Foreword Preface 1 Introducing Flex 2 Building Applications with the Flex Framework 3 MXML 4 ActionScript 5 Framework Fundamentals 6 Managing Layout 7 Working with UI Components 8 Customizing Application Appearance 9 Application Components 10 Framework Utilities and Advanced Component Concepts 11 Working with Media 12 Managing State 13 Using Effects and Transitions 14 Working with Data 15 Validating and Formatting Data 16 Client Data Communication 17 Remote Data Communication 18 Application Debugging 19 Building Custom Components 20 Ebedding Flex Applications in a Web Browser 21 Building AIR Applications 22 Building a Flex Application Index