asdg>> samples>> first edition chapters with links are downloadable in pdf format book overview the cover table of contents foreword preface part I :: actionscript fundamentals 01 :: a gentle introduction for non-programmers 02 :: variables 03 :: actionscript data and data types 04 :: primitive data types 05 :: operators 06 :: statements 07 :: conditionals 08 :: loop statements 09 :: functions 10 :: events and event handlers 11 :: arrays 12 :: objects and classes 13 :: movie clips 14 :: lexical structure 15 :: advanced topics part II: applied actionscript 16 :: actionscript authoring environment 17 :: flash forms 18 :: on-screen text fields 19 :: debugging part III: language reference 01 :: Arguments ~ loadVariablesNum 02 :: Math ~ Object.valueOf 03 :: parseFloat ~ stopDrag 04 :: String ~ XMLSocket.send appendices a :: resources b :: latin-1 character repertoire c :: backwards compatibility d :: differences between ECMA-262 and ActionScript