Flex 3 Component Explorer – a must for Flex beginners
UPDATE – 08/24/2009: New Component Explorer here (now includes Flex 4 samples!)
If you are new to Flex or if you are just curious about the capabilities of Flex, the Flex 3 Component Explorer is a great place to learn by example. Click on a component in the list, see a working sample on the right with the code below it.
The explorer has been available for awhile but I have met several Flex developers that were unaware of its existence.
Other Flex resources:
- My other Flex-related blog postings
- ILOG Elixir Flex Component Explorer (advanced data visualization components)
- Flex Cookbook – another great source of Flex examples
- Flex.org – great resource for everything Flex
- Flex Application Showcase
- Adobe.com home page for Flex
- Adobe Developer Connection home page for Flex
- Students and Faculty – get Flex Builder FREE
- Top 10 mistakes when building Flex Applications – InfoQ interview with James Ward
Greg Wilson's Ramblings 
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Flex 3 Component Explorer « Rich Internet Applications said this on July 14, 2008 at 6:20 am |
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Flex Monkey Patches » Blog Archive » Rubbernecker’s Review - Week 5 said this on July 17, 2008 at 2:36 pm |
So with ColdFusion 8 Enterprise, do CF8 only provide LCDS adapters built-in that (somehow) need to connect with an LCDS/BlazeDS installation running seperately?
David S. said this on July 23, 2008 at 4:37 pm |
Was thinking this too
Google Conquest said this on April 28, 2009 at 4:08 pm |
I want to create a FLEX 3.0 Component Explorer style application, and I understand the MXML is not complicated, but the actual code to use the Tree Control, syncrhonize etc…it would be nice if like other apps. you could Right Click on it and see the full source code for building an application like this. This is a typical layout for many organizational, taxonomy, etc. applications and as well as serving as a place to browse FLEX 3 components, it would also serve well to see the source to building a index | above/below organizational window like this, including the Folder Tree and synchronization. Is it available for download anywhere?
Bobby Dean said this on August 25, 2008 at 3:21 pm |
I definitely agree. The Component Explorer is a pretty handy tool.
If you need instructions on how to run this application offline, you can visit the comments section of this post.
Hope this helps.
dayg said this on September 16, 2008 at 2:49 am |
Can anyone please tell me how to download Component Explorer ?
Imran said this on November 28, 2008 at 2:10 am |
Go to http://flex.org/tour to download the new one.
The original component explorer is part of the Flex 3 SDK.
Greg
gregorywilson said this on November 30, 2008 at 6:21 pm |
The Component Explorer is a great teaching tool. I wish they would update everything on their site so it works with Flex 3 (i.e., their Store).
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Marketing CD said this on December 29, 2008 at 10:38 am |
I’m trying to learn Flex, however I’m totally new to programing, I’m studying HTML,XHTML,JAVA SCRIPT right now I’m planing to learn XML next. However I don’t know what stuffs should I focus on and I need some help on what should I study.
Richard F said this on May 12, 2009 at 11:32 pm |
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Component Explorers – A Must for Flex Beginners « Eternal Sunshine said this on August 4, 2009 at 6:36 am |
Hi Greg,
Components and explorers are it…not sure if you are aware but there is a new Flex components website that offers free and to-buy flex components. http://www.flexdownloads.com and I am sure a number of Flex developers will appreciate not reinventing the wheel but making it better by building on what has already been done.
Rajiv Totlani said this on January 4, 2010 at 9:58 pm |