Posts about Actionscript

Vector for ActionScript3

I just learned about Vector, it's a typed Array for Actionscript 3, like generics in Java or C#. However, in Actionscript 3, Vector is a one-off: it's the only class that uses the generics... more
Posted by Toby on Oct 02, 09
About programming, flex and actionscript

Modifying Core Types in ActionScript 3 Using the Prototype Object

ActionScript 3 has a Javascript lineage. It was essentially a fork of Ecmascript. Plus, the Adobe team has worked hard on making the language a proper superset of the Ecmascript specification. This... more
Posted by Toby on May 02, 09
About programming, javascript, prototype, flex and actionscript
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Different Ways of Including Functions in ActionScript

This is another example of something that would have been a blog post creeping over to SO. more
Posted by Toby on Apr 23, 09
About programming, flex and actionscript

Property Binding in Flex

I have been working more with Flex now, and I have to say: the data binding features(covered here) in Flex is beautiful. It's light years ahead of anything I've ever seen before. Example 1: You... more
Posted by Toby on Mar 11, 09
About programming, flex and actionscript