed.). All code in actionscript 3. Keeps away from OO programming for the most part. Comes with support forum and code examples.
- ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook: Solutions for Flash Platform and Flex Application Developers by Joey Lott, Darron Schall, Keith Peters, O'Reilly.
- Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation: Making Things Move! by Keith Peters, Friends of ED.
- ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns: Object Oriented Programming Techniques, by William Sanders, Chandima Cumaranatunge, O'Reilly
- Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns by Joey Lott and Danny Patterson, Adobe Press (1st Ed.).