Adobe Flash Builder 4 Premium Upgrade from Flex Builder 2/3

Adobe Flash Builder Premium version 4 Upgrade from version 2/3 for Windows and Mac

Adobe Flash Builder 4 (formerly Adobe Flex Builder) software can help you accelerate development, build higher performing applications, and more easily integrate new projects with your existing infrastructure. This feature-packed release improves workflows for developers and designers through integration with the new Adobe Flash Catalyst interaction design tool.

This feature-packed release improves workflows for developers and designers through integration with the new Adobe Flash Catalyst interaction design tool.

Upgrade From Flex Builder 2/3 to Adobe Flash Builder 4 Premium Edition

Customers who have a license for Flex Builder 2 & 3 Standard are eligible for upgrade pricing.

Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe Flash Builder 4

Data-centric development
Introspect Java, PHP, ColdFusion, REST, and SOAP services to display methods and properties in the new Data/Service Explorer. Bind methods to user interface components using a simple drag-and-drop approach.

Tight integration with Adobe Flash Catalyst
Import Flex projects (FXP files) created using Flash Catalyst, saving time and improving the quality of the user experience. FXP files contain a functional user interface, including MXML, ActionScript, component skins, and graphical assets, enabling developers to focus on core application logic.

Network Monitor (Premium Edition only)
Generate a detailed audit trail of all data passed between the local Flex application and the back end, assisting with debugging and performance tuning.

Command-line build and integration with Flex unit testing (Premium Edition only)
Take advantage of the new command-line build capability, and use integration with Flex unit testing to help support agile development processes.

Automatic generation of common code
Automatically generate code for accessor functions (getter and setters) and event handlers to speed up the development of commonly used functions.

Code refactoring
Quickly navigate through code or restructure it by renaming all references to a class, method, or variable. Flash Builder 4 adds move refactoring.

Debugger improvements
Set conditional breakpoints, evaluate expressions, and set watchpoints on variables to halt execution on value change. Use the Expressions view to watch variables selected in the Variables view and to add/evaluate watch expressions. Break out of a loop during a debugging session using run to line.

Custom templates
Customize default information contained in new MXML, ActionScript, and CSS files, such as author and date, introductory comments, copyright information, opening and closing tags and attributes, ActionScript declarations, namespace prefixes, and more.

Flex Theme Browser
Easily browse and import Flex themes and apply them to your project.

ASDoc support
Display comments in MXML and ActionScript editors using ASDoc.

Adobe Flash CS4 Professional workflow
Import and update custom Flex components using the new workflow between Flash CS4 Professional and Flash Builder 4.

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Adobe Flash Builder 4 Premium Edition

Adobe Flash Builder 4 comes in two editions: Standard Edition and Premium Edition. The Premium Edition adds professional testing tools, including profilers, network monitoring, an automated testing framework, integration with Flex unit testing, and command-line build support, plus it includes Adobe ColdFusion Builder software.

Adobe Flash Builder 4 software is a professional-grade development tool for rapidly building cross-platform rich Internet applications (RIAs) and content using the open source Flex framework. Click to enlarge.

Develop cross-platform rich Internet applications

Flash Builder 4:

• Enables intelligent coding, interactive step-through debugging, and visual design of user interface layout, appearance, and behavior of RIAs
• Provides productivity tools for working with databases, web services, REST APIs, and other data sources
• Includes powerful testing tools, such as memory and performance profilers, network monitoring, and integrated support for automated functional and unit testing, that speed up development and lead to higher performing applications

Improve productivity

Accelerate development and testing of expressive web applications using powerful developer tooling.

Powerful coding tools
Take advantage of a powerful Eclipse based IDE that includes editors for MXML, the Adobe ActionScript language, and CSS, as well as syntax coloring, statement completion, code collapse, interactive step-through debugging, and automatic generation of common code.

Code refactoring
Quickly navigate through code or restructure it by renaming all references to a class, method, or variable. Flash Builder 4 adds move refactoring.

Quickly navigate through code or restructure it by renaming all references to a class, method, or variable. Flash Builder 4 adds move refactoring. Click to enlarge.

Set conditional breakpoints, evaluate expressions, and set watchpoints on variables to halt execution on value change. Use the Expressions view to watch variables selected in the Variables view and to add/evaluate watch expressions. Break out of a loop during a debugging session using run to line.Click to enlarge.

Content Assist displays code completion hints and ASDoc content as you enter MXML, ActionScript, and CSS code. ASDoc content also displays when you hover over a class in the editor. Click to enlarge.

Native support for Adobe AIR
Create applications for the Adobe AIR runtime with Flash Builder 4, including all the tools required to build, debug, package, and sign AIR applications. Adobe AIR lets you quickly develop RIAs for the desktop using the same skills and codebase you use to build RIAs for the browser.

Powerful testing tools [Premium Edition only]
Accelerate application performance using memory and performance profilers that monitor and analyze memory consumption and CPU cycles. Support for automated functional testing tools such as HP QuickTest Professional (formerly Mercury QuickTest Professional) is also available.

Network Monitor [Premium Edition only]
Generate a detailed audit trail of all data passed between the local Flex application and the back end, assisting with debugging and performance tuning.

Debugger improvements
Set conditional breakpoints, evaluate expressions, and set watchpoints on variables to halt execution on value change. Use the Expressions view to watch variables selected in the Variables view and to add/evaluate watch expressions. Break out of a loop during a debugging session using run to line.

Custom templates
Customize default information contained in new MXML, ActionScript, and CSS files, such as author and date, introductory comments, copyright information, opening and closing tags and attributes, ActionScript declarations, namespace prefixes, and more.

ASDoc support
Display comments in MXML and ActionScript editors using ASDoc.

Adobe Flash Professional workflow
Import and update custom Flex components using the new workflow between Adobe Flash Professional software and Flash Builder 4.

Integrate with existing infrastructure

Data-centric development
Introspect Java, PHP, Adobe ColdFusion software, REST, and SOAP services to display methods and properties in the new Data/Service Explorer. Bind methods to user interface components using a simple drag-and-drop approach.

Integration with Adobe Creative Suite design tools
Import design assets created using Adobe Flash Professional, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Fireworks software, or import a complete application user interface created using Flash Catalyst. A new workflow between Adobe Flash Professional and Flash Builder facilitates importing and updating custom Flex components.

Advanced data services
Invoke web services or request XML or other data via HTTP using a rich, built-in library of data access services. Use open source BlazeDS to add binary, high-performance, HTTP-based data transport plus real-time data push and publish/subscribe messaging.

Command-line build and integration with Flex unit testing [Premium Edition only]
Take advantage of new command-line build capability, and use integration with Flex unit testing to help support agile development processes.

Deliver more expressive apps

Create intuitive, engaging applications that deliver more compelling experiences.

Rich visual layout
Visually design and preview user interface layout, appearance, and behavior using a rich library of built-in components. Extend the built-in Flex framework components or create new ones as needed. Import functional application user interfaces created using the Adobe Flash Catalyst interaction design tool.

Interactive data visualization
Create data dashboards and interactive data analysis by simply dragging and dropping a chart type and linking it to a data source using the Flex Charting library. Use the powerful Advanced DataGrid to enable users to explore complex data.

Skinning and styling
Customize the appearance of an application using CSS and graphical property editors. Quickly set the most commonly used properties and preview the results in Design View. Browse available themes and apply them to your project using the new Theme Browser.

Integration with Adobe Flash Catalyst
Import Flex Projects (FXPs) created using Adobe Flash Catalyst, saving time and improving the quality of the user experience. FXPs contain functional UI, including MXML, ActionScript, component skins, and graphical assets, enabling developers to focus on core application logic.

Flex Theme Browser
Easily browse and import Flex themes and apply them to your project.