In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about the Spark primitive classes that let you draw shapes using MXML tags, and how to integrate shapes drawn in other tools.

In this episode of the training series, you will learn about the MXML application code and some Flex framework namespaces and the classes that are mapped to these libraries.

In this episode of the training series, you will learn how OOP applies to the MXML tags and how to create your own MXML custom components with custom class properties.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about events and how to handle them inline in the MXML code as well as in ActionScript event handlers.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn how to create ActionScript classes without any MXML code. You will also learn how to import and instantiate these classes in your MXML application code and how to create an ActionScript method that manipulates class properties and can be called from MXML.

Join Platform Evangelist Renaun Erickson in his video series that offers tips on migrating to Flex 4. In this episode, learn about namespace changes to both MXML and CSS files, such as the former “mx” namespace is now “mx,” “fx” and “s.”

Join Deepa Subramaniam, product manager for the Flex SDK, as she discusses the future direction of Flex and its related products. She will cover exciting updates being planned that will affect developers. She will discuss new features and capabilities planned for the next versions of the Flex SDK, ActionScript compiler, and MXML compiler as well as cover interesting features looming within the Flash Player virtual machine, Flash Player rendering engine, and ActionScript language.

Senior Technology Evangelist Duane Nickull shows how to use the MXML syntax and the graphics package in Flash Builder 4 to create a rectangle using the new Spark graphic packages.

Learn about the new features in Flex 4 from the perspective of someone who has been doing Flex 3 development. We'll discuss changes in MXML, states, effects, and CSS, as well as the new component model.