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Learn to use the ActionScript & MXML extension for Visual Studio Code.

Getting Started

• Install the ActionScript & MXML extension
• Choose an ActionScript SDK for your workspace
• Build an ActionScript project
• Package an Adobe AIR application
• Common issues

Project Types

• Create a project that targets Adobe AIR (Mobile)
• Create a project that targets Adobe AIR (Desktop)
• Create a project that targets Adobe Flash Player
• Create a project that targets the Apache Royale framework
• Create a project that targets HTML and JavaScript (no framework)
• Create a project that targets Node.js
• Create a project that targets the Feathers SDK
• Create a project that targets the classic Apache Flex SDK
• Create a library project (SWC)

Launch and Debug

• Debug an Adobe AIR mobile application in the simulator
• Debug an Adobe AIR mobile application on an iOS or Android device
• Debug an Adobe AIR desktop application
• Debug a SWF in the standalone Adobe Flash Player
• Debug a SWF embedded in HTML
• Debug an Apache Royale project with Google Chrome
• Debug an Apache Royale project with Mozilla Firefox
• Debug an Apache Royale project with Node.js

Reference

• asconfig.json
• List of extension settings
• List of extension commands
• List of build tasks for ActionScript and MXML
• Code Generation
• Contribute to the extension

External Resources

• Video: Apache FlexJS Web Application Development with Visual Studio Code
  A talk from ApacheCon Miami 2017 by Josh Tynjala (presents some out-of-date information, but it may still be useful)