[cam]

was looking at the flash usage stats earlier and with fp9 up around 55% already i figure i should start reading up on as3. got the language reference and specification already, but does anyone have any decent articles/blog posts on moving from as2 to 3?

anyone made the jump already?

ta

[cam]

just been shown this - might be handy

ActionScript 2.0 to 3.0 Migration Cheatsheets

[cam]

More as3.0 goodness

Method closures

Event handling is simplified in ActionScript 3.0 thanks to method closures, which provide built-in event delegation. In ActionScript 2.0, a closure would not remember what object instance it was extracted from, leading to unexpected behavior when the closure was invoked. The mx.utils.Delegate class was a popular workaround; to use it, you would write code as follows:

myButton.addEventListener("click", Delegate.create(this, someMethod)); 
Delegate.create(this, someMethod)

This class is no longer needed because in ActionScript 3.0, a method closure will be generated when someMethod is referenced. The method closure will automatically remember its original object instance. Now, one can simply write:

myButton.addEventListener("click", someMethod);

about fucking time!

Adobe - Developer Center : ActionScript 3.0 overview

[top_buzz]

cam: what kind of stuff do you do with flash?

[cam]

bit of everything really - usually just widgets for use on websites (like the timeline thing i was talking about a while back, or the music player I did for intrlude), but I've also done some bigger projects - an interactive training dvd and these touchscreen presentation thingies i'm doing at the moment.

would love to look into doing something like a game at some point, but haven't had the time yet!

[top_buzz]

Nice one, I didn't realise you did that much with it. I'd love to do a game too, maybe one day!

[John Good]

ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook does it for me.

[cam]

Originally Posted by John Good

ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook does it for me.

hmm, that's sat in the office actually. i'll have a read

[John Good]

I did not write a single line of AS3 I must say...
hate to have to relearn.