Re: FLASH: Flash 5 scripting?

[Craig Walker]

It sounds like action scripting, as it is known in flash 4, is being left

behind?


So here is a question for those in the know:

Which individual do you think will be more comforatable with the new flash 5

programming environment, someone with plenty of action scripting knowledge

but little java script, or someone with plenty of java script experience and

little action scripting knowledge?


I know its a hypathetical(sp?) question, but I have invested a lot of time

becoming familiar with the action scripting 'art form', that is flash 4.

And I quess I'm worried that I will have to start at square 1 again because

I have little java script experince.



Craig.


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From: "John Dowdell" <

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Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 3:20 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash 5 scripting?



> At 11:32 AM 8/4/0, Brad Merritt wrote:

> > From what I saw at FF2k, it looks like F5 scripting is basically

> > JavaScript. Can any Flash5 users enlighten me if it would be a

> > good idea for me to get a JavaScript book or go through the

> > webmonkey tutorials so I can have a better grip on the new F5

> > scripting? Does the new scripting have the same JS functions,

> > syntax etc?

>

> Yes, a JavaScript book can be a useful resource. Details:

>

> --  The new ActionScript is modeled as closely as possible on JavaScript.

> This was a key design goal.

>

> --  However, ActionScript is not JavaScript... these scripts are processed

> entirely within the Macromedia Flash 5 Player, and do not use external

> JavaScript interpreters. These languages merely share syntax and

structure.

>

> --  You don't have to worry about browser differences in the Document

> Object Model (DOM). With JavaScript every browser exposes different

> properties and events to each type of object. In the Macromedia Flash

> Player everything is predictable, regardless of which browser the SWF

> happens to be playing in.

>

> --  Any third-party book on JavaScript can likely be useful, because it

> shows code structures and technique for achieving goals. Scripts within

> such books may or may not be applicable... logic routines are easily

> brought over, but DOM manipulations may be irrelevant in the Macromedia

> Flash Player.

>

> Summary: ActionScript uses JavaScript syntax and structure whenever

> possible, so it should be easy to leverage JavaScript experience. These

> scripts are executed by the Macromedia Flash Player rather than the

varying

> JavaScript interpreters, however, so they are not actually JavaScript

> routines.

>

> jd

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