The other week we had an overview of how an AIR Native Extension (ANE) fits in your app, after which we saw what goes into an ANE. We even inspected the elements of an ANE for:
Today we are zooming in to see what you need to set in the ANE, so that an app can find it. Read More
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Communication between ActionScript and native code in an ANE
When you make a native extension, you'll find that the communication between ActionScript and native code is somewhat lopsided.
Read MoreWhat goes into an AIR Native Extension for Android?
So you are an Android guy. Or gal. Or, you are an ActionScript person, who wants to expand to Android. Same difference. Here is a bit of prerequisite information, in case you need it:
Next, let us see the ingredients that you have to provide for an ANE and those that are provided for you. You will have to make two libraries: Read MoreWhat goes into an AIR Native Extension for iOS?
We saw what an AIR Native Extension (ANE) is and how it fits in your app. Now let us zoom in and see what's under the hood of an ANE for iOS. There are two main components that you need to provide, in order to make an ANE for iOS Read More
What goes into an AIR Native Extension for Windows?
So, you know what an AIR Native Extension (ANE) is and how it fits in your app. Next, you are contemplating an AIR Native Extension for Windows, while everyone is going crazy about iOS and Android. Read More
What goes into an AIR Native Extension?
This is the title article for a series of posts that take a look into the components you'll need, in order to make a native extension for four different platforms. Read More
How does an AIR Native extension fit in your app?
In the first post of this series we defined AIR Native Extension as an ActionScript 3 wrapper around a native library and listed the reasons why you might need one. Today we are looking at how an AIR Native Extension (ANE) fits in your app. Read More
What are Adobe AIR Native Extensions?
Before we define what Adobe AIR Native Extensions (ANEs) are, let us first marvel at Adobe AIR for a bit, starting with what it can do for you. Then we will move on to what it can't do for you. That's where it gets interesting and where ANEs come in. Read More
