Creating ActionScript 3.0 components in Flash

A recent tutorial has just been published about creating ActionScript 3.0 components for Flash CS3.

The tutorial published last September 28 by Jeff Kamerer, focuses on:

"Creating a FLA-based editable component, built in the same style as the User Interface components, is the primary focus of this series. But I will briefly cover how to create a SWC-based, non-editable component as well."

Several PDF downloads are also available which provides more information about the component infrastructure.

ASTRA: ActionScript Toolkit for Rich Applications

I just discovered that Yahoo's Developer Network provides BSD licensed Flash CS3 components, called ASTRA.

"ASTRA, the ActionScript Toolkit for Rich Applications, is Yahoo!’s collection of Flash and Flex components, libraries, toolkits and advanced applications. These libraries are open-source and available under the BSD license."

How To Create Flash CS3 Components

The documentation provided in Flash contains information regarding customizing or skinning the components that come with Flash CS3.

Documentation and tutorials are available for the creation of Flex components. A Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3 is provided on Adobe Labs for the creation of components for Adobe Flex using Flash CS3. Flex provides more components and more documentation regarding the creation of custom components for Flex applications.

These links, however, provide useful information regarding how to create custom components in Flash CS3.

Create .fla components for Flash CS3

Building Flash CS3 components

Creating FLA-Based Components in Flash CS3