What you will learn in the Flickr simple RIA When exploring the Flickr simple RIA code, you will learn how to: • • • • • • • • •
Create a user interface using MXML to accept user-supplied keywords and display photos Write a method and event handler using ActionScript Request and handle RSS data from Flickr using Flex HTTPService Create a bindable XML variable used to populate a Tile component Cast data as XML Create a namespace for the XML thumbnail and description data Create an item renderer to display photo thumbnail and description in the Tile component Create a custom component Customize the application display For step-by-step instructions to build this application, see the Tutorial.