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Flex 3 and LCDS:Integrating with Data and Messaging

Experienced developers will learn to connect Flex client applications to dynamic data using Flex 3, LiveCycle Data Services, Java-based server environments and web services.

Quick Facts

 

$1,540 incl GST

Duration: 2 Days

Class Size: 10

Level: Int / Adv

Times: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx

 
 

About the Course

This 2 day courses providing experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience using connecting Flex client applications to dynamic data. Students are introduced to Flex3 and LiveCycle Data Services. Topics covered include web services, event handling, Java Classes and the Remoting Service, and data management on the client. Participants will also learn how to use the Messaging Service, XML, E4X and ActionScript, and uploading files to the server.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for application developers who want to create rich media web applications. Developers are introduced to all the primary features of Flex they'll need to know in order to build a fully functional, well architected front end for a Rich Internet Application (RIA) with full data and messaging integration.

Prerequisites

This course is designed for experienced developers. Participants should be familiar with an object-oriented programming language such as Java or C++, and XML terminology.

Course Units

Unit 1: Introducing Flex 3 and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging
- Introducing Mastery Learning
- Understanding the Course Format
- Reviewing the Course Prerequisites
- Reviewing the Course Outline
Unit 2: Accessing Web Services
- Using web services
- Invoking web service methods and using the results
- Handling results using an event handler
- Walkthrough 2: Using a result event
- Handling faults
- Calling multiple methods from the same WebService object
- Passing Parameters to Web Services
- Importing Web Services in Flex Builder
Unit 3: Introduction to LiveCycle Data Services ES
- Introducing LiveCycle Data Services ES
- Installing LiveCycle Data Services
- Creating a Flex application for use with LiveCycle Data Services
- Understanding the Server Compilation Process
- LiveCycle Data Services Features
- The Proxy Service
- The Proxy Service Default Destination
- Named Proxy Service Destinations
- Using BlazeDS
Unit 4: Using Java Classes with the Remoting Service
- Understanding the Remoting Service
- Handling RPC Events
- Complex Remote Method Calls
- Exchanging Data between ActionScript and Java
- Handling Server-Side Exceptions
- Remoting Service Runtime Configuration
Unit 5: Managing Data on the Client
- Understanding collection classes
- Filtering data on the client
- Sorting data on the client
- Using the IViewCursor interface
Unit 6: Using the Message Service
- Introducing the Message Service
- Sending Messages
- Receiving and Processing Messages
- Sending and Receiving Complex Data
Unit 7: Using the Data Management Service
- What is the Flex Data Management Service?
- Data Management Service Architecture
- Changing Data
- Managing Pending Changes
- Using Data Management Service Events
- Advanced Data Management Service Features
Unit 8: Providing XML to Controls with E4X
- Understanding XML structure
- Working with XML data in ActionScript 3
- Using E4X Expressions
- Using the Tree control
- Using Tree Control Events and Properties
- Using E4X Expressions for Search
- Removing Items from XML
Unit 9: Uploading Files to a Server
- Implementing file transfer basics
- Uploading a file

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$1,540 incl GST

Duration: 2 Days

Class Size: 10

Level: Int / Adv

Times: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx

 
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