To create a simple website in Flex

To create a simple website in Flex. In this tutorial we will learn to create a four page website.

Step 1: Make New Project :

Create a new project in flex from menu File-->New.

Give name of project website or whatever you want.

Choose application type as web application.

Change the location of project if you want to save it other than default location.

Click finish.

 Step 2: Create workspace :

Create a folder images inside src folder by right clicking on src folder and selecting New->Folder.

Open the askmeflash.mxml.

Switch to design mode by clicking design button if already not selected .

 

 

 

 

Step 3: Create states

Open STATES pannel Right click on base state which is already there.

Select New State. New state window appears . Enter the name and press ok .

Similarly create 3 more states and name them accourdingly.

 

 

Step4: Create base template :

To create Header of website .Select the base state and place the image component and give source as logoimage. In this case we have placed askmeflash.com logo.

Below logo we want to display our flex website page links. So we placed an Hbox below logo and placed link buttons inside it. Change the labels of buttons to page names in our case its Articles,Contact,Questions,Tutorials.

In footer we have placed a Hbox and placed Text inside to display copyright information of our Flex Website.

Step5: Add content to pages or states

To add content to articles page . Select the articles state.

Add canvas container to the empty area below links.

Now we can add any design elements like Label ,Image Text etc to canvas component.

Similarly select each state and add content to it .

Step6: Link buttons to states

Select articles button and Switch to source view by clicking Source button

Now add the click event to link button tag and set click="currentState='articles'"
Here articles is state name . Now do this for all the buttons .

 

Now you can view Your simple website......