Contents at a Glance

Figures............................................................................................................................. vii

Listings............................................................................................................................ xiii

Foreword........................................................................................................................ xvii

Acknowledgements......................................................................................................... xix

Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1

Handling a Click Event......................................................................................................... 5

Setting a Property............................................................................................................. 21

Handling a Click Event – Part II........................................................................................... 33

Creating an Interactive “Rollover” Screen......................................................................... 43

Hyperlinking to a URL........................................................................................................ 73

Sending Email................................................................................................................... 99

Organizing Navigation..................................................................................................... 131

Dynamically Loading Graphics and Media........................................................................ 149

Reading XML................................................................................................................... 181

Making SCORM Calls....................................................................................................... 201

Creating Drag & Drop Interactions................................................................................... 229

Building a Glossary.......................................................................................................... 243

Creating a Simple Calculator............................................................................................ 263

Debugging Your Applications........................................................................................... 291

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming................................................................ 307

Detailed Object-Oriented Programming Example............................................................ 317

Conclusions..................................................................................................................... 341

Index.............................................................................................................................. 345

Table of Contents

Figures............................................................................................................................. vii

Listings............................................................................................................................ xiii

Foreword........................................................................................................................ xvii

Acknowledgements......................................................................................................... xix

Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1

Audience Level................................................................................................................ 2

Sample Applications........................................................................................................ 2

A Bit of Background......................................................................................................... 2

Why These Four Environments?....................................................................................... 3

Handling a Click Event......................................................................................................... 5

Introduction.................................................................................................................... 5

ToolBook – OpenScript.................................................................................................... 5

ToolBook – Actions Editor................................................................................................ 6

Flash............................................................................................................................... 7

JavaScript...................................................................................................................... 11

Silverlight...................................................................................................................... 15

Setting a Property............................................................................................................. 21

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................... 21

ToolBook – Actions Editor.............................................................................................. 22

Flash.............................................................................................................................. 25

JavaScript...................................................................................................................... 27

Silverlight...................................................................................................................... 29

Handling a Click Event – Part II........................................................................................... 33

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................... 34

ToolBook – Actions Editor.............................................................................................. 35

Flash.............................................................................................................................. 36

JavaScript...................................................................................................................... 37

Silverlight...................................................................................................................... 40

Creating an Interactive “Rollover” Screen......................................................................... 43

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................... 43

ToolBook – Actions Editor.............................................................................................. 48

Flash.............................................................................................................................. 53

JavaScript...................................................................................................................... 59

Silverlight...................................................................................................................... 64

Hyperlinking to a URL........................................................................................................ 73

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................... 74

ToolBook – Actions Editor.............................................................................................. 78

Flash.............................................................................................................................. 82

JavaScript...................................................................................................................... 89

Silverlight...................................................................................................................... 92

Sending Email................................................................................................................... 99

ASP.NET Web Service..................................................................................................... 99

HTTP Post Explained..................................................................................................... 109

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 111

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 113

Flash............................................................................................................................ 115

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 120

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 126

Organizing Navigation..................................................................................................... 131

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 131

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 134

Flash............................................................................................................................ 134

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 138

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 143

Dynamically Loading Graphics and Media........................................................................ 149

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 149

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 155

Flash............................................................................................................................ 159

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 166

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 173

Reading XML................................................................................................................... 181

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 182

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 186

Flash............................................................................................................................ 191

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 194

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 197

Making SCORM Calls....................................................................................................... 201

SCORM Runtime Environment Overview...................................................................... 201

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 202

Flash............................................................................................................................ 208

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 218

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 222

Creating Drag & Drop Interactions................................................................................... 229

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 229

Flash............................................................................................................................ 232

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 235

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 238

Building a Glossary.......................................................................................................... 243

ASP.NET Web Service................................................................................................... 243

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 246

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 248

Flash............................................................................................................................ 250

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 254

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 259

Creating a Simple Calculator............................................................................................ 263

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 263

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 267

Flash............................................................................................................................ 272

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 278

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 283

Debugging Your Applications........................................................................................... 291

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 291

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 294

Flash............................................................................................................................ 295

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 297

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 305

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming................................................................ 307

Overview..................................................................................................................... 307

Classes and Instances................................................................................................... 308

Methods...................................................................................................................... 309

Events.......................................................................................................................... 310

Properties.................................................................................................................... 310

Inheritance.................................................................................................................. 311

Encapsulation.............................................................................................................. 312

Polymorphism............................................................................................................. 313

Overriding................................................................................................................... 313

Overloading................................................................................................................. 313

Constructors................................................................................................................ 315

Variables, Access Modifiers, and Scope........................................................................ 315

Detailed Object-Oriented Programming Example............................................................ 317

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 318

Flash............................................................................................................................ 325

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 332

Conclusions..................................................................................................................... 341

ToolBook – OpenScript................................................................................................. 341

ToolBook – Actions Editor............................................................................................. 342

Flash............................................................................................................................ 342

JavaScript..................................................................................................................... 342

Silverlight.................................................................................................................... 343

Index.............................................................................................................................. 345

Figures

Figure 1. “buttonClick” Message Box from ToolBook OpenScript...................................................................... 6

Figure 2. List of Available Events in the ToolBook Actions Editor..................................................................... 6

Figure 3. “On Click” Message Box from ToolBook Actions Editor...................................................................... 7

Figure 4. Handling the "On click" in the ToolBook Actions Editor..................................................................... 7

Figure 5. Message Displayed in the Flash ActionScript 2 Alert Component.................................................... 8

Figure 6. Flash Timeline Showing an Actions Layer.............................................................................................. 8

Figure 7. MouseEvent Popup List in Flash............................................................................................................ 10

Figure 8. Result from Event Listener in Flash....................................................................................................... 10

Figure 9. Visual Studio Showing Both HTML and Design Views........................................................................ 11

Figure 10. Client Objects & Events Dropdown List in Visual Studio................................................................ 13

Figure 11. Client Event DropDown in Visual Studio............................................................................................ 13

Figure 12. IntelliSense for JavaScript in Visual Studio...................................................................................... 14

Figure 13. JavaScript Alert Box............................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 14. Silverlight XAML and Design View in Expression Blend.................................................................. 15

Figure 15. Selecting the Click Event for a Silverlight Button in Visual Studio............................................... 16

Figure 16. Creating the Click Event Handler via IntelliSense in Visual Studio.............................................. 16

Figure 17. MessageBox IntelliSense Demonstrating an Overloaded Method