Getting started with ActionScript

This chapter is designed to get you started with ActionScript programming and give you the background you’ll need to understand the concepts and examples in the rest of this manual. We’ll begin with a discussion of basic programming concepts, described in the context of how to apply them in ActionScript. We’ll also cover the essentials of how to organize and build an ActionScript application.

• Programming fundamentals
• Working with objects
• Common program elements
• Example: Animation portfolio piece
• Building applications with ActionScript
• Creating your own classes
• Example: Creating a basic application
• Running subsequent examples