Macromedia Flash® ActionScript: Training from the Source

Lesson 14. XML and Flash Imagine what it would be like if every electrical appliance in your home had a different type of plug. Chances are you'd end up putting most of those gizmos back in the cupboard and doing the task manually. Or what if none...

What You Will Learn In this lesson, you will: Learn about the XML formatCreate new XML instancesLearn how to parse an XML documentSend and load XML from the serverUse methods, properties, and events of the XML classLearn about the XMLSocket class...

Approximate Time This lesson takes approximately one and one half hours to complete. ...

Lesson Files Media Files: Lesson14/Assets/AddUser.asp Lesson14/Assets/UserLogin.asp Lesson14/Assets/XMLExample.mdb Lesson14/Assets/InstallElectroServer.exe Lesson14/Assets/ElectroServer.as Lesson14/Assets/Wddx.as Lesson14/Assets/WddxRecords...

XML Basics Although the name Extensible Markup Language (XML) sounds a bit cryptic, don't worry: the format itself is actually quite easy to understand. In a nutshell, XML provides a way of formatting and structuring information so that receiving ...

Using the XML Class It's time to start using some XML! Nearly everything you do with XML in Flash involves the XML class and falls into one of the following categories: formatting XML, parsing XML (extracting the information), loading XML, or send...

Using Socket Servers A socket server is an application that can accept "socket" connections. Socket connections are persistent, which means that they let you remain connected to a server rather than making a connection just long enough t...

What You Have Learned In this lesson, you have: Learned the basics of XML format (pages 361364)Used several of the XML class methods and properties (pages 364368)Created a simple Flash registration and login application (pages 369375)Explored XML...